SOUTH HIRAM — The Old Orchard Beach boys basketball team evened its record at 3-3 with an impressive 93-58 road win over Sacopee Valley on Thursday night. The Seagulls held Sacopee Valley to single digits in the first two quarters, while OOB’s Ryan Crockett scored 26 of his game-high 33 points in the opening half. […]
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Morse-Leavitt Boys Basketball: Hornets sink Shipbuilders, 84-67
BATH — The Leavitt Hornets jumped out to a fast start and never looked back, sinking the Morse Shipbuilders, 84-67, in a high school Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference matchup on Wednesday. The Hornets were hot to start the game at Bath Middle School, pushing the lead to 15-6 midway through the opening quarter. Leavitt started the […]
Celtics Win: Hayward’s 35 points powers Boston past Timberwolves in NBA action
BOSTON — Gordon Hayward was off target on all six of his shots in Boston’s previous game and then started with a pair of long misses on Wednesday night against Minnesota. Then it quickly turned around. A 3-pointer from the right side. Another from the left. A basket from the lane and then a dunk, followed […]
Area HS Roundups: Richmond Bobcats pull away for girls hoops win
RICHMOND — Caitlin Kendrick led a balanced attack with 12 points as the Richmond High School girls basketball team rolled to a 49-33 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Mt. Abram on Wednesday. The 2-6 Bobcats also received 11 points from Macy Carver, nine from Hannah Moholland and eight from Bryanne Lancaster. Richmond, which visits Monmouth on […]
Year in Review: Out with 2018, in with 2019
BRUNSWICK — My mother used to tell me that as she aged, the years seemed to go by faster and faster. Moms always seem to be right, and with a blink of eye, 2018 has turned into 2019. It seemed like only yesterday that we were watching the New England Patriots fall to the Philadelphia Eagles […]
New England Patriots News: McCourty on the mend
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty remained sidelined as New England returned to the practice field during its playoff bye week. McCourty left in the third quarter of the Patriots’ 38-3 win over the Jets this past Sunday with what the team called a head injury. The victory gave New England a first-round […]
Winter NHL Classic: Luck of the Irish goes to Bruins, 4-2
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — David Pastrnak delivered once again. Patrice Bergeron showed off his all-around game, and Tuukka Rask made a couple of big stops. Oh, and those suits, too. It was stylish start to the new year for the Boston Bruins. Pastrnak had a goal and an assist, Rask made 36 saves and the Bruins […]
Celtics Report: San Antonio Spurs drops Boston, 120-111
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich had to use some colorful language to explain to the Spurs at halftime that their lack of aggression was troubling him. The Spurs responded with their highest-scoring quarter in 25 years. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 points and San Antonio rode a 46-point third quarter to a 120-111 victory […]
Teams Seeking New Leaders: NFL ‘Black Monday’
Sean Payton despises the term “Black Monday.” And he’s one of the coaches who always survives it. Six head coaches were fired as the NFL season concluded, four of them on Monday. Two, Mike McCarthy in Green Bay and Hue Jackson in Cleveland, didn’t even make it that far. Saints coach Payton, finishing his 13th […]
Same Old, Same Old: Another playoff berth, another bye for Brady and Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots center David Andrews has gone to the playoffs every year he’s been in the NFL, reaching the AFC title game in his first three tries and making the Super Bowl twice. Something he’s never done: played on wild-card weekend. “I don’t know what it’s like doing it any other way,” […]
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