BOSTON Maybe Brad Marchand won’t be as surprised to find an “A’’ sewn on his jersey before the Boston Bruins’ next game. Marchand delivered once again, this time as a surprise alternate captain, scoring with 22 seconds left in the third period to lift Boston over the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night. “I think […]

MINNEAPOLIS The presence of Kyrie Irving this season has made the Boston Celtics more of a dynamic team with the ball. They’ve become quite the force on the other end of the court, too, as the Minnesota Timberwolves again found out. Irving returned from a one-game absence to help Boston fend off Minnesota, finishing with […]

OAKLAND, Calif. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant had 37 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots and almost single-handedly led undermanned Golden State’s fourth-quarter rally for a 110-107 victory over San Antonio after Stephen Curry went down early on Thursday. Durant hit his third straight jumper to tie it with 2:01 remaining before the […]

TOPSHAM The Topsham Parks and Recreation Department is preparing for its spring sports offerings, with several camps available. For more information, contact the Rec. at 725-1726. Baseball Tee Ball for ages 5-6 (age of April 30, 2018) is available for Topsham residents only. Registration Deadline is April 5. Fee is $40 Practices will begin the […]

BATH The Long Reach Swim Club has done it again, defending its state championship for the 28th consecutive year in a meet held at the University of Maine in Orono last weekend. “ This was the closest and most competitive state meet that I can remember in my 33 years at Bath,” said LRSC coach […]

BRUNSWICK — The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference has announced its boys high school basketball All-Conference teams. Wol Maiwen of Edward Little was selected as the KVAC South Player of the Year and led the First Team. On the KVAC South Second Team is Brunswick’s Colby Bucknam and Kyle Hanson, along with Morse’s Parker Onorato.

BRUNSWICK — Coastal Babe Ruth baseball is scheduled to hold an informational meeting on Sunday at Midcoast Hospital. The league will be selecting a board and planning for this upcoming season. Coastal Babe Ruth consists of players from Ararat, Bath, Brunswick, Lisbon, Freeport, Yarmouth, Cumberland and Gray-New Gloucester. For more information, contact Scott Ford at […]

PALM HARBOR, Fla. Tiger Woods discovered how tough Innisbrook can be in a swirling wind, and he was up to the task. Woods smacked his hands into an oak as he let loose of the club during a bold escape from the trees, came within inches of an ace on the next hole, and most […]

Boston’s J.D. Martinez had three hits, including an RBI double, while Xander Bogaerts added two hits and also had a run-scoring double as the Red Sox and Rays played to a 6-6 tie. Blue Jays 9, Orioles 3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had four singles in his spring training debut for the Toronto Blue Jays, a […]