BRUNSWICK Later today, the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team will board their team bus for Logan Airport in Boston before jetting off to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Friday’s NCAA Division III national finals, where the Polar Bears face undefeated and second-ranked Wartburg at 8: 30 p.m. Flying to Minnesota on a fast- moving jet seems rather […]

RALEIGH, N.C. The Boston Bruins trailed 4-1 with 10 minutes to go and were down to four healthy defensemen. It was an adverse set of circumstances, to be sure. No matter. Spurred on by Brad Marchand’s words and David Pastrnak’s play, the Bruins pulled off a stirring comeback. Pastrnak scored three of Boston’s five goals […]

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. The Bowdoin College women’s lacrosse team got back into the win column with a 20-12 non-conference win over Rochester Institute of Technology on Tuesday evening in Florida. The Polar Bears moved to 3-1 with the win, while RIT dropped to 1-2. Bowdoin exploded for 14 first-half goals to put the game out of […]

NEW YORK UConn is back in a familiar place — the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s basketball NCAA Tournament. Joining the Huskies as top seeds are Notre Dame, Louisville and Mississippi State. The Huskies enter as the lone unbeaten team and will be vying for their 12th national championship. It’s the ninth time […]

ORONO The University of Maine women’s basketball team earned a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will travel to take on No. 2 Texas at the Frank Erwin Center on Saturday at 6 p.m. The game will be carried live on ESPN2. Maine, making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2004, […]