CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Boston has postponed its victory parade for the Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots because of heavy snowfall. Mayor Marty Walsh said late Monday that the city will delay the celebration until Wednesday morning. The city had announced earlier that the downtown parade would take place today. Walsh said in a statement […]
February 2015
Tom Brady, in ‘midst of my career’ at 37, set on more titles
PHOENIX Tom Brady knows what’s next: more Super Bowl wins. At least he hopes so. The most successful quarterback of his era was still riding the high of his fourth NFL championship on the morning after New England’s 28-24 victory over Seattle. Brady had every right to look back at his four touchdown passes against […]
Busy schedule awaits teams
BRUNSWICK This is the final week of the high school basketball regular season. Mother Nature doesn’t seem to care. If last week’s blizzard and Friday’s snowstorm weren’t enough of a 1-2 punch, Monday’s foot of the white stuff certainly didn’t help matters, with Mainers trying to find places to simply put all of the snow. […]
Bowdoin swimmer NESCAC weekly best
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College first-year Caroline Watt has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. Watt is the second straight Polar Bear rookie to earn the league’s weekly honor, joining classmate Mariah Rawding, who won the honor on Jan. 26. Watt pulled off the usually […]
Brunswick JV girls down Skowhegan
BRUNSWICK — The snow showers took a break on Saturday so that Skowhegan and Brunswick was able to make up a rescheduled game, with the Dragons Orange girls squad prevailing, 48-36 in high school junior varsity basketball action. The Dragons benefited from a balance parade of scorers and a trapping defense that caused Skowhegan to […]
Mt. Ararat freshmen roll past Cony Rams
TOPSHAM — Led by Ryan Mello and Nick Merrill, the Mt. Ararat High School freshman boys basketball team turned a close game into a runaway with a 51-30 victory over Cony on Saturday. The Eagles led by five at the half, but outscored the Rams, 28-12 in the second half. Mt. Ararat visits Lewiston today.
Brady earns hoops Player of Week
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College junior Shannon Brady was named the Player of the Week by the New England Small College Athletic Conference, New England Women’s Basketball Association and Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday. Brady had a fantastic weekend for the 24th-ranked Polar Bears (19-2), who knocked off sixth-ranked Amherst and concluded a perfect […]
Ex-NFL star Sapp arrested in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Former NFL lineman and Hall of Famer Warren Sapp was arrested Monday on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and allegedly assaulting two women, Phoenix police said. Hours later, the NFL Network announced that it had terminated its contract with Sapp, who had worked as an analyst for the network since 2008 and […]
Hawks’ 19-game win streak ends
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks’ franchise record 19-game winning streak was snapped Monday night in a 115-100 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis had 29 points and 13 rebounds to help New Orleans win for the sixth time in seven games, a stint which includes victories over several contending squads including […]