BANGOR — The Maine Maritime Academy women’s basketball team fell to Castleton University on Friday afternoon, 69-55, in the North Atlantic Conference semifinals. The Spartans out-scored MMA, 19-12 in the first quarter and held a 32-25 edge at the half. Castleton pulled away in the third quarter, claiming a 55-41 edge. Former Mt. Ararat High […]

PORTLAND — Rocco Grimaldi scored a pair of goals in the third period as the Portland Pirates (31-20-2- 1) sailed past the Springfield Falcons (21-27-3-4) by a score of 4-2 in front of a crowd of 3,955 Sunday afternoon at Cross Insurance Arena. Wade Megan intercepted a Falcons rush and sped into the Falcons zone, […]

TOPSHAM — The Topsham Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up for the spring season, with several programs coming up. To sign up, call the Rec. at 725-1726, or visit at 100 Main Street in Topsham. Softball clinic This program is open to girls who are residents of School Administration Department 75. Participants much be […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Dennis Rasmussen scored, and the new-look Chicago Blackhawks beat the NHL-leading Washington Capitals 3-2 on Sunday. Corey Crawford made 28 saves as the Blackhawks won for only the third time in their last eight games. Andrew Ladd got an assist in his return to Chicago after he […]

PALM BEACH GARDENS. Fla. Adam Scott won the Honda Classic and put to rest any notion that his career would suffer with a short putter. In a tight duel with Sergio Garcia for the entire round Sunday at PGA National, Scott stayed out of the water and closed with an even-par 70 for a one-shot […]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A raccoon caused quite a racket at spring training for the New York Yankees. The critter was climbing a screen on the backstop at Steinbrenner Field on Sunday, about an hour before the ballpark opened for fans to watch a workout. A stadium worker got on a lift and tried to […]

WASHINGTON ( AP) — Taking advantage of a rare day off for LeBron James, the Washington Wizards got a much-needed victory in their bid to move into playoff position, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 113- 99 on Sunday behind John Wall’s 21 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds. Attacking from the start, Wall made 8 of […]