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NCAA Hockey Notebook: Black Bears didn’t quit, so goal counted

WORCESTER, Mass. – The University of Maine-Minnesota-Duluth game had its share of strange goals. The first one came in the second period and prompted a release from the NCAA to explain the referee’s decision to count the goal. Here’s what happened: Duluth’s Caleb Herbert dislodged the Maine goal as he skated in back of goalie […]

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NHL Roundup: Bruins pick up 4-2 win

LOS ANGELES – Milan Lucic and Chris Kelly scored less than 1 1/2 minutes apart early in the third period to break open a tie game, Patrice Bergeron scored a short-handed goal and Tim Thomas made 41 saves Saturday night, leading the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings. The defending […]

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Steve Solloway: The goosebump before the bump

WORCESTER, Mass. – The moment wasn’t milked. There was no need to keep anyone in suspense. Spencer Abbott was in uniform. Maybe 30 minutes after the news was tweeted, texted or spread the old-fashioned way by word of mouth, Abbott walked down the runway with his University of Maine teammates and skated onto the ice […]

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NCAA Women: Vols find a spark to prevail

DES MOINES, Iowa – Tennessee was down 14 points against 11th-seeded Kansas, an unheralded bunch that few though could test the mighty Vols. Feisty sophomore Meighan Simmons gave Tennessee the boost it needed to survive and advance to yet another regional final. Simmons scored 16 of her 22 points off the bench in the second […]