LISBON For three quarters, Lisbon’s Jonah Sautter kept the Richmond High School boys basketball team on its heels, trailing by as many as 14 points as Sautter rarely missed. Problem for the Greyhounds is a basketball game consists of four quarters, as Richmond rallied for a 57-55 Mountain Valley Conference win on Friday. Nate Kendrick […]

RICHMOND When Lisbon High School girls basketball coach Julie Petrie discussed her team’s 40-30 Mountain Valley Conference loss to newcomer Richmond Saturday night, there was little disappointment in her voice. Instead, she praised her Greyhounds, who stood toe-to-toe with the Bobcats in a defensive battle, with neither team giving an inch in a physical contest. […]

NEW ORLEANS Nick Saban is back in his comfort zone. Let others run up the points. He’ll take a defensive slugfest every time. Especially when it gives Alabama another shot at a national title. In a game where every yard was a struggle, the Crimson Tide defenders took matters into their own hands. They accounted […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Bill Belichick made it a priority to get his team prepared for frigid weather leading up to the Patriots’ regular-season finale against the New York Jets. With home-field advantage throughout the playoffs following a 26-6 victory on Sunday, the AFC’s road to the Super Bowl will again run through New England. Dion Lewis […]

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. The Buffalo Bills snapped the longest current non-playoff drought in North American pro sports with a 22-16 victory Sunday at Miami and Cincinnati’s victory at Baltimore. The Bills hadn’t made the postseason since 1999. Buffalo (9-7) will travel to Jacksonville next weekend in a wild-card game. Bengals 31, Ravens 27 BALTIMORE (AP) […]

The Buffalo Bills are in the NFL playoffs. They needed some last-minute help from Cincinnati after Buffalo had won at Miami 22-16 Sunday. Those results lifted the Bills into the final AFC wild-card spot and a visit to Jacksonville next Sunday. Tennessee had a win-and-get-in scenario and took advantage by beating the AFC South champion […]

BRUNSWICK Marley Groat swished a 3- pointer with one second remaining in regulation to lift the undefeated Brunswick High School girls basketball team to a 65-63 victory over Greely on Friday in a Class A South contest. In a rematch of last season’s Class A South regional final won by the Dragons (6- 0), Brunswick […]

NEW YORK J.T. Miller was in the perfect spot in front of the goal to take advantage of a rebound in overtime and keep the New York Rangers perfect in four regular season outdoor games. Miller scored a power-play goal 2:43 into the extra period to lift the Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the […]

WATERVILLE Jack Cosgrove, the winningest coach in University of Maine football history, is bringing his passion and skills to Colby College as the new head football coach, the college announced Friday. Cosgrove, head coach for the Black Bears for 23 years, takes over at Colby Jan. 8. “Jack’s extensive experience, energy, and proven success make […]

BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team matched its best start in 10 years, improving to 11-0 with a 92-49 victory over Hartwick on Saturday in the final game of the 2017 Coastal Maine Classic inside Morrell Gymnasium. Bowdoin jumped to a 19-8 lead after one quarter of play and held a 43-27 advantage at […]