BRUNSWICK At the 6:21 mark in the second period of Saturday’s New England Small College Athletic Conference men’s hockey game between Bowdoin and Amherst, the Polar Bears held a 3-0 lead. An 11th straight unbeaten game looked like nothing short of a lock. Even after a response from the Lord Jeffs, third-seeded Bowdoin held a […]

BOSTON Nothing strikes faster than the Lightning. Tampa Bay scored one goal on a penalty shot, another on a 2-on-0 break and two others before Bruins transgressors could get comfortable in the penalty box while beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Sunday night to win its sixth straight game. Ryan Callahan had two goals and […]

HAMPTON, Ga. Jimmie Johnson reached another milestone in his brilliant NASCAR career. This one was really special. Win No. 76. Right up there with the Intimidator. Johnson’s victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday pushed him into a tie for seventh place on the career list with the late Dale Earnhardt, who was killed in […]

AMHERST, Mass. — The Amherst women’s ice hockey team used an overtime goal to end Bowdoin’s season in a 2- 1 NESCAC quarterfinal at Orr Rink on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears ended their season with an 8-14-2 record after earning the seven seed for the NESCAC tournament. Amherst heads off to the semifinals at […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Desi Rodriguez had career-highs of 27 points and 12 rebounds and Seton Hall all but clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade with a stunning 90- 81 victory over No. 5 Xavier on Sunday. Isaiah Whitehead had 22 points, Angel Delgado added 17 and the Pirates (21-7, 11-5 Big […]

PORTLAND — Amir Moss slashed his way to the basket to give Portland the lead for good in a 52-50 double overtime boys high school basketball win over rival South Portland in the inaugural Class AA championship game at Cross Insurance Arena late Saturday night. The 20-1 Bulldogs, who rolled to a pair of regular […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. Ruben Amaro Jr. is still in baseball. But probably no one is making such a strange position shift this spring. Fired as Philadelphia’s general manager last September, the former big leaguer now arrives at Red Sox camp in the early morning and prepares to return to the field as Boston’s first base […]

STANDISH— Top-seeded Saint Joseph’s College (22-5) defeated No. 4 Suffolk University (17-10), 74-58, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament semifinal at the Harold Alfond Center on Thursday night. With a trip to the GNAC Championship, and a chance at claiming the GNAC’s NCAA D-III Tournament automatic qualifier, on the line, the conference counterparts […]

BOSTON — The University of Southern Maine women’s indoor track team competed in the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Alliance Association Championships this past weekend at Boston University. Setting a personal-best time was former Brunswick High School standout Liz O’Neal, who crossed the finish line in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.40. O’Neal qualified for this […]