BRUNSWICK One last time, Bowdoin College senior women’s basketball players Kate Kerrigan, Lydia Caputi and Lauren Petit heard the roar of the Morrell Gymnasium crowd as they walked to their bench, with big smiles on their faces, after leading the Polar Bears back to the NCAA Division III “Sweet 16.” On Saturday in the NCAA […]

LAS VEGAS From his dynamic opening laps to his comfortable cruise to the checkered flag, Kevin Harvick was the safest bet in Sin City this weekend. Harvick’s air of inevitability increased with each lap around the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, and the rest of the NASCAR Cup field must be a bit worried […]

MEXICO CITY The shot through a gap in the trees only he could see. The two birdies he had to have when time was running out. Phil Mickelson finally looked like the Lefty of old Sunday in the Mexico Championship, especially when a final round of pressure, possibilities and dramatic shots that kept the crowd […]

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. The Middlebury College women’s hockey team scored in the final five minutes to end Bowdoin’s season in a 2-1 NESCAC semifinal on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears concluded the 2017-18 season with a 13-9-3 overall record, advancing to the semifinal for the second consecutive year. The top-seeded Panthers returned to the NESCAC championship […]

PORTLAND The Edward Little Red Eddies swept the Class AA Gold Balls on Friday at Cross Insurance Arena. In the opener, Grace Fontaine made a free throw with three-tenths of a second remaining to lift EL to a 50-49 win over Gorham. The Red Eddies (15-7) rallied from a 13-9 first-quarter deficit, claiming a 29-21 […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. At the start of his senior season, Wiscasset High School’s Sam Strozier had one major goal: Earn a trip to the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships. Not only did he punch his ticket to Providence — he proved that he could hang with some of the best wrestlers in the region. Strozier, who […]

SINGAPORE Michelle Wie holed a 36- foot putt from off the green on the final hole to win the Women’s World Championship by one stroke on Sunday and capture her first LPGA tournament since the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open. With four players in contention to win on the last hole, Wie managed to separate herself […]

TORONTO DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Toronto beat the Charlotte Hornets 103-98 on Sunday night, the Raptors’ 11th victory in 12 games. Serge Ibaka scored 17 points, and Kyle Lowry had 14 to help the Eastern Conference leading Raptors complete their first season sweep of Charlotte […]