BRUNSWICK — Sara Lamb scored 18 points to lead the Mt. Ararat High School girls jayvee basketball team to a 53-31 victory over rival Brunswick on Friday. Rebecca Schuman and Connie Hodge added nine points each, and the Eagles were 17 of 24 from the foul line. Brunswick was paced by Liz Day’s seven points […]

BRUNSWICK — The fifth annual Green Bridge Alumni Hockey Classic will be held on Saturday at Bowdoin College’s Sidney J. Watson Arena. Over 90 alums are scheduled to participate from Mt. Ararat and Brunswick. For more information, contact A.J. Kavanaugh at 725-8224, ext. 5. Proceeds from the event are split between the school’s hockey programs.

The Boston Red Sox are pursuing another burly righthander to shore up their bullpen. A person familiar with the talks said the Red Sox and Pirates are close to completing a trade that would send All- Star closer Joel Hanrahan to Boston for a handful of prospects. Pittsburgh would ship Hanrahan and another player to […]

One year after putting together the NFL’s worst record, the Indianapolis Colts are headed to the playoffs. Joining them on Sunday were the Cincinnati Bengals, finishing out the field in the AFC. The Colts (10-5) equaled the 2008 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to win at least 10 games after losing 14 or more […]

The Brunswick High School boys hockey team hosted a Bangor squad coming off a tough week. Head coach Denis Collins resigned, and the Rams were on the road again, traveling the twoplus hours to Sidney J. Watson Arena on Saturday for an Eastern A tilt. The Dragons played the Rams straight up through two periods, […]

WISCASSET — Spruce Mountain led 16-7 after one quarter and never let up in beating Wiscasset High School 57-29 in Mountain Valley Conference play on Saturday. The Wolverines dipped to 2-3 and are scheduled to visit Dirigo on Jan. 2, while Spruce Mountain improved to 5-0. The Phoenix led 16-7, 31-11 and 47-21 at the […]

TOPSHAM — Blake Gordon scored 20 points as the hot-shooting Brunswick High School boys basketball team defeated Mt. Ararat 62-50 in a key Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest on Friday. The first of two “Battle of the Bridge” games between the teams was decided from long distance, as the Dragons nailed five 3-pointers in the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — All is quiet between the NHL and the players’ association, and there is no sign the sides will talk even by phone before Christmas. “Nothing today,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press in an email Sunday night. “Don’t know whether we will speak before the holiday.” Daly and […]