TOPSHAM The Hampden Academy girls basketball team, the defending Eastern Maine Class A champions, were hit hard by graduation, with only two players returning to the lineup with significant playing experience. The Broncos showed they’re a proud team, but the taller Mt. Ararat Eagles showed their strength inside and at the foul line in pulling […]

FREEPORT — Host Freeport withstood a fourthquarter rally from Fryeburg Academy for a 43-41 Western Maine Conference victory on Tuesday. “We pulled away in the third quarter and tried to hold the lead, and were up by seven, but ( Maggie) McConkey hit two 3-pointers and Nina (Davenport) made a free throw in the last […]

BOSTON (AP) — There’s nothing like a tying goal eight seconds into the third period to shake a team out of a two-period slumber. Nathan Horton’s second goal of the game keyed Boston’s three-goal third period as the Bruins beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 Tuesday night in game that saw both teams attempt penalty shots. […]

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Forward Jeff Green had successful surgery Monday at the Cleveland Clinic to repair an aeortic aneurysm, discovered by the Celtics medical staff during a routine entrance physical in December. Coach Doc Rivers received the news following practice on Monday from team president Danny Ainge. “Surgery went well,” Rivers said. “They’re saying […]

HAMPDEN — The Mt. Ararat boys basketball team hit the road on Tuesday, falling to 8-1 Hampden Academy 70-58 in a high school Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference affair. Josh Wright led the 0- 9 Eagles with 15 points, while Brett Martin added 14 points, DJ Cole 11 and Alex LaPierre seven. Christian McCue paced Hampden […]

OSHKOSH, Wis. Police have recovered the body of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin’s son from an icy Wisconsin river and said Tuesday that they were trying to figure out how he died. Michael T. Philbin, 21, disappeared early Sunday and was reported missing that night. His body was recovered from the Fox River […]

BRUNSWICK — Kaitlin O’Brien’s goal with under three minutes to play lifted the Saint Anselm women’s ice hockey team to a 2-1 win over Bowdoin College on Tuesday evening at Sidney J. Watson Arena. The Hawks, who also got a goal from Courtney Winters and 19 saves from netminder Amy Zappen, improved to 9-4, while […]

AUBURN — Austin Cox had 22 points as the Auburn Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team handed Mt. Ararat its first loss, 60-44, on Monday. The 5-1 Eagles led 13-12 after a quarter, but fell behind 28-23 at the half and 47-31 through three quarters. Shy Ulrickson led Mt. Ararat with 12 points, with Harper […]

BATH — The Bath Middle School eighth-grade girls grabbed a 10-5 first-quarter lead and pulled away from there for a 46-33 victory over Tripp on Monday. The Destroyers held a 27-17 edge at the half and a 40-24 advantage through three quarters. Isabelle Paulus had 11 points, Olympia Serban nine, and Ali Gagnon and Signe […]

BATH — The Bath Middle School seventh-grade girls basketball team held off Tripp for a 26-19 win on on Monday. Ann Tolan led all scorers with seven points, while Noa Sreden had six. Hope Faulkingham and Isabel Doran had four points apiece. Karen Yurek, Kelsea Albertson, Emma Gould, Paige Daigle and Madeline Mitchell all turned […]