WISCASSET Wiscasset Speedway’s Late Model Sportsman Class has established itself over the past five years as one of the most competitive divisions in the state. It’s a group that boasts as many as eight previous track champions, and a handful of others who are capable of winning on a given night. Among them is two-time […]

BATH Leavitt scored three runs in the top of the first and held on for a 3-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school softball victory over Morse on Wednesday. Morse scored its lone run in the second inning. Micailah Albertson, Abby Carpenter and Maddie Mitchell each had singles for the ’Builders (4-2). Cassie Murch paced […]

DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The fourth-seeded University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs used a 9-2 surge in the second half to erase a four-goal deficit, then held off a frantic comeback bid by the fifth-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies to post a 16- 15 victory in a first-round game of the Little East Conference Championship Tournament […]

TOPSHAM — James Singleton threw a three-hitter as the Mt. Ararat High School baseball team earned a 12-2 victory over Medomak Valley on Monday. Singleton walked three and struck out two for the win. Trey Booty led the offense with two singles. Holden Brennan. Cody Holman, Dan Pratt, Mason Brigham, Colby Clark and Singleton each […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. Tomas Hertl scored his team-leading fifth goal of the playoffs, Martin Jones made 34 saves for his sixth career postseason shutout and the San Jose Sharks evened their second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 4-0 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night. Marcus Sorensen and Joonas Donskoi scored in […]

HOUSTON Utah had a four-point lead in the fourth quarter on Wednesday night when Donovan Mitchell missed a jumper and sailed above three Houston Rockets to grab the rebound and finish with a nifty one-handed slam. He did it right near the Jazz bench and his teammates went wild, cheering and pretending to fall backward […]

BOSTON Mookie Betts heard the name Ted Williams, and that was enough for him. Betts belted three solo homers and J.D. Martinez also went deep, powering the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. It was the fourth three-homer game for the 25-yearold Betts, snapping a tie with […]

PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed linebacker Ryan Shazier on injured reserve for the 2018 season to give him more time to recover from spinal stabilization surgery. The team made the move on Wednesday, which will open up a roster spot for the AFC North champions as they begin organized team activities later this month. […]