Sports - Portland Press Herald

Tight supply of high school game officials faces a new foe: A pandemic

Game officials worried about health risks may choose to sit out this fall, leading to a shortage of qualified officials for varsity contests.

Boston Red Sox

Judge homers twice, Yankees rally to finish sweep of Red Sox

Aaron Judge drives in five runs and hits a tiebreaking homer in the eighth, giving the Yankees a 9-7 win.
Boston Bruins

Shaky start for Bruins in seeding round

Boston, which had the NHL’s best record before the coronavirus shutdown, loses 4-1 to the Flyers its first seeding game leading into the playoffs.
Boston Celtics

Celtics build big lead, hold off Trail Blazers

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combine for 64 points in a 128-124 win.
Sports

Keselowski beats Hamlin in New Hampshire

Brad Keselowski wins for the third time this season, with a small number of fans in attendance at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Sports

On Baseball: Should MLB pull the plug on its season? Not so fast

Instead, Major League Baseball should jettison players whose off-the-field behavior puts the sport at risk during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Manfred confident MLB can get through playoffs despite virus
Outdoors

Mainers aid in effort to help struggling monarch butterflies

The number of monarch waystations – habitat with milkweed and nectar plants that are vital to the caterpillars and butterflies they become – has nearly doubled in Maine over the past four years.

Outdoors

Maine ski areas prepare for winter season during the pandemic

Managers at big resorts and smaller mountains face the challenge of safely offering amenities at their lodges.