WESTON, Mass. The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team dominated the fourth quarter to pull away from Regis in a non-conference victory on Tuesday night, 80-55. The 17th-ranked Polar Bears improved to 10-1 this season, while the Pride fell to 4-4 overall. Bowdoin has now reached double-digits in victories in each of the last 22 seasons […]

BRUNSWICK The Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/ Morse boys hockey team gave up multiple leads Wednesday night when it hosted the Gorham Rams at Sidney J. Watson Arena, but the Eagles’ top line continued to produce right to the bitter end when Noah Austin broke a tie on a breakaway goal with 37 seconds left in regulation to […]

Wild-card games can be so unpredictable because, at times, the visitors come in with a better record than the host. That”s the case in two of this weekend’s matchups, and Pro Picks sees it as a mixed bag. The Raiders (12-4), one of the AFC’s powers until, well, the past three weeks, travel to Houston […]

TOPSHAM — Theresa Breed had a double-double to power the Mt. Ararat jayvee girls basketball team to a 50- 36 win over Medomak Valley on Tuesday. Breed had 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Ainsley Bryant chipped in 16 points and four assists. Abby Sirois and Grace Liedman each pulled down seven boards. Mackenzie Bickmore […]

KEENE, N.H. — After an even first quarter of action, the Bates College women’s basketball team failed to keep up with host Keene State down the stretch in a 61-45 loss Tuesday afternoon in the Bobcats’ final game before the start of NESCAC play. Amanda Petrow led all players with 14 points and a game-high […]

LEWISTON — The Brunswick High School girls jayvee Orange basketball team stormed to an 18-4 first quarter lead and extended its advantage to 36-6 at halftime as the Dragons defeated Lewiston, 53-21 on Tuesday. Emily LaRochelle, Rosalie White and MacKenzie Burrows combined for 36 points to spark Brunswick’s offense. White and Burrows dominated the boards […]

NEW YORK Going into the playoffs, the New England Patriots are once again a strong favorite to reach the Super Bowl. The Patriots finished the regular season with an NFL best 14-2 record. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs and will start their drive for […]

HARTFORD, Conn. Napheesa Collier scored 21 points and top-ranked UConn beat East Carolina 90-45 for the program’s 89th straight win on Wednesday night, moving the Huskies within a game of their own NCAA record. Gabby Williams added 16 points, Katie Lou Samuelson had 15 and Kia Nurse chipped in with 14 for UConn (14-0, 2-0 […]

INDIANAPOLIS Kethan Savage scored five of his 13 points during a decisive seven-point run late to give No. 18 Butler a 66-58 victory over No. 1 Villanova on Wednesday night, ending the Wildcats’ 20-game winning streak. Butler (13-2, 2-1 Big East) improved to 4-0 against ranked opponents this season and extended its home-court winning streak […]