sports

Published
December 28, 2022

Topsham teen mushes into Junior Iditarod Alaskan dogsled race

Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman and 13 of her Alaskan huskies will compete in a 150-mile dogsled race in February.
Published
December 4, 2022

Commentary: Whither the Black athlete in a post-affirmative action world?

Head basketball coaches across the country have said that Black college athletes stand to be ‘especially harmed’ in campuses that become whiter and more privileged. That much seems obvious.
Published
November 21, 2022

World Cup promises Mainers excitement, camaraderie watching world’s most popular sport

Byrnes’ Irish Pub in Brunswick opened for a special FIFA World Cup viewing event Monday afternoon, joining a spate of Maine bars and breweries that draw fans of the quadrennial event.
Published
October 26, 2022

ESPN sells majority interest in iconic X Games brand

Terms of the sale to MSP Sports Capital were not released.
Published
October 21, 2022

Amid street closure, Portland businesses look forward to Mariners’ puck drop

The ECHL hockey team takes to the ice for its first home game of the season Saturday, and may draw thousands to an area where businesses have been hurt by construction.
Published
August 31, 2022

Brunswick running group provides exercise and community

Less than three months after its inaugural event, Merrymeeting Parkrun, part of a worldwide network of running groups, is drawing more than 20 runners and walkers to its free 5K events each Saturday morning.
Published
August 6, 2022

Commentary: Brittney Griner sentence leaves us waiting and hoping for a nightmare to end

The U.S. must do all it can to bring Griner, and other Americans held in Russia, back home. Trouble is, ‘all it can’ doesn’t seem like enough.
Published
August 2, 2022

Our View: Bill Russell’s legacy goes far beyond his 11 championships

A principled and uncompromising activist, Russell used his status to stand up for racial justice.
Published
June 9, 2022

‘Voice of the Shipbuilders’: Morse grad embarks on next phase

Football PA announcer Jonah Smith helped the school broadcast sports live while the pandemic kept fans out of arenas.
Published
April 26, 2022

Bath teacher hopes to become Yoga Warrior

Morse High School English teacher Johnna Stanton hopes her work with teens will propel her to victory in a series of online votes with a $10,000 prize.