WISCASSET Mike Hopkins had something to prove. The Hermon driver hadn’t won a race all season long, and he saw what he thought was his best chance of ending that drought disappear when Garrett Hall stormed by him less than 30 laps from the finish Sunday evening at Wiscasset Speedway. But when the caution came […]

ATLANTA Boston hitters wore down Atlanta starter Sean Newcomb with their patient approach. It was a familiar strategy in yet another interleague win for the best team in the majors. Steve Pearce had three hits and three RBIs, Rick Porcello allowed two hits in five innings, and the Red Sox beat the Braves 5-1 on […]

BRUNSWICK Bowdoin College senior Matty McColl set a program record with four assists in the Polar Bear men’s soccer team’s season-opening 4-0 win over the University of New England on Tuesday afternoon. McColl breaks the former record of three assists in a game held by five different players, most recently by Danny Chaffetz against Bates […]

STANDISH — Six different players scored to help Saint Joseph’s College (2-0) cruise past Wellesley College (1-1), 7-0, in a non-conference field hockey contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on Sunday. The Monks took command of the game early, as sophomore Alexandra Belaire scored off a penalty corner with a hard shot at the 5:46 […]

SKOWHEGAN — The Mt. Ararat High School jayvee boys soccer team cruised to a season-opening 8-1 win over Skowhegan on Friday. Holden Brannen scored a pair of goals for the Eagles (1-0) off corner kicks from Will Hagan. Tyler Gaudreau, Nick Holland, Joe Ciembroniewicz, Owen Yabsira, Michael Kane and Jonah Zell added a goal each, […]

BATH — The Long Reach Swim Club will hold tryouts at the Bath Area Family YMCA. Interested swimmers need to contact coach Jay Morissette at 443-4112, or by email at [email protected]. There will be an informational meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. at the YMCA, located at 303 Centre Street.

NEW YORK Rafael Nadal began his U.S. Open quarterfinal as poorly as possible, shut out in a set by a 6-0 score for only the fourth time in 282 career Grand Slam matches. On the previous three such occasions, he’d lost. On this one, he managed to come back to win, although it took 4 […]