SACO — The stands at Thornton Academy’s Hill Stadium were peppered with eager families during the evening session of the school’s youth football camp on a warm Thursday night in Saco.  The high attendance for a practice session at the stadium isn’t uncommon.  For a community that’s seen its high school team win four Class […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has reportedly filed a grievance with the NFL over a league rule that prevents him from wearing his 10-year-old helmet. ESPN reported that Brown had a two-hour conference call Friday with an independent arbitrator to state his case for why he should be able to use […]

PHILADELPHIA — Colin Kaepernick is eager to prove he’s good enough to play in the NFL. A person close to Kaepernick told The Associated Press on Friday: “Colin has always been prepared to compete at the highest level and is in the best shape of his life.” The person spoke anonymously because of the confidential […]

BOSTON — J.D. Martinez had a moment of panic in between home runs when a drive deep to right didn’t quite make it out of Fenway Park. Two other hits by Martinez did as he slugged a pair of homers while leading the Boston Red Sox to a 16-4 rout of the slumping Los Angeles […]