SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Byron Wesley scored 17 points and keyed a crucial second-half run that helped No. 2 Gonzaga rally for its 16th straight win with a 77- 63 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night. Kyle Wiltjer led the way with 22 points including a dunk at the buzzer that drew boos […]

LEWISTON During his junior hockey career, New Hampshire Fighting Spirit defenseman Grant Lundquist has played his home games in Edina, Minn., Lake George, N.Y., Waterville Valley, N.H., and Laconia, N.H. In his final season of eligibility, Lundquist will have the opportunity to play a home game in his home state of Maine for the first […]

ORONO The University of Notre Dame has a storied tradition in athletics. The school based in South Bend, Indiana, has won 30 NCAA championships in nine sports and, under the guidance of 10th-year head coach Jeff Jackson, the hockey program has been knocking on the door to win its first NCAA title. Jackson has guided […]

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for Penn State, the NCAA and the family of Joe Paterno are heading to a Pennsylvania courtroom to argue before a judge about unresolved issues in the Paterno family’s lawsuit over the 2012 consent decree between the university and the NCAA. The hearing at the county courthouse in Bellefonte Friday […]

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial have told a judge they want trophies and religious items removed from his home before jurors visit. Jurors are due to visit the former New England Patriots player’s home Friday. The judge previously ruled jurors would get to see his trophy case and […]

PHIPPSBURG — The Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association will hold its 16th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday. The Derby, named in honor of PSA member Dickie Lemont who helped organize the event at its beginning, is held on Sagadahoc County waters from daylight to 4 p.m. Weigh in is from noon to 4 p.m. at the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College Student Athlete Advisory Committee will host a month of clinics for Special Olympics Maine athletes in February, culminating in a campus campaign to “Spread the Word to End the Word.” Bowdoin athletes will host three events that will include an opportunity for Special Olympic athletes to learn more about each […]

BRUNSWICK — Oxford Hills’ Maighread Laliberte scored 20 points, while blocking seven shots against the Brunswick High School girls orange jayvee team on Tuesday, leading her team to a 60-30 win at Brunswick. The Vikings had scoring advantages in every quarter, including 15-9 in the first, 13- 7 in the second and 20-5 in the […]