BRUNSWICK As freshman, the forward line of Jenna Brooks, Beth Labbe and Rayna Sage were a force to be reckoned with when facing Brunswick. Against Yarmouth/ Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester in Saturday’s girls high school hockey season opener at Travis Roy Arena, the now sophomore unit hasn’t missed a beat. Brooks scored five goals and assisted on […]

LEWISTON Opening night of a season is often filled with nervous anxiety. Both Lewiston/Oak Hill/Monmouth girls hockey coach Ron Dumont and Mt. Ararat/Morse leader Ron Hutchins were prepared for the nerves to play out. What helped the host Blue Devils was a solid start in Friday’s opener at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, as the hosts […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Tom Brady was hobbled, yet efficient as ever with the game on the line and time on the clock. Playing with an ailing knee, Brady tied Peyton Manning for most wins by a quarterback in NFL history, getting his 200th by throwing a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Mitchell with 1:56 […]

BOSTON Jimmy Hayes had a little fun after scoring his first goal of the season. Hayes capped Boston’s three-goal second period, Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots and the Bruins snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Sunday. Hayes tipped David Krejci’s pass into the top right corner late in […]

PHILADELPHIA Kyrie Irving scored 19 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter, and LeBron James had a triple-double in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 112-108 victory over Philadelphia on Sunday. James had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, and Kevin Love added 25 points and 11 rebounds, The defending champion Cavaliers have won four […]

South Florida and Pittsburgh were among six teams to enter The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, matching a record for the Top 25 era. USF and Pitt are tied for No. 24. No. 17 Stanford, No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Navy and No. 22 Iowa also entered the rankings in the second-to-last […]

DENVER Cairo Santos’ 34-yard field goal hit the left upright and bounced through as time expired Sunday night to give the Kansas Chiefs a 30-27 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday night. That avoided the third tie in the NFL this season, something that hasn’t happened since 1973 before the league introduced overtime. The […]

ZAGREB, Croatia Argentina won its first Davis Cup title on Sunday when Federico Delbonis swept past Ivo Karlovic in straight sets to complete a stunning 3-2 comeback win over Croatia. Delbonis dropped to the ground after his 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory. His teammates fell into each other’s arms and celebrated in front of thousands of […]