BRUNSWICK Oftentimes, looking back on any given year in sports can seem a bit repetitive. Think about it. Just look at the Midcoast and we can say a lot of things that we have mentioned over the past several years. There were programs that once again thrived, like Richmond High School athletics across the board, […]

This late in the season, it’s wise to invest only in meaningful games, particularly those in which both teams have something at stake. Unfortunately, on the final weekend of the schedule, we don’t find too many of those. Most intriguing is Carolina (No. 7 in AP Pro32) at Atlanta ( No. 10, AP Pro32), where […]

BOSTON Marcus Smart helped complete a furious comeback for Boston on two plays he never touched the ball. Smart drew an offensive foul on James Harden with 7.3 seconds left, getting the ball back in time for Al Horford to sink a hook shot with 3.7 seconds left, and the Celtics rallied from a 26- […]

WASHINGTON Alex Ovechkin made the most of a quick opportunity to make up for a shootout miss. Ovechkin scored in regulation and the tiebreaker, lifting the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. The 32-year-old Ovechkin missed his shootout try during Wednesday night’s 1-0 loss to the New York […]

PORTLAND Deven Hannan’s goal just 25 seconds led the South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete boys hockey team to a 4- 1 high school win over Scarborough on Thursday at Troubh Arena. The Red Riots ended a three-game losing streak to improve to 2-3. Max Winson and Aidan Schifano assisted on Hannan’s early goal, and Mitchell Adams, Winson and […]