CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Zach Auguste scored off a rebound with 1:07 left to help No. 13 Notre Dame hold off No. 18 North Carolina 71-70 on Monday night. Auguste got the lead back for the Fighting Irish (15-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had led by 11 points in the second half only […]

NEW YORK NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz appear to be shoo-ins for election to the Hall of Fame in what is shaping up as the baseball writers’ biggest class of inductees in 60 years. When the Hall of Fame reveals the results today at 2 p.m. on the MLB […]

TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School freshmen basketball team split a pair of recent games. The first game went to the Edward Little Red Eddies, 27-26. The Eagles were down in the fourth quarter, but managed to battle back, though were unable to come up big in the final seconds. Kyle Brennan had eight […]

BATH — A 20-point first quarter and strong defense propelled the Morse High School jayvee girls squad to a 49-16 victory over Maranacook on Saturday. Isabella Monbouquette led all scorers with 14 points, with Sierra Wallace and Marissa Parks tossing up 10 and eight points, respectively. Lauren Clough led the Black Bears with 10 points. […]

BATH — Damon Osmond’s 17-point performance against Spruce Mountain was good enough for the floor lead. However, the Morse High School jayvee boys fell to the Phoenix, 48-39 in recent action. After a slow first quarter, the Shipbuilders battled back but were unable to erase a nine-point deficit. Tait Nygaard was a stand out on […]

BATH — Due to inclement weather on Saturday, the Bath Elks Club has reschedule its ‘Hoop Shoot’ for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Bath YMCA. Registration will start at 6 p.m. Any questions can be directed to Ron Nygaard via telephone at 837-0404.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki made a clinching 3-pointer in overtime that moved him into seventh place on the NBA’s career scoring list, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 on Monday night to match their season high with a sixth straight victory. Monta Ellis scored 19 points and made a pair […]

RENTON, Wash. When the NFL schedule was released last April, the early date of the Seattle Seahawks’ bye stuck out as potentially more of a challenge than a closing stretch of six games against mostly NFC West foes. So in reality, the biggest victory this past weekend for the Seahawks had nothing to do with […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets are keeping busy in their searches for a general manager and a head coach. Owner Woody Johnson and consultants Ron Wolf and Charley Casserly spoke with Philadelphia director of pro personnel Rick Mueller on Sunday as the team looks to replace general manager John Idzik, who was […]