BOSTON Patrick Maroon interrupted his scoring onslaught to accept an invitation to fight 6-foot-9 Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara. “’Z’ asked me to go. I respect ‘Z.’ I said, ‘Yeah,’” Maroon said on Thursday night after scoring his first career hat trick to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory over Boston. “He’s a big […]

HOUSTON James Harden scored 26 points and Nene made two free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining to lift the Houston Rockets to their sixth straight win, 118-116 over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Houston overcame Russell Westbrook’s 49 points, though the star guard struggled down the stretch. Hawks 99, Pelicans 94 NEW ORLEANS […]

DIXFIELD Dirigo grabbed a double-digit lead behind Kaicey Conant, who finished with a game high 10 points, and then withstood a furious rally throughout the second half as Dirigo held on for a 39-24 Mountain Valley Conference win over Wiscasset at Defoe Gym on Thursday in girls basketball action. The Cougars played with the necessary […]

WASHINGTON Columbus delivered a clunker in its try for a historic win. The Blue Jackets lost 5-0 to the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, ending their winning streak at 16 games, one shy of the NHL record. Columbus lost for the first time since Nov. 26, ending a captivating run for coach John Tortorella’s team […]

WISCASSET Cody Roberts led five Wiscasset in double figures as the Wolverines earned a 72-56 Mountain Valley Conference win over Dirigo in boys high school basketball action on Thursday. The Wolverines improved to 6-3 and play host to undefeated Winthrop on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Roberts had 17 points, Zach Reed 15, Ethan James and […]

WALDOBORO — The Brunswick High School freshmen boys basketball team won a pair of games recently, improving to 4-2 on the season. In the first game against Medomak Valley, a 38-20 win, Jack McDiarmid led the way with 11 points, while Evan Cox had seven and Rashaun Washington six. Then, in a 39-36 win over […]

TURNER — The Morse High School girls jayvee basketball team’s fourth-quarter comeback came up just short in a game against Edward Little recently, as the Red Eddies held on to win, 49-36. Up 12-6 after the first frame, Edward Little exploded for a 17-point second and made the score 29-8 at the break. Morse (2-5) […]

WESTBROOK — The Morse High School jayvee boys basketball team scored 27 points in the fourth quarter, but the rally came up short in a 58-50 loss to Westbrook on Thursday. The Shipbuilders were paced by 19 points from Arius Eich and 10 from Kaleb Jackson.

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Junior High School seventh-grade girls basketball team rolled to a 47- 12 victory over Oxford Hills on Thursday. The Huskies improved to 5- 1 behind 12 points from Jay- Lee Sturgeon, with Blake Austin adding 10. Daryl Wood and Kelsey Sullivan were standouts on defense for Brunswick.