PORTLAND The Morse Unified basketball team picked up its first playoff victory, slipping past No. 7 Deering/ Portland, 43-36, in a South preliminary matchup. The Shipbuilders, the No. 10 seed in the South, improved to 6-3 and visit No. 2 Westbrook on Friday at 4 p.m. in the quarterfinals. Brandon Barone led all scorers with […]

BOSTON Brad Marchand has become Mr. Overtime for the Bruins. Not just this season, but in franchise history. The pesky forward completed his hat trick 34 seconds into overtime on Tuesday night to help Boston, which twice squandered a two-goal lead in regulation, escape with a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. “He’s been […]

BRUNSWICK Thirteen different players scored to lead the Bowdoin College women’s lacrosse team to a 22-6 victory over the University of New England on Tuesday evening at Ryan Field. The 21st-ranked Polar Bears (2-0) rolled to their second straight, double-digit victory to start the 2018 campaign. The Nor’easters dropped their first game of the season […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Pekka Rinne stopped 26 shots, Ryan Hartman scored at 5:33 of the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 Tuesday night for a franchise record ninth straight victory. The Predators extended the NHL’s longest active winning streak. The defending Western Conference champs also padded their lead atop both the […]

PALM HARBOR, Fla. Jordan Spieth feels as though he has been playing catch-up all year. Spieth had a memorable offseason when he proposed (successfully) to longtime girlfriend Annie Verret. What suffered were his preparations for a new year after a bout with mononucleosis. He lost weight. More importantly, he lost time. That’s one reason he […]

Nearly a quarter-century since relievers stopped catching rides to the mound, the Arizona Diamondbacks said Tuesday they will use a buggy — topped by the requisite oversized team cap — to transport pitchers from both bullpens at Chase Field. “I don’t know how it will be getting driven in, but I think it’s a cool […]

OKLAHOMA CITY Chris Paul scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-112 on Tuesday night for their 16th straight win. James Harden had 23 points and 11 assists, and Trevor Ariza added 15 points for the Rockets, who are on the second-longest win streak in franchise history. Russell Westbrook scored […]