WISCASSET Lisbon doubled up its halftime seven-point lead with an 18-point third quarter as the Greyhounds pulled away for a 46-26 victory over Wiscasset in girls Mountain Valley Conference high school basketball action Friday night. Sophomore Giana Russo scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the decisive third quarter. “She’s a fantastic player. She’s […]

NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints face the prospect of seeing their season end where it began. That is, unless they’ve improved enough to turn the tables on the Minnesota Vikings, who beat New Orleans convincingly in Week 1. “That feels like ages and ages ago,” Brees said of the 29-19 loss […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Blake Bortles never had a game like this. Not in college. Not in high school. Not in peewee football. Not even in the backyard against family and friends. Bortles put together one decent drive all day, doing as much with his legs as his arm, and the defensive-minded Jacksonville Jaguars eked out an […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Marcus Mariota did everything he could to help the Titans advance in the playoffs, throwing a crazy touchdown pass to himself , running for crucial first downs and providing the kind of spark that Tennessee needed to rally from a 21-3 halftime hole. Heck, he even threw a crucial block on the […]

KAPALUA, Hawaii Dustin Johnson hit one of the best shots he never saw. Not all of it, anyway. The Sentry Tournament of Champions had reached that stage where all that was left to decide was the margin by which Johnson would win. He had a two-shot lead to start the final round at Kapalua, stretched […]

BOSTON Freshman goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for his first career shutout and three different Black Bears scored in the University of Maine men’s hockey team’s 3-0 victory over Boston University on Saturday night at Agganis Arena. Nolan Vesey, Ryan Smith and Brendan Robbins all found the back of the net. With the victory, […]