WISCASSET As you walk into the gymnasium at Wiscasset High School, you can hear an old familiar sound normally heard this time of year in Maine — a baseball smacking against the palm of a leather glove, indicating spring is just around the corner. Being stuck inside a gym for baseball players can be frustrating, […]

ORLANDO, Fla. Every marriage has its ups and downs. So New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft urged everyone not to read too much into any reported discord in his organization. Kraft praised Bill Belichick on Monday when asked about some of the unusual decisions the coach made in the Super Bowl loss to Philadelphia. As […]

BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College men’s lacrosse team pulled away in the second half for an 18-9 victory over Clark University on Tuesday evening at Whittier Field. The Polar Bears, who outscored the Cougars 10- 2 in the second half, won their fifth straight overall and now stand at 5- 2 this spring. Clark dropped to […]

WINNIPEG, Manitoba Brandon Tanev will have to watch video of himself celebrating his first NHL career hat trick because he can’t remember what he did. The second-year fourth line forward scored his third goal of the game early in the third period, and Patrik Laine got the deciding score of the shootout to lift the […]

Just the thought of Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge in the same lineup sent fans into a frenzy. Come opening day, all of baseball will see which teams really have the muscle. A season of haves and have nots begins Thursday with Derek Jeter’s pared-down Marlins playing the pumped-up Cubs. Later that day, the New […]

HOUSTON Eric Gordon scored 31 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers on a night James Harden sat out to rest, and the Houston Rockets got their 10th straight win with a 118-86 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. Trevor Ariza added 21 points and Chris Paul had 13 points and […]