BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Junior High School eighth-grade girls basketball team fell to Oxford Hills on Wednesday, 49-22. The Vikings jumped out to a 17- 5 first- quarter lead, led 31-11 at the half and 40-15 through three. Julia Colby had 11 points in the win. Alexis Guptil and Grace Clendening had nine points apiece […]

TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat darted out to a 19-6 first- quarter lead and pulled away from there for a 50- 32 victory over rival Morse in a high school boys freshman basketball game on Wednesday. Ben Freeman paced the Eagles with 15 points, while Jared Balser added 14 and Hunter Lohr eight. Mt. Ararat led […]

ROCKPORT — Camden Hills jumped out to a big early lead and pulled away for a 61- 33 over Morse in a high school jayvee boys basketball game on Friday. Tyreik Foster, Connor Bennoch and Kehl Chadwick played well for the Shipbuilders.

BRUNSWICK — The Coastal Performance Center has private golf lessons available with PGA Class A instructor Leon Oliver providing instruction. A junior five-week clinic will be held on Saturdays from Jan. 30 to Feb. 27 for players ages 12-and-under, with the cost of $85. Classes run from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Also from Jan. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Randolph had 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a 21-point deficit in the second half to defeat the Boston Celtics 101-98 on Sunday. Isaiah Thomas, who led the Celtics with 35 points, launched a 3-pointer as time expired but officials confirmed the basket came after the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team defeated Bates for the second time in a week, 72-55, on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears, who beat the Bobcats in a non-conference game 82-54 in Lewiston last weekend, improved to 10-3 (1-1 NESCAC). Bates fell to 3-9 (0-2 NESCAC) with the loss. In […]

LISBON FALLS — Lucas Francis’ free throw late in regulation lifted the Lisbon High School boys basketball team to a 40-39 Mountain Valley Conference win over Mountain Valley on Friday. The Greyhounds, who visit Wiscasset on Tuesday at 7 p.m., improved to 6-5, while the Falcons fell to 1-9. Lisbon jumped out to a 13- […]

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers recovered from a poor start to throw for two touchdowns, Eddie Lacy and James Starks each ran for a score, and the Green Bay Packers came back to beat the Washington Redskins 35-18 in an NFC wild-card game Sunday. Rodgers opened 1 for 8, and Green Bay’s first four […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 500th and 501st goals to become the 43rd NHL player to reach the milestone and the Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 7-1 on Sunday night. Ovechkin reached the mark in vintage fashion, scoring from just beyond the left hash marks during a second-period power play to give […]