MONMOUTH Over the course of the opening 30 minutes, the 11th-seeded Lisbon High School boys soccer team had Monmouth Academy right where it wanted it. The Greyhounds were winning nearly every battle to the ball against the sixth-seeded Mustangs and had Monmouth goaltender Kasey Smith diving from left to right on the muddy pitch. Smith […]

YARMOUTH Morse High School quarterback Connor Upham’s passing statistics heading to the fourth quarter were tough to look at on Friday night. He was 1-for-2 in the air for minus-nine yards, with his team facing a short second down play near midfield in a tight 13-6 defensive battle with Mt. Ararat. Upham turned those statistics […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Nearly every time Tom Brady dropped back, he hit his target. In one of the best performances of his brilliant career, the New England Patriots quarterback threw five touchdown passes and completed 30 of 35 passes. And four of the incompletions were drops. The Patriots stayed on their roll with their fourth straight […]

LISBON FALLS After a week of nothing but rain, nice weather and playoffs were something that everyone was more than ready for. Preliminary playoff soccer action kicked off on a much-needed sunny Saturday morning with girls Western Class C No. 8 ranked Lisbon hosting No. 9 Hall-Dale. The Bulldogs got the better of the Greyhounds […]

LISBON FALLS Morgan Morrow was a puzzle the Lisbon forwards had a hard time solving. Dirigo’s freshman keeper was aggressive, meeting would-be attackers at the top of the circle and throwing off their rhythm. “We talked about how far she was coming out, and we were coming out far, too,” Lisbon’s Kate Philbrick said. “We […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Carter scored during a two-man advantage in Los Angeles’ three-goal second period, and the Kings completed a sweep of a sixgame homestand with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. Columbus left wing Nick Foligno was seriously injured with 11:34 left. He was taken off on a […]

MARTINSVILLE, VA. Dale Earnhardt Jr. roamed around Martinsville Speedway as a child, soaking in the sights and the sounds and the smells while his dad collected six of the treasured grandfather clocks awarded to the winner. Earnhardt desperately wanted to win at the historic short track, to bring one of those big ‘ol clocks home […]

WESTBROOK — USA Track and Field-Maine is slated to hold cross country meets over the coming weeks. On Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, cross country runners will be at Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook. Also on Nov. 2, Saxl Park in Bangor will host a meet. Cony High School in Augusta has a meet on […]

BRUNSWICK — Led by a first-place finish in both meets, the Brunswick Junior High School boys and girls cross country teams captured the Andy Valley Cross Country Championships on Tuesday. The Brunswick girls put together a total team effort. Micaela Ashby charged to the front and dominated the race of 45 girls as she crossed […]