BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin and Bates women’s basketball teams have announced that the season opening Tip-Off Tournament will be named in honor of former Bates coach and administrator Marsha A. Graef. Graef, a professor Emerita of physical education, coach and administrator in the Bates Department of Athletics for nearly 30 years, died on Nov. 16, […]
November 2016
Sea Dog tickets on sale Saturday
PORTLAND — Single game tickets for the Portland Sea Dogs’ 2017 season will go on sale on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Hadlock Field ticket office. Phone and Internet orders will begin at noon. For every $40 fans spend on tickets at the ticket office on Saturday, they will receive a special commemorative Mookie […]
Narrative changes for Cubs fans and their World Series champions
CHICAGO They spoke of heartbreak and black cats and goats. And finally, Chicago Cubs fans spoke with pride about winning it all. This is new territory for these long-suffering fans and it showed on Thursday, the day after the Cubs wrapped up their first World Series championship since 1908 with a Game 7, extra-inning thriller […]
Ovechkin gives Capitals OT win
WASHINGTON Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game in overtime, and Washington blew a three-goal lead in the third period but regrouped to beat Winnipeg for its fourth consecutive victory. The Capitals took a 3-0 lead on goals by Nicklas Backstrom, Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie, only to see it evaporate. Tobias Enstrom, Adam […]
Pampling shoots 60
LAS VEGAS Rod Pampling shot an 11- under 60 on Thursday in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, missing a chance for a 59 when he parred the final two holes. The 47-year-old Australian had two eagles and seven birdies to match the TPC Summerlin record. He left a 22-footer short on the par-3 17th, […]
Carl Edwards likely needs a win to make final four
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Carl Edwards heads to Texas Motor Speedway last in the playoff standings, which does not show how well he has run in this year’s Chase. Edwards was with the leaders last weekend at Martinsville Speedway when a tire problem caused him to crash into the wall during the opening race of the third […]
Bowdoin on the road
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College men’s soccer team will pursue its third consecutive New England Small College Athletic Conference championship as the Polar Bears travel to top-seeded Amherst for the conference semifinals on Saturday. Sixth-seeded Middlebury meets fourth-seeded Hamilton in the first game of the semifinal doubleheader at 11 a.m. on Saturday and will be followed […]
Osborne in Bath Friday
BATH Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Joan Osborne, who found fame in 1995 with the top 10 single “One of Us,” will be performing Friday evening at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. Her “Acoustic Duo” set with guitarist Keith Cotton is the latest tour in Osborne’s colorful career, which includes multiple stints with members of the Grateful […]
November events at Curtis Memorial Library
BRUNSWICK The following is a schedule of events for November at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. The library will be closed for Veteran’s Day November 11 and Thanksgiving November 24. All programs are free and open to the public. Ongoing or Weekly Events • Collaboratory Interactive Display: Animal Homes & Habits, through Nov. […]