TOPSHAM It may not feel or even look like spring outside, but inside high school gyms across Maine, pitchers and catchers are reporting this week for preseason baseball to help usher it in. At Mt. Ararat, a change at the top introduces Brett Chase to the program. Chase replaces Bob Neron, who coached the Eagles […]

ST. LOUIS Jaden Schwartz and the St. Louis Blues waited most of the season for some late game magic. They finally found it. Schwartz scored his second goal of the game 30 seconds into overtime to give St. Louis a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. It was the Blues’ third successive […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The New England Patriots have re-signed special teams captain Matt Slater. Originally drafted in the 10th round in 2008, Slater has spent 10 years with the team. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl as a special teamer seven straight times. Slater has 136 career regular season special teams tackles, with 14 […]

ATHENS, GA. After growing up as a Patriots fan, Lorenzo Carter said it was “kind of surreal” to find New England coach Bill Belichick leading positional drills at Georgia’s Pro Day on Wednesday. This was no time to be star-struck. Those linebacker drills, also organized by Lions coach Matt Patricia, were Carter’s chance to validate […]

CLEVELAND LeBron James scored 35 points and added 17 assists, his last setting up a late a 3-pointer by Kevin Love, and the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers ended Toronto’s nine-game road winning streak with a 132-129 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors on Wednesday night. The Cavs were missing five rotational players and coach Tyronn Lue, […]

PITTSBURGH Sidney Crosby ignited a rally with a highlight-reel goal and became the third active player with 700 assists in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. Crosby scored his 24th goal when he knocked a pass from Jake Guentzel out of the air, deflected it toward the front of […]

Seven local masters swimmers plus two Harpswell natives traveled to Harvard University’s Blodget Pool last weekend for the annual New England winter championship meet. They were joined by over 630 other competitors. The Maine Masters Swim Club, represented by 44 swimmers, placed third among the meet’s 34 club teams. Four swimmers had multiple first place […]

STANDISH — Junior Aliza Jordan led all scorers with seven points on five goals and two assists as the University of Southern Maine women’s lacrosse team defeated the University of Maine at Farmington, 14- 5, in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon at the SJC Athletic Complex. Former Mt. Ararat athlete Carly Raymond had a hand in […]

AUBURNDALE, Fla. The Bowdoin baseball team picked up a pair of wins to begin its final week of play in Florida. The Polar Bears (4-5) knocked off Minnesota-Morris (1-11) on Tuesday in a 6-2 final. On Wednesday, Bowdoin defeated Babson (6-4) by an 11-4 margin. Bowdoin scored in the second, third, and fourth innings to […]