BOSTON (AP) — Will Middlebrooks took off right away, hoping his hustle would put the Boston Red Sox in position to tie it. The Oakland Athletics had other ideas. Middlebrooks was thrown out at third base trying to advance on a grounder, and the A’s held off Boston in 10 innings Sunday. “Opportunities were there. […]

BINGHAMPTON, N.Y. — The Portland Sea Dogs (17- 10) scored three runs early and Mike McCarthy (2-2) fired six strong inning, leading the Sea Dogs to a 4-1 Eastern League victory over the Binghamton Mets in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at NYSEG Stadium. After losing the first two games of the series, the […]

BATH The Morse High School softball team trailed Erskine Academy 6-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth frame in Friday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest at Tainter Field. Just one week earlier on the same field, the Shipbuilders were defeated by Leavitt, 33-0, so the safe bet was to watch the Eagles pick up […]

FARMINGTON — The Morse High School boys lacrosse team ran its record to 4-0 Friday with a 16-1 win over Mt. Blue. “Overall, Mt. Blue is a young team and coached well,” said Morse coach Jay Paulus. “We, unfortunately, were a bit too much for them with our squad. It was tough as a coach […]

ORONO Bob Walsh, the men’s basketball coach at Rhode Island College for the last nine seasons, is expected be named the next head coach at the University of Maine. A source with knowledge of the situation, who asked not to be identified, said the deal was completed on Friday after Walsh visited the Orono campus. […]

BATH — Dakota Jacobs relieved injured starting pitcher Trenton Moore in the second inning and pitched six solid innings as the Morse High School baseball team earned a 7-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Erskine Academy on Friday at Kelley Field. Jacobs allowed one hit, struck out three and walked three. Andrew LaCavera led […]

BRUNSWICK — The Williams College women’s tennis team held off a late Bowdoin rally to take a 5-3 win in the NESCAC semifinals Saturday morning. The Polar Bears fell to 14-6 and will likely receive an atlarge bid to the NCAA Tournament when selections are announced today. Williams (19-10took a key 2-1 lead in doubles […]

BANGOR — Cordelia Stewart and Emily Reilly combined for a one-hitter over five innings of wet softball to defeat Brunswick, 13- 1 in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference softball action on Friday. Stewart paced the offense with three RBIs. Alexis Hafford hit a double that one-hopped the center field fence to drive in two runs for […]