BALTIMORE Adam Jones hit the first of Baltimore’s three home runs off Wade Miley, and the Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 6- 5 Thursday night for their first sweep of the season. Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado also homered for the Orioles, who squeezed out a pair of one-run victories during the three-game series. […]

LISBON FALLS If the Lisbon High School baseball team had the ability to hop back into a time machine and travel back to the start of Thursday’s Western C quarterfinal baseball game against Maranacook, the outcome might have been a little different. Defensively, the host Greyhounds, who entered the game as the No. 4 seed, […]

CLEVELAND Stephen Curry shook off Iman Shumpert with a dribble, stepped back behind the line and splashed a 3-pointer that seemed to submerge a mute button on rocking and rolling Quicken Loans Arena. Curry clenched both fists, slapped his chest and yelled, “C’mon!” At last, this was the MVP and these were the Golden State […]

RICHMOND — Swan Island is now open for a great 50th season of camping, hiking and wildlife viewing. Several new features are now available, including a new larger ferry, kayak rentals from the island campground, new interpretive signage, docks at the campground and a 15-and-under kids-only trout fishing pond with free equipment loans. Many different […]

HILTON HEAD, S.C. Anglers and scientists off the coast of Hilton Head tagged one of the largest tiger sharks seen on the East Coast. Researchers from the South Carolina Depart – ment of Natural Resources recruited the aid of a charter boat to reel in what is believed to be the largest tiger shark ever […]

To help you avoid becoming a U.S. Coast Guard statistic, BoatUS Foundation recommends a new version of the familiar K.I.S.S. principle (Keep it simple, stupid!), with a bent for boating safety. — Keep your life jacket handy. This means readily accessible and within reach, not in its plastic bag or behind compartment doors buried under […]