FOXBOROUGH, Mass. LaMichael James awaited the kickoff, determined to regain the momentum for the 49ers after they quickly lost all of a 28-point lead. “We need a boost,” he said. “That’s what I was thinking. I was thinking I got to take it to the house.” He didn’t get all the way there, but close […]

WALDOBORO — The Morse High School girls basketball team earned its first Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win of the season with a 40-32 verdict over Medomak Valley on Friday. “A true team effort on both ends of the court tonight for the ladies,” said Morse coach Becky Roak. Morse was sparked defensively by Megan Hixon, […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Davis Love III had a nice pitch shot on No. 18 and son Dru finished off the birdie to capture the Father-Son Challenge title. With Larry and Josh Nelson already in at 22 under for the two-day scramble format, both Loves misfired in trying to reach the green in two at […]

FREEPORT The first 12 minutes of Saturday’s Western Maine Conference contest between host Freeport and Lake Region featured an old fashion boys high school basketball shootout, with the Falcons grabbing a 24-23 lead after a 7- 0 run. One team kept the pedal down, while the other went cold, downright frigid. The Lakers reeled off […]

RANGELEY — The Richmond High School boys basketball team was on the verge in its opening two games of scoring a win for first-year coach Jon Spear. Game three was the magic one as the Bobcats jumped out to a 22-5 first-quarter lead and cruised to a 66-27 East- West Conference victory over Rangeley on […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Brandon Paul scored 17 points, Tracy Adams added 13 and No. 10 Illinois pulled away late to remain unbeaten with a 66-53 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Sunday night. In a game between undefeated teams, the Illini led by 11 early but needed a late 12-2 run to gain control and […]