OAKLAND, Calif. Long before tipoff, Stephen Curry swished his routine tunnel shot on the second try. Once the game began, the two-time MVP stood along the bench anxiously waiting for his turn, shaking his legs and clapping his hands with nervous energy and anticipation. Then — mouthpiece dangling, of course — Curry finally entered at […]

LISBON Sean Scott ripped a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Lisbon High School baseball team to a 5-4 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Dirigo on Tuesday. Scott was 3-for-4 for the Greyhounds, who improved to 3-0 and hosts Oak Hill today at 4 p.m. Cole Bolduc added two […]

PORTLAND After several days of not being able to play due to poor field conditions and weather, the Portland Sea Dogs returned to Eastern League action on Tuesday night against Trenton. The Sea Dogs and Thunder split a doubleheader, with Trenton winning the opener, 6-1, and Portland taking the second game, 6-4. In the opener, […]

WASHINGTON Slumping Bryce Harper was moved to the leadoff spot for the first time since 2013 and responded with a three-run homer that helped Max Scherzer win his fifth straight start as the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-4 Wednesday night. Harper entered in a 5-for- 35 slump and had not gotten an extra-base […]