TOPSHAM Friday afternoon’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school softball game between Camden Hills and Mt. Ararat had the feel of the team that came to hit last was going to pull out the victory. Thankfully for the Eagles, it was the hosts that had that final chance. Kayleigh Temple’s fourth hit of the […]
May 2018
Hall-Dale hands Lisbon first loss
LISBON When looking at the high school baseball schedule at the beginning of the season, Hall-Dale visiting Lisbon on Friday, May 11, was a game that was circled as one to watch. Both teams entered Friday’s matchup with unblemished records, with the Bulldogs holding the top spot in Class C South and 7-0 Lisbon in […]
Celtics blitz Cavs
BOSTON The assignment for Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris in his first start this postseason was easy to explain but nearly impossible to execute. His job: Guard LeBron James, and keep the four-time NBA MVP from running the Celtics out of their own gym in the Eastern Conference finals for the second year in a […]
Martinez homers, has 3 RBIs as Boston beats Blue Jays, 5-3
TORONTO J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox wrapped up their longest road trip of the season so far the same way they’ve finished off almost every series: with a win. Martinez homered and had three RBIs, Mookie Betts had two hits and made a sensational diving catch, and the Red Sox beat the Toronto […]
Rumble Ponies rout Sea Dogs
PORTLAND Of course it was on Jeff McNeil’s mind. But you can’t just hit a home run when you want to. McNeil, second baseman for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, had already tripled, doubled and singled against the Portland Sea Dogs. He completed the cycle with an eighth-inning home run on a full-count fastball. McNeil’s production […]
Top-seed Houston hosts Golden State tonight
HOUSTON The Golden State Warriors are in the unfamiliar position of opening on the road as they prepare for Game 1 of the Western Conference finals with the top-seeded Rockets in Houston tonight in the series that many have been waiting for all season. It’s the first time the No. 2 Warriors have been in […]
Late pass does it for Harvick
KANSAS CITY, Kan. Nobody has been able to keep pace with Kevin Harvick this season. Not even the reigning series champion on a track where he swept both races last season. Harvick surged past Martin Truex Jr. with one lap to go Saturday night at Kansas Speedway, winning for the fifth time in what has […]
Polar Bears off to NCAA quarters
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College men’s tennis team advanced to the Elite Eight for the third straight year after defeating RPI, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, Bowdoin tied the school record for single season wins (21) and advanced to their third consecutive national quarterfinal appearance. Bowdoin took a 2-1 lead after doubles. The No. […]