Former Red Sox outfielder Bryce Brentz is on the bubble to make the opening-day roster.
March 2018
Wednesday’s Maine college roundup: Reed among additions to UMaine basketball staff
Former Black Bears standout Kevin Reed is reportedly returning as an assistant coach.
Commentary: Sweet 16 games could be the best
A guide for the eight games in the next two nights, which could be the best two nights of the tournament.
College notebook: Padgett, Louisville part ways
David Padgett took over as the interim coach when Rick Pitino was placed on leave amid an investigation.
Wednesday’s NFL notebook: Clayborn’s addition should bolster Patriots’ pass rush
Adrian Clayborn, coming off a season in which he had 9 1/2 sacks, addresses an off-season need.
Change to basketball’s one-and-done rule seems likely
The top high school players might soon be allowed to skip college and go straight to the NBA.
Northeast gets clobbered by another nor’easter
Parts of Pennsylvania get more than a foot of snow, and people express weariness with the fourth storm of the month.
Museum urges judge to let it sell Rockwell, other art
Some members of the cash-strapped museum are fighting the sale citing Rockwell’s intentions.
Boko Haram militants return kidnapped girls, warn parents to keep them out of school
The 104 students taken from a Nigeria boarding school appeared to be unharmed, but six others have not been accounted for.
Plan seeks new rules to tax tech giants across EU market
The initiative comes amid a rapidly-heating trade conflict between Europe and the United States.