TOPSHAM It may not feel or even look like spring outside, but inside high school gyms across Maine, pitchers and catchers are reporting this week for preseason baseball to help usher it in. At Mt. Ararat, a change at the top introduces Brett Chase to the program. Chase replaces Bob Neron, who coached the Eagles […]

ST. LOUIS Jaden Schwartz and the St. Louis Blues waited most of the season for some late game magic. They finally found it. Schwartz scored his second goal of the game 30 seconds into overtime to give St. Louis a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. It was the Blues’ third successive […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The New England Patriots have re-signed special teams captain Matt Slater. Originally drafted in the 10th round in 2008, Slater has spent 10 years with the team. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl as a special teamer seven straight times. Slater has 136 career regular season special teams tackles, with 14 […]

ATHENS, GA. After growing up as a Patriots fan, Lorenzo Carter said it was “kind of surreal” to find New England coach Bill Belichick leading positional drills at Georgia’s Pro Day on Wednesday. This was no time to be star-struck. Those linebacker drills, also organized by Lions coach Matt Patricia, were Carter’s chance to validate […]

CLEVELAND LeBron James scored 35 points and added 17 assists, his last setting up a late a 3-pointer by Kevin Love, and the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers ended Toronto’s nine-game road winning streak with a 132-129 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors on Wednesday night. The Cavs were missing five rotational players and coach Tyronn Lue, […]