TOPSHAM For the entire second half of Tuesday night’s high school girls basketball game, Mt. Ararat was on the comeback trail against rival Morse. The visiting Shipbuilders took a nine-point lead into the final quarter, but saw Mt. Ararat jump out to an 8-2 run to start the frame. When the Eagles finally tied the […]

TOPSHAM When Shyheim Ulrickson stepped outside to hit back-to-back 3-pointers in Tuesday night’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys high school basketball game against Morse, the Mt. Ararat gymnasium exploded in cheers. Over the past four seasons, Ulrickson has often brought the student section of the Eagles out of their seats with his dribbling proficiency and […]

BOSTON Washington’s lone losing streak of the season didn’t last long. Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist and the Capitals took over the top record in the NHL with a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Washington scored the first two goals and Braden Holtby stopped a dozen shots in […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jaromir Jagr scored his team-leading 14th goal, and the Florida Panthers extended their franchise-record winning streak to 10 games with a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Derek MacKenzie, Jonathan Huberdeau, Brandon Pirri and Corban Knight also scored for Atlantic Division-leading Florida in the opener of a season-high […]

DENVER (AP) — Jarome Iginla became the 19th member of the 600-goal club, scoring a power-play goal in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Los Angeles 4-1 on Monday night, snapping the Kings’ five-game winning streak. Iginla sent a wrist shot toward the net that hit off the skate of defenseman Jake Muzzin […]

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A tennis match at the ASB Classic turned into a heated spat between two players today after Naomi Broady accused Jelena Ostapenko of deliberately throwing her racket and hitting a ball boy. Ostapenko was running for a shot during the second-set tiebreak when her racket flew out of her hand, […]

BRUNSWICK — Eleven players scored as the Brunswick High School boys basketball team downed Camden Hills, 58-31, in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest on Tuesday. Owen Rudalevige led the way with 13 points, with Thomas Hanson picking up 12 points and Caleb Cost eight. Hanson and Cost both drained a pair of 3-pointers for […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team rolled to its eighth consecutive victory in an 84- 44 win over Regis on Tuesday evening at Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears (9-2) are ranked 22nd in the latest D3Hoops.com national poll. Regis’ seven-game winning streak comes to an end as the Pride fall to 7-2 on […]

PHIPPSBURG — The Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association has dedicated its Outdoor Education Center to the memory of John Rogers. Roger’s memory was honored in a brief dedication ceremony during the Sportsmen’s Association’s 60th Anniversary Celebration on Dec. 21. Rogers relatives Warren Doughty Jr., Warren Doughty Sr., granddaughters Jodi St. Onge and Suzy Murray, and daughter Peggy […]

READFIELD — Down after three quarters, the Freeport High School girls basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter, coming up just short in a 29-23 loss to Maranacook on Saturday. Ireland Hall and Alexa Koenig had five points each for the Falcons, with Becca Pierce and Christine Dennison adding four points apiece. Annie Kelley was […]