AUGUSTA When it comes to high school sports, for my money the basketball tournaments that take place in Portland, Augusta and Bangor are the most exciting events for fans to watch. Now, I am not the biggest basketball fan. I grew up as a baseball, football guy in Western Pennsylvania, with a bit of hockey […]

BRUNSWICK Lights out. That’s what you’re most likely going to get if you sit and watch Bowdoin College men’s basketball player Lucas Hausman. The junior guard has made a strong case to not only be the best player in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, but on the list of top players in Division […]

BRUNSWICK This year’s New England Small College Athletic Conference hockey slate, both men and women, has featured a large drop off in goal scoring. Figure, the Bowdoin College men are second in the conference in scoring at 3.67 goals per game, while the Polar Bears rank third in allowing 2.29 goals per contest. Things are […]

BRUNSWICK — Several Brunswick High School indoor track athletes will compete this weekend in the 28th annual New England Interscholastic Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. The event begins today. Dragon girls expected to compete are Tessa Cassidy (two-mile, seeded 21st), Tiffany Tanner (1,000-meter,seeded20th)andthe4x800relayteamof BrookeEscoe,RuthVanKampen, Tanner […]

CLEVELAND ( AP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 42 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 110-99 on Thursday night for their 18th victory in 20 games. James added 11 rebounds, outplaying fellow MVP candidate Stephen Curry and leading Cleveland past the team with the NBA’s best record for its 11th […]

HAMPTON, Ga. After the glitz of Daytona, it’s time for the NASCAR grind. The Sprint Cup drivers returned to the track Thursday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, getting an extra day to test out the new rules package that will be in effect for the first time. “This really feels like the start of the season,” […]

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Przemek Karnowski scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half, Domantas Sabonis added 11 off the bench, and No. 3 Gonzaga overcame a sluggish first half to beat San Diego 59-39 on Thursday night for its 22nd straight victory. With the West Coast Conference regular-season title already wrapped up, […]

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Playing in America for the first time this year, Rory McIlroy’s first shot was a 2-iron out of play. A relentless wind with gusts that approached 35 mph provided a rude welcome to just about everyone Thursday at the Honda Classic except for Jim Herman, who somehow made it […]

BATH — Registration for the Bath Youth Softball League is now open for the 8U, 10U and 12U leagues. A player’s age as of Dec. 31, 2014, determines the age in which a player is eligible to play the following year. For example, any player older than eight years as of the Dec. 31, 2014, […]