DETROIT — Jose Valverde figured this day was coming. At some point, the jovial closer was finally going to blow a save and end a streak that dated to 2010. When he gave up a ninth-inning lead Thursday in Detroit’s season opener against Boston, the Tigers recovered and won anyway. “The only thing that matters right […]

OTTAWA (AP) — Another Bruins goalie frustrated the Ottawa Senators. Anton Khudobin stopped 44 shots Thursday night and Boston defeated Ottawa 3-1. The Bruins chose to leave star goalie Tim Thomas in Boston, along with captain Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron, but Khudobin was just as good as Thomas in his debut with the team. […]

CLEVELAND ( AP) — In the longest opening-day game in major league history, J.P. Arencibia’s three-run homer in the 16th inning sent the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday. Arencibia was 0 for 6 with three strikeouts before connecting off Jairo Asencio. The marathon eclipsed the previous longest […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Even without the league’s reigning MVP for a major part of the season, the Chicago Bulls have kept up their winning ways. Luol Deng scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half and Joakim Noah added 17 points and nine rebounds to rally the Chicago Bulls to a 93-86 win […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. With his words and then his play, Lee Westwood shot down the notion Thursday that this Masters was a two-horse race. On a busy opening day at Augusta National that featured mud, a little rain and a snowman on the final hole for Henrik Stenson, Westwood provided a steady hand Thursday with seven […]

FITCHBURG, Mass. — Hailey Colburn continued her torrid scoring streak for the Wheaton College women’s lacrosse team, registering five goals and four assists in an 18-4 win at Fitchburg State Tuesday night in non-conference action. Charlotte DeSantis potted four goals and Kristen Palmer tallied three goals and an assist as the Lyons not only extended […]

TOPSHAM — The ninth annual Save Our Swinging Bridge 5K and Walk/Run is scheduled to be held April 15 with a start in Topsham’s Lower Village. The race is set to get under way at 10 a.m., with proceeds to benefit the maintenance fund for Save Our Swinging Bridge.Org, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit. Advance […]

CARLISLE, Pa. — Dickinson College erased a deficit after doubles play by winning four of six singles bouts in straight sets to beat visiting Gettysburg College, 5-4 in a Centennial Conference women’s tennis match Tuesday. Juniors Meg Kelly and Kelsey Boyce of Arrowsic battled Ilana Unger and Madeline Altholtz to a tiebreaker at the third […]

BOSTON, Mass. — Following an open tryout last Sunday, the Boston Cannons have invited three players from New England to training camp. Owen Smith of Brunswick, Kevin DeBenedetto and Ryan Danehy will be given the chance to earn a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) roster spot for the 2012 season. The first- ever Cannons open tryout […]