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  • Published
    November 15, 2011
    20111114_RedClaws

    Holdovers ready to offer their guidance

    PORTLAND – As the Maine Red Claws went through their annual media day Monday morning at the Portland Expo, first-year coach Dave Leitao looked out at his 12 players as they went from one interview station to another. Yes, he said, practice is going as expected. If, that is, “you expect the unexpected.” Leitao has […]

  • Published
    November 15, 2011
    20111114_RedClaws

    Red Claws get ready: They all have a story

    PORTLAND – Meet Tyc Snow, who in a quiet and disarming way upstaged the bigger names and bigger bodies Tuesday morning at the Maine Red Claws’ annual media day. Dribbling four basketballs at once will do that. So will standing on the basketball court at the Portland Expo and hiding a grin when Mike Tisdale […]

  • Published
    November 12, 2011

    Photo: A heart-felt welcome

    Photo courtesy of Mercy Hospital Dr. Patrick Pierre of Mercy Windham Family Practice, the team doctor for the Maine Red Claws, examines Chris Wright, the first-round draft choice, as team members underwent preseason physicals Friday. The regular season will begin Nov. 25 at Springfield, Mass.  

  • Published
    November 10, 2011

    Red Claws looking good

    Training camp opens Saturday, but team officials like what they see.

  • Published
    November 4, 2011
    Chris Wright, Rob Loe

    Red Claws: Bullish about their draft

    Maine adds several promising players in the D-League draft, led by first-rounder Chris Wright.

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  • Published
    November 2, 2011

    Red Claws to fill roster with draft help

    The Maine Red Claws have the third pick in Thursday’s draft and two second-round picks.

  • Published
    October 27, 2011

    Steve Solloway: We have the Red Claws due in part to Burke

    SOUTH PORTLAND — Jon Jennings was a fresh face with an old idea when he started knocking on doors some four years ago. He was pitching professional basketball for Portland and for every person who told him he could do it, others said he couldn’t. Daniel Burke and Charlie Eshbach lined up behind Jennings in […]

  • Published
    August 30, 2011

    Red Claws will be working for the weekends

    Maine's NBA Development League team will play 23 of its 24 home games on weekends, including 12 on Sundays.

  • Published
    August 17, 2011

    Portland majoring in the minors

    Two years ago, Portland was on the lower end of the nation's top 100 minor league sports markets. Now, boosted by the addition of a basketball team and the tenure of two longtime franchises, the city has been named the No. 5 market nationwide.<br><br>The Sports Business Journal attributes Portland's jump in the rankings to the fact that it has one of the highest attendance-to-population ratios of any multiple-team market.

  • Published
    July 24, 2011

    Claws job next best move for Leitao

    New Red Claws Coach Dave Leitao brings a focus on teaching – and balance – to the court.