ATLANTA — Todd Gurley says he often communicated with two other former Georgia running backs, Sony Michel and Nick Chubb, during the 2018 season. Now that Gurley and Michel are having a Super Bowl reunion as the leading rushers for the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots, respectively, that conversation is on hold. Gurley says […]
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Rams roll to win over rival Tigers
KENNEBUNK — Most teams have one or two players that they count on to handle most of the scoring — the Kennebunk Rams are not most teams. Kennebunk has plenty of offensive weapons and any of the Rams’ starters could go off on a given night. On Tuesday night it would be Max Murray and […]
Big fourth quarter leads Kennebunk past Biddeford
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk girls basketball team put together an impressive fourth quarter as the Rams pulled away for a 48-35 win over visiting Biddeford on Tuesday afternoon. “I was very proud of them,” said Kennebunk coach Rob Sullivan. “We’ve had some fourth quarters as of late where we’ve been behind a few points and […]
High School Roundup: Jones nails three at buzzer to lift TA
SACO — Thornton Academy sophomore Payton Jones hit a contested 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Golden Trojans to a 50-47 win over Deering on Tuesday night. Dylan Griffin led the way for TA (12-4) with 17 points and Jones finished with 16 points. Deering (9-6) was led by Ben Onek with a game-high […]
Connor scores twice, adds shootout winner as Jets top Bruins
BOSTON — Kyle Connor scored back-to-back goals 34 seconds apart in the third period and delivered the only goal in a shootout to lift the Winnipeg Jets over the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 36 shots for the Jets and didn’t allow anything past him in the tiebreaker, stopping Brad Marchand […]
Bowdoin College Roundup: Polar Bears edge MMA in men’s basketball
CASTINE — The Bowdoin College men’s basketball team pulled away in the second half for an 84-63 non-conference win at Maine Maritime Academy on Monday evening. The Polar Bears improved to 12-7 this season, while the Mariners dropped to 9-9. The Polar Bears shot 53-percent from the field in the first half but failed to pull […]
Girls Basketball: Lisbon downs Telstar Rebels, 37-32
LISBON — Charlee Cox had a double-double as the Lisbon High School girls basketball team picked up its second straight Mountain Valley Conference win, 37-32, over Telstar on Monday. The Greyhounds (3-12) led 10-6, 20-10 and 26-20 at the quarter breaks. Cox had 13 points and 12 rebounds to pace Lisbon, while Mallory Fairbanks picked up […]
Boys Basketball: St. Dom’s Saints top Breakers, 58-56
AUBURN — Senior Ethan Bosse had trouble remembering when the St. Dominic’s Academy boys’ basketball team won a home game inside Callahan Family Memorial Gymnasium. On Monday against Pine Tree Academy, the Saints rode Bosse’s touch, edging past the Breakers, 58-56 — the first home win for St. Dom’s boys basketball in three years. Pine Tree […]
A New Beginning: A long time coming for St. John’s
BRUNSWICK — That the St. John’s Catholic School girls’ basketball team reigned supreme in a game on Jan. 16 was just one of the many things to celebrate for All Saints parishioners and Brunswick community members that evening. It marked the first home game on the St. John’s campus ever, dating back to the school’s opening […]
Boston tops Brooklyn: Celtics end Nets’ 6-game winning streak
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics blocked out an emotional loss to the Golden State Warriors over the weekend. They swatted away a franchise record-tying number of shots, too. Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points, and the Celtics beat Brooklyn 112-104 on Monday night to snap the injury-riddled Nets’ six-game winning streak. Aron Baynes […]