HOCKEY

Biddeford parade plan set for Dumoulin, Stanley Cup

Public plans have been announced for Biddeford native Brian Dumoulin’s day with the Stanley Cup after Dumoulin helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win the 2016 NHL championship.

A parade of the Stanley Cup will start at Biddeford High at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, and end at Biddeford Ice Arena. The cup will be at the arena for viewing and photographs from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

GOLF

WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN: Mirim Lee followed her opening 10-under 62 with a 71, leaving her a stroke ahead after two rounds at tree-lined Woburn Golf Club in England.

A day after tying the tournament record and falling a stroke shy of the major championship mark, the 25-year-old South Korean player had three birdies and two bogeys to reach 11-under 133.

BASEBALL

TWILIGHT LEAGUE: Kip Richard hit a two-run double and finished with two hits and three RBI, Owen Kimmel went 3 for 3 with two runs scored and one RBI, and Aero beat Edge 5-0 at South Portland.

Alex Tobey gave up three hits and struck out six in six innings to earn the win.

• Robbie Hamilton hit a pair of solo home runs to lead Patriot Insurance (9-10) to an 8-3 win over On Target (10-9-1) at Deering Oaks.

Mitchell Caron had two hits, including a homer, and scored two runs for On Target.

NECBL: Jordan Powell scored on Sam Stauble’s infield single in the 13th inning to lift the Mainers (25-15) to a 9-8 win over the North Adams SteepleCats (22-19) at Sanford.

The Mainers scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to erase an 8-2 deficit, tying the game on an RBI double by Shaine Hughes.

EMPIRE LEAGUE: Chris Ray hit a tying single and Brandon Cooksey scored the winning run on an error as the Surge (27-27) scored twice in the eighth to rally for a 6-5 win over the Watertown Bucks (31-20) at Old Orchard Beach.

Jacob Fabry went 3 for 3 with two walks for the Surge.

COLLEGES

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The University of Maine announced that former assistant coach Jhasmin Player is returning to the staff as the director of player development and community relations.

Player, a 2009 graduate of Baylor, spent three seasons as an assistant with the Black Bears before leaving to play professionally in Poland.

TENNIS

ROGERS CUP: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance to the semifinals in Toronto. He will face Gael Monfils, who beat Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4.

Stan Wawrinka plays Kei Nishikori in the other semifinal.

• Angelique Kerber put concerns about her elbow to rest in the women’s event at Montreal, reaching the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over unseeded Daria Kasatkina.

Kerber will face Simona Halep, a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 winner over Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Madison Keys and Kristina Kucova also advanced.

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