BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts found a way to neutralize Oakland’s dynamic center fielder. Bogaerts hit a tying two-run double that sailed over the head of Ramón Laureano, who made a bad read during a six-run third inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 9-4 on Monday night. When Oakland took three of four from […]
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Area high school roundups: Greely runs past ’Builders in girls’ lacrosse
CUMBERLAND — The Greely High School girls’ lacrosse team darted out to an early lead and downed Morse, 16-4, on Saturday. The Rangers led 10-3 at the half. Brooke Clement tallied four goals and three assists in the win, while Sam Goldburg picked up three goals and an assist. Adding two goals each were Elsa Dean-Muncie, […]
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HS Baseball: Lisbon rolls past Boothbay
KENTS HILL – The early spring weather has not been kind to high school sports teams so far. The Lisbon High School baseball team managed to get in its second Mountain Valley Conference game out of four scheduled on Saturday, but had to travel an hour north to Kents Hill to play its home opener against […]
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Celtics roll past Bucks in opener, 112-90
MILWAUKEE — Al Horford stood his ground as Giannis Antetokounmpo charged his way. Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks’ MVP candidate, desperately wanted to provide a spark and cut into a second-half lead against Horford’s Boston Celtics in the opener of a second-round playoff series on Sunday. He drove hard into the lane, quickly switched directions and tried […]
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Bowdoin College roundups: Softball sweeps Bates, tennis teams win
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College softball team locked up the second seed in the NESCAC East standings following a 5-1 win over Bates to close out the regular season. The Polar Bears are 26-10 (8-4 NESCAC) after sweeping the three-game series against the Bobcats (14-20, 5-7 NESCAC). The Bobcats scored first in each of the three […]
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Pedroia could start rehab assignment Thursday in Portland
BOSTON — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will likely begin an injury rehabilitation assignment Thursday at Double-A Portland to test his balky, surgically-repaired left knee that caused him to miss all but three games last season. The 35-year-old started this season on the injured list and played in just six games before leaving an […]
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Mainewhile: Let our words do the talking
Lately, I have found myself in some clunky and awkward conversations because of language. Mind you, it wasn’t that there was anything inherently awkward about the situation or conversation itself, we just didn’t have the right words on hand. Example: we now understand that gender is a lot more than just “boy or girl.” Good […]
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NFL Draft: Pats take Auburn’s Stidham as possible successor to Brady
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jarrett Stidham now stands where several others have before him — as a possible successor to Tom Brady as quarterback of the New England Patriots. But like nine other drafted signal-callers before him, Stidham knows it’s best to concentrate solely upon making the football team first and worry later about what his role […]
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NASCAR: Chase Elliott wins Cup race at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Chase Elliott felt right at home, embraced by fans at a track a few hours from home and one where his father celebrated victory a couple of decades before. This time it was Chase’s turn. Elliott won the Cup Series race Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, giving Chevrolet its first victory of the season. […]
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Sale drops to 0-5 as Rays beat Sox, 5-2
BOSTON _ Chris Sale is still searching for answers — and a victory, too. The Boston Red Sox ace remained winless in six starts this season, giving up Daniel Robertson’s two-run homer in the first inning and Yandy Diaz’s two-run triple in the second during a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. “I […]