RUMFORD Jared Jensen, a 170-pound Brunswick High School senior, repeated as a champion at the 28th annual McDonald’s Mountain Valley Invitational on Saturday. Noble definitely proved that depth pays off with 10 medalists, led by Bill Gagner (113) and Jacob Guimond (182) to score 148 points. Foxcroft Academy held on to second place with 115 […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The New York Jets’ playoff hopes are gone, lost in a wave of turnovers by struggling Mark Sanchez. Chris Johnson went 94 yards for the longest touchdown run in the NFL since 2006, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Jets 14-10 on Monday night to eliminate New York from postseason contention. Jake Locker’s […]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jim Boeheim became the third Division I men’s coach to reach 900 wins as No. 3 Syracuse beat Detroit 72-68 on Monday night in the Gotham Classic. Boeheim, 68 and in his 37th year at his alma mater, is 900- 304. Mike Krzyzewski (936) and Bob Knight (902) are the only […]

HALLOWELL The Brunswick High School special teams play, combined with goalie Blake Alexander’s standout effort, led to a 5-0 ice hockey win over the Cony at the Bank of Maine Ice Vault on Saturday. Alexander was excited about his first shutout of the season, but pointed out that he was more impressed with the Dragons’ […]

So you think you know the NFL? Perhaps you can predict the future, tame the weather and forecast winning lottery numbers, too. Those claiming to know what will happen in pro football need only look at what went on this wild weekend, which featured a half-dozen super matchups that didn’t turn out quite so super. […]