ROCHESTER, Minn. Bowdoin College’s magical run through the NCAA Tournament came to an end on Saturday evening as the Amherst women’s basketball team repeated as Division III champions in a 65-45 victory at the Mayo Civic Center. “It has been a great journey and I’m blessed to have shared this with these ladies,” said Bowdoin […]

ORLANDO, Fla. The connection Rory McIlroy had with Arnold Palmer was strong even before he delivered a Sunday charge that would have made the King proud. McIlroy first played the Arnold Palmer Invitational three years ago, and Palmer teared up at dinner when he asked McIlroy if there was anything he needed and received this […]

FONTANA, Calif. Martin Truex Jr. saw nothing but clean air and green flags down the stretch in his first victory of the new NASCAR Cup season. Truex didn’t get much of a look at Kevin Harvick, whose bid for four straight wins was ruined by an early crash at Fontana. So even while Truex’s Furniture […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. PJ Savoy made a 3-pointer with 1:08 left to give Florida State its first lead of the second half, and the Seminoles rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat top-seeded Xavier 75-70 on Sunday night in the second round of the West Region. The Seminoles, on their way to the NCAA Tournament’s round […]

NEW ORLEANS Anthony Davis picked up his dribble along the baseline and pulled up for a tough, 14-foot fall-away as he was fouled by Celtics rookie Abdel Nader. As the shot fell through to cap another big night for the Pelicans’ All-Star, the crowd rose to its feet and Davis exchanged high-fives with fans along […]

BRUNSWICK — The Maine Interscholastic Swim League presented awards recognizing the achievements of swimmers over the past year, with a number of local athletes receiving honors. The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Swimmers of the Year Awards went to Brian Hess of Brunswick and Olivia Harper of Morse. The All-State team included Hess and his Brunswick […]

BATH — The Friends of Bath Area Youth Lacrosse will hold a free clinic for boys and girls interested in playing the sport. The clinic will be held on Saturday at Morse High School, with kindergarten-second graders on the field from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by grades 3-6 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. […]

ROCHESTER, Minn. Bowdoin College senior Kate Kerrigan has been named the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division III National Player of the Year in awards announced at the NCAA Championship Banquet on Thursday evening. It is the second time that a Bowdoin player has received Division III women’s basketball’s highest honor, as Kerrigan joins Eileen Flaherty, […]

BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College women’s lacrosse team scored 17 unanswered goals in a dominant 18- 3 win over Plymouth State Sunday afternoon. The Polar Bears improved to 5- 1 ( 2- 1 NESCAC), while Plymouth State fell to 1-2. Plymouth State got out to an early lead over Bowdoin, going up 3- 1 with 7:10 […]