RICHMOND, Va. – NASCAR will have a new champion at the end of the season. For now it has yet another conspiracy. Reigning champion Brad Keselowski failed to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship Saturday night when an ill-timed caution ruined his run at Richmond International Raceway. The same thing happened to Ryan […]

BRUNSWICK – Rachel Kennedy had three goals and an assist, powering Bowdoin to a 4-1 field hockey victory over Wesleyan in a NESCAC opener at Brunswick. Katie Riley added a goal and an assist for Bowdoin; Hannah Gartner had seven saves. COLBY 3, WILLIAMS 0: Freshman Hannah Hearn scored at 1:14, Charlotte Deavers and Misha […]

CUMBERLAND – Jocelyn Mitiguy scored twice and Maggie Reed had an assist Saturday to lead Greely to a 2-0 victory against Fryeburg Academy in a Western Maine Conference schoolgirl soccer opener. Elyse Dinan finished with three saves for Greely. FALMOUTH 4, GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 0: Megan Miller had a goal and an assist as the Yachtsmen […]

PORTLAND – Brady Neujahr threw three touchdown passes, two to Matt Klepinger, and Yarmouth beat Gray-New Gloucester 36-6 in a Western Class C football opener Saturday at Deering High. The Clippers held Gray-New Gloucester to 66 yards. Klepinger also ran for a touchdown and made an interception. Rhys Eddy caught a touchdown pass and Lucas […]

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Jose Depadua’s touchdown return on a blocked punt for Bryant sparked a landslide 34-7 victory over Assumption on Saturday at Bulldog Stadium. Depadua’s 35-yard return put the first points on the scoreboard for Bryant (2-0) in the first quarter, and his 20-yard catch three minutes into the second stretched the Bulldogs’ lead […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Play it safe? Cabrinni Goncalves practically spit at the thought. “We were playing to win, man. All of us. You don’t win football games playing it safe.” Precisely. The University of Maine beat down longtime rival Massachusetts 24-14 on Saturday. Maine stopped making mistakes and started playing smart, which doesn’t mean it […]

Scarborough, the reigning Class A boys’ soccer champ, opens with a 5-0 win over South Portland.

Cape Elizabeth gets big offensive contributions from defenders in a 5-0 win over Freeport.