ST. LOUIS David Backes was a spectator for most of the third period in his return to St. Louis. He didn’t mind. Brad Marchand scored twice, including an empty netter, and Backes got into a fight as the Boston Bruins beat the Blues 5-3 on Tuesday night. Frank Vatrano, Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug also […]

HOUSTON HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 40 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his second consecutive triple-double, and Houston outlasted Charlotte, 121-114, for its ninth straight win on Tuesday. The Rockets missed 10 shots in a row and let an 18- point lead evaporate before coach Mike D’Antoni called a timeout with 2:26 […]

BIDDEFORD The University of New England scored four unanswered goals in the third period to rally for a 6-4 men’s ice hockey win over Bowdoin on Tuesday afternoon. The Polar Bears dropped below .500 with the loss (6-7). The victory pushed UNE to 6-5-1. The Nor’Easters jumped out to an early lead just 3:38 into […]

RICHMOND The Richmond High School boys basketball team withstood a comeback attempt against Valley, holding on for a 76-68 East-West Conference victory on Tuesday in a battle of unbeatens. Zach Small had himself a game for the Bobcats (8-0), scoring 43 points and pulling in 11 rebounds. Another key was free throw shooting, as Richmond […]

TOPSHAM — Theresa Breed had 18 points and eight rebounds to power the Mt. Ararat High School jayvee girls basketball team to a 61-24 victory over Biddeford on Friday. The Eagles improved to 3-3 with the win. Alexa Eaton had 12 points, five boards and four assists for Mt. Ararat, with Ainsley Bryant adding 11 […]

STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College (9-2, 3-0 GNAC) tipped Norwich University (6-4, 2-1 GNAC), 51-44, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women’s basketball contest at the Harold Alfond Center on Saturday afternoon. Led by three players with double-digit scoring totals, Saint Joseph’s scored 19 points off 18 Norwich turnovers while coughing up the ball […]

TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball team improved to 3-2 with a 42-28 victory over Bath recently. The Eagles pressed early and jumped out to a 9-0 lead. The advantage grew to 14-2 after a quarter and 25-10 at the half. A 7-0 spurt to begin the third quarter allowed the […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College Athletic Department is excited to announce its annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day celebration on Feb. 5 at Farley Field House. The event is for girls in kindergarten to high school. For those in kindergarten to third grade, the day will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Junior High School boys seventh-grade basketball team picked up a hard-fought 46-44 victory over Gardiner on Monday. The Huskies never trailed, but had to sweat out the closing moments as the Tigers made a run. Brunswick grabbed a 34-25 lead through three quarters, but that advantage dwindled down to just two […]