BOSTON Evan Turner had his first career triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and Boston pulled away with 20 unanswered points in the second half and extended New York’s losing streak to eight with a 115- 94 win on Wednesday night. Isaiah Thomas scored 19 in his home debut for the Celtics. […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates (28-22-3-1) fell to the St. John’s IceCaps, 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday at Cross Insurance Arena in American Hockey League action. St. John’s jumped on top on a Patrice Cormier goal at 11:12 of the opening period, with Julien Brouillette and Blair Riley assisting. The score remained the same […]

LISBON FALLS — The Lisbon High School Unified basketball team received 12 points from Jake Patenaude in a 39-24 victory over Oxford Hills on Wednesday. The Greyhounds improved to 3-2 and visit Edward Little today at 4 p.m. Robert Wood and Brandon Bartlett contributed nine and eight points, respectively, in the win, while Richie Thuotte, […]

AUGUSTA The classification committee of the Maine Principals’ Association did some minor tinkering Tuesday to a proposal that could expand the state’s high school basketball ranks from four to five classes next season. Perhaps the most significant move endorsed by the committee involved identification. The panel of school and athletic administrators voted to support changing […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — International Speedway is developing a plan for the installation of additional SAFER barriers at Daytona and Talladega, and will review the safety standards at its other racetracks. The renewed focus comes three days after NASCAR star Kyle Busch broke his right leg and left foot in a crash into a concrete […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs and U.S. Cellular have teamed up to give a Maine youth baseball or softball field a complete makeover for the 2015 season. Registrations for the contest open today and will run until March 20. One entry will be randomly selected for the makeover. The winning field must be located […]

LEWISTON — The first of three rules clinics for Federation Baseball will be held at Lewiston High School starting March 8 at 6 p.m. Anyone that is interested in becoming an umpire for school or summer baseball should attend these clinics Coaches and veteran umpires are encouraged to join to help brush up on the […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs are scheduled to open the 2015 baseball season on April 9 at 6 p.m. at Hadlock Field. Despite the record breaking harsh winter, the Sea Dogs are guaranteeing the team will be playing baseball on April 9. If the Sea Dogs should not be able to play for any […]

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Top-ranked Kentucky fought off a slow start to cruise to a 74-56 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday night to keep its undefeated season on track. Trey Lyles scored a careerhigh 18 points and Aaron Harrison added 16 for Kentucky (28-0, 15-0 Southeastern Conference), which is the last remaining undefeated team […]