ORONO – The bully-boy foolishness ended Sunday night. Well, almost. Spencer Abbott, Joey Diamond and their teammates didn’t turn the other cheek, but they did turn away when Merrimack College tried to goad them into the penalty box for a second straight game. Call it the power of poise. The University of Maine, not Merrimack, […]
March 2012
Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Major League Notebook: Lester’s settling in
SARASOTA, Fla. – Jon Lester got into a major league spring training game for the first time this year, and his pitching line looked a bit better than he felt. Lester allowed one run and a hit in four innings Sunday as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1. His two previous appearances […]
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Claws knock off another top team
Morris Almond and Kenny Hayes combine for 55 points as Maine beats first-place Iowa, 112-101.
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UMaine advances to Hockey East semifinals
Spencer Abbott and Brice O’Connor score goals in the Black Bears’ win over Merrimack.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Pirates’ new goalie chips in
Peter Mannino makes 45 saves in his debut, helping the Pirates beat Providence, 5-4.
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Lakers rally past Celtics in thriller
The Lakers needed a last-minute basket to hold off the Boston Celtics, and Kobe Bryant knew everybody in green would expect him to take the shot . . .
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March Madness begins: NCAA unveils 68-team bracket
This time around, the madness began before the brackets even came out.
Posted inNation & World, News
AP source: Afghanistan killing-spree suspect from Wash. state
A U.S. official says the American suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers Sunday is a soldier from Washington who was assigned to a remote special operations site.
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Several Portland-area high schools advance to drama-festival finals
Westbrook, Freeport, Yarmouth, Windham and Catherine McAuley are among the schools heading to the state finals next weekend.
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Ice breaking operations on the Kennebec River set to begin
The operation to remove ice from the river will start Tuesday and is expected to last three days.