TOPSHAM Like summer hasn’t wanted to end, neither the Mt. Blue or Mt. Ararat high school boys soccer teams wanted to see the season come to a close. No. 5 Mt. Blue received a pair of goals from Sam Smith, including the game-winner 7:28 into the second overtime to down No. 4 Mt. Ararat for […]

YORK The final month of the regular season convinced York High School girls soccer coach Wally Caldwell that his team was ready to do some damage this postseason. York took its first step on Monday. Freshman Eliza Linn’s goal nearly 15 minutes into the game of Tuesday’s night Class B South quarterfinal against No. 5 […]

LOS ANGELES No sweat, Clayton Kershaw. Changing jerseys to beat the 103-degree heat, the Dodgers ace with a checkered playoff history delivered a signature performance, pitching Los Angeles past the Houston Astros 3-1 Tuesday night in the World Series opener. Boosted by Justin Turner’s tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning off Dallas Keuchel, Kershaw […]

NEW YORK Carson Wentz has the Philadelphia Eagles on top of the NFL. And the second-year quarterback has also helped the Eagles maintain their perch atop the AP Pro 32 poll after Monday night’s 34-24 win over NFC East rival Washington. The victory was costly as Philadelphia lost nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters […]

PITTSBURGH Phil Kessel found a way to upstage Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. The Pittsburgh forward raced down the slot and beat goalie Cam Talbot 42 seconds into overtime to give the Penguins a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Ian Cole scored his first goal of the season for the Penguins, […]

SEARSPORT Grace Webber scored the first two goals to carry sixth- seeded Wiscasset to a 4- 1 Class D South quarterfinal girls high school soccer win over No. 3 Searsport on Tuesday. The Wolverines ( 9- 6) visit No. 2 Greenville for a semifinal on Friday at 3 p.m. Searsport finished 7- 8. Webber staked […]

BOSTON Jaylen Brown celebrated his 21st birthday by playing one of the best games of his young career. Brown scored 23 points — just two points shy of the career high he set in last week’s season-opener — and the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 110-89 on Tuesday night. He left the court […]

MEDFORD, Mass. The Bowdoin College men’s soccer team will be the second or third seed for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament following a scoreless 0-0 tie at first place Tufts on Tuesday afternoon. The Polar Bears (10-3-2, 6- 2-2 NESCAC) will post their highest regular season finish since the 2010 campaign and will host either Hamilton, […]