BATH – You don’t have to be around basketball for a very long time to realize that if you can’t rebound and don’t pass well, you typically don’t win many ball games. After a solid first quarter by Morse, Westbrook closed out the half on a 14-2 run and continued to sail in the second half, […]
2018
Maine HS Weekend: MacMillan powers Dragons to 3rd girls basketball win
BRUNSWICK — Charlotte MacMillan had 15 points, six blocks, five rebounds and added three assists to lead the way for the Brunswick High School girls basketball team to a 50-35 victory over Falmouth on Friday. The Dragons (3-0) led 31-24 at the half, but steadily pulled away in the second half in dropping the Yachtsmen to […]
High School Hockey: Red Riots fall to Bulldogs, 6-2
PORTLAND — The Portland/Deering Bulldogs used a fast start to hold off the South Portland/Freeport/Wayneflete Red Riots, 6-2, for its first win of the boys high school hockey season. Portland/Deering (1-1) rebounded from a mid-week loss to Edward Little by overwhelming the Red Riots in the game’s opening minutes, taking a two-goal lead just 6:16 […]
UMaine Football: Black Bears fall to Eastern Washington
CHENEY, Wash. — For most of the season, the University of Maine was able to dictate football games behind a dominant run defense. But in the FCS semifinals Saturday, Eastern Washington capitalized on two early turnovers, took a four-touchdown halftime lead and ended Maine’s season with a 50-19 victory on the red turf of Roos Field. […]
Patriots Slumping: Pittsburgh Steelers hold off Patriots, 17-10
PITTSBURGH Ben Roethlisberger didn’t want to use the word “crossroads.” He did anyway. His team mired in a three-game losing streak and with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on the other sideline Sunday — a sight that typically signals doom for Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longtime quarterback understood his team’s […]
Here’s Something: Your Christmas tree is no better than mine
Since Obama was president, we’ve heard a lot about income inequality. It’s certainly a catchy, alliterative phrase. It likely started out in the mind of some economist or professor, trying to make a name. Obama and his allies used the term ad nauseam, and, unfortunately, the phrase has continued to be overused, to the point […]
Boston Bruins: Buffalo Sabres edge Bruins, 4-2, in NHL action
BOSTON — Jack Eichel fondly remembers sitting with his dad in the TD Garden stands, watching his favorite hockey players. The 22-year-old from nearby North Chelmsford was the star attraction Sunday night, and he didn’t disappoint. Eichel had two goals and two assists, including the primary helper on Jeff Skinner’s winning goal with 3:13 remaining, to […]
NFL Sunday: Chicago Bears clinch NFC North title
CHICAGO — Mitchell Trubisky threw for two touchdowns, Eddie Jackson ended Aaron Rodgers’ NFL-record streak without an interception and the Chicago Bears clinched the NFC North with a 24-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Bears (10-4) secured their first playoff appearance since the 2010 team won the division, and clinching with a […]
Sunday Night NFL: Foles leads Eagles past Rams, 30-23
LOS ANGELES — The Philadelphia Eagles already knew Nick Foles could do it. After all, it was only last December when the veteran quarterback replaced an injured Carson Wentz and upset the Los Angeles Rams at the Coliseum. Less than two months after that breakthrough game, he was an improbable Super Bowl MVP. One season later […]
Four injured after high-speed chase in Raymond
Four people were injured Sunday in a three-vehicle crash caused by a man fleeing police on Route 302 in Raymond, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Dale H. Tucker, 29, of Casco rammed his 2007 Chevy Cobalt into two other vehicles after losing control trying to avoid a spike mat deputies put down to […]
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