Fighting for the first time in more than a year, Maine’s Mike Brown loses in less than a minute.
Steve Craig
Staff Writer
Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene and, more recently, the Portland Hearts of Pine men's professional soccer team. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office in Skowhegan at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he had a multi-year stint as the Portland Press Herald's freelance motorsports writer. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Press Herald. Steve was named the National Sports Media Association's 2022 Maine Sportswriter of the Year, 27 years after winning the award for New Hampshire.
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Oregon fighter takes light heavyweight bout
BOSTON — Chael Sonnen caught Mauricio Rua in a submission choke hold in the first round and finished off his main event win at UFC Fight Night 26 at TD Garden in Boston. The show was the first-ever live event on Fox Sports1. Sonnen (29-13-1) was coming off consecutive losses in the premier mixed martial […]
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Four Mainers in mixed martial arts
Marcus Davis, Mike Brown and Ray Wood have all benefited from the work of Dana White.
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UFC chief with ties to Maine has overseen fight to the top
The sport is growing under the eyes of its de facto commissioner, who grew up near Bangor.
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Local Auto Racing: Rowe is missed, but race goes on
The Beech Ridge community was hit hard by the late-night pit-area accident that killed Gregory Rowe, 47, of Standish. Rowe, a member of Sport Series veteran Sally Gherardi-Hatch’s crew, was reportedly riding on the bumper of a slow moving truck exiting the speedway at 11:30 p.m. Saturday. He fell off the truck and was run […]
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NECBL: Mainers swept out by playoff loss
Sanford’s late-season surge comes to an end, and so does the 2013 season.
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Mainers out in NECBL baseball playoffs
Newport’s Sean Hartnett threw six shutout innings and his bullpen slammed the door on a 4-0 win Monday night at Goodall Park.
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Saco Little League brings a won’t-lose-twice attitude
Saco has plenty of experience in pressure games as it prepares for the Little League regional in Connecticut.
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TD Bank 250 Notebook: Brackett loses a part, but not the heat
OXFORD – The six 25-lap qualifying heats of the 40th annual TD Bank 250 featured some outstanding racing as a total of 64 cars tried to get into the final at Oxford Plains Speedwa on Sunday. After moving past Scott Dragon of Williston, Vt., on the first lap, T.J. Brackett of Buckfield won the first […]
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Bad things happen to Babbs at the state’s premier race
A blown engine and the ensuing heartbreak are the latest misfortunes for the father-and-son team.