TORONTO Benoit Cheyrou and Tosaint Ricketts scored 2 minutes apart in extra time and Toronto FC advanced to the MLS Cup final, outlasting the Montreal Impact 5-2 in the rain Wednesday night for a 7-5 aggregate victory. It took extra time and 12 goals to decide the two-leg Eastern Conference final. Toronto will host the […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. For all the difficulties the Los Angeles Rams have had over the past two months , punting the ball hasn’t been one of them. And that’s exactly one of the things that concerns Patriots coach Bill Belichick as they prepare to host the struggling NFC West team on Sunday. Los Angeles (4-7) will […]

Here’s a measure of just how good things are going in Big D. One team can clinch a playoff berth this weekend: the Cowboys. Dallas visits Minnesota on Thursday night. With a victory and either a loss by Washington or a loss/tie by Tampa Bay gets the Cowboys into the postseason parade. Minnesota’s defense should […]

BATH For decades, Morse High School and the City of Ships has hosted the popular, season-opening high school wrestling event, the Steven Westlake Memorial Wresting Tournament. While the competition is technically a preseason event, where the results don’t count toward the standings, this low-pressure event in the spirit of sport has always had wrestlers from […]

NEW YORK Anders Lee scored the tiebreaking goal with 27 seconds remaining to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-3 victory over the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. Thomas Hickey fired a slap shot from the point that deflected off Lee’s stick and past goalie Matt Murray to help the Islanders recover […]

BANGOR The University of Maine men’s basketball team has a highly anticipated matchup awaiting it Saturday against fifth-ranked Duke at iconic Cameron Indoor Stadium. But it was a much less heralded band of Blue Devils that convincingly took down the Black Bears on Wednesday night. Khalen Cumberlander totaled 13 points to lead six Central Connecticut […]

MINNEAPOLIS Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points and eight rebounds in a thrilling duel with Karl- Anthony Towns, helping New York beat Minnesota, 106-104 on Wednesday. Carmelo Anthony capped a quiet night with a game-winning 18-footer over Andrew Wiggins with 2.3 seconds to play, helping the Knicks avoid what would have been an epic collapse in […]

BOSTON The Detroit Pistons’ relaxed attitude is finally paying off with some road wins. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 25 points and Tobias Harris had 21 to lead balanced scoring that carried the Pistons to a 121-114 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Andre Drummond added 20 points and 17 rebounds, one night after he […]