BOSTON Mookie Betts took away a two-run homer with a leaping catch. He stole two bases on the same pitch. Then he hit a three-run homer. All in the first two innings. Boston’s athletic, young leadoff hitter and center fielder thrilled the capacity crowd — and his teammates — at the home opener and started […]

There are sports that a high school seems to be known for. Go to Lewiston and boys hockey is THE sport. Go south to Yarmouth, and boys lacrosse, along with soccer are the sports little kids play seemingly from birth. Athletics have been pretty solid at Brunswick High School over the past few years, from […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs dropped their third Eastern League game in a row Monday night at Hadlock Field as the New Britain Rock Cats powered their way to a 14-4 victory in the opener of a three-game series. Sea Dogs starter Mike McCarthy (0-1) started strong, retiring the first eight batters he faced. […]

The NHL’s postseason dominoes tumbled throughout the regular season’s wild final week. When the last ones fell Saturday night, they revealed that the league is set up for an extremely interesting spring. This Stanley Cup tournament features seven teams that missed the playoffs last year. A whopping five Canadian teams earned berths, the most from […]

With two days left in the NBA’s regular season, the playoffs virtually have already begun for a handful of teams. Meanwhile, some of the league’s elite are jockeying not only for top seeds, which decide matchups, but also for the right to host playoff games. Home-court advantage is determined solely by record, not by seeding […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Kansas City Royals became the only unbeaten team in the majors as Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning and Kendrys Morales homered in a 12-3 romp over Minnesota, spoiling the Twins’ home opener Monday. The defending American League champions improved to 7-0. It’s the second-best start in Kansas City’s history, […]

BRUNSWICK The boys lacrosse season is upon us, with season-opening battles set to take place on Thursday. Here is a look of the four area teams looking to make some noise this season. Brunswick The Dragons return a solid core of players that helped Brunswick advance to the State Class A title game last year, […]

STANDISH — It took four hours before the Bowdoin baseball team and Saint Joseph’s wrapped up a nineinning Monday night game that eventually ended 13-12 in favor of the Monks. The Polar Bears dropped to 8-13 as Saint Joseph’s improved to 18-10. Bowdoin played as the home team after the game was moved to Standish […]