LOS ANGELES — Even before the fourth lead change of the fourth quarter, well before the 1,001st yard of combined offense was tallied, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams already knew this was a classic. Two powerhouse NFL teams at the peak of their brilliance dueled deep into the night at an ecstatic […]
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Bowdoin Women’s Hoops: Polar Bears roll in season opener over Regis, 87-22
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team had the whole off-season to think about last year’s Division III National title game loss to Amherst. The experienced Polar Bears returned to the floor Friday with an emphatic 87-22 win over the Regis College Pride. “We’re really fortunate to have four seniors in the starting lineup who […]
State Class B Football Title Game: Marshwood Hawks fly by Brunswick Dragons, 49-0
PORTLAND — There were a lot of things to talk about with regards to the Marshwood High School football team. Words like big, strong, fast, agile, and smart, were uttered by Brunswick coach Dan Cooper leading into Saturday night’s State Class B championship game at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The purple and white wearing Hawks were all those […]
FSC Playoff for Black Bears: UMaine football gets 1st-round bye, No. 7 seed
BANGOR — The University of Maine went from being considered preseason afterthoughts to one of the nation’s best football teams this fall. That point was clearly made Sunday when the Black Bears learned they received a first-round bye in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Watching the nationally broadcast selection show at the Sea Dog Brewing […]
Polar Bear Weekend: Bowdoin men’s hockey slips past Middlebury, 4-3
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College men’s ice hockey team picked up its first win of the season in a 4-3 final over Middlebury on Saturday afternoon. Both teams are now 1-1 (1-1 NESCAC). Bowdoin scored 4:37 into the game to open up an early 1-0 lead. Keenan Murray fired a shot off Adam Wisco’s pads and […]
Comeback Sunday: Pittsburgh Steelers stun Jacksonville with fourth-quarter rally
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ben Roethlisberger was far from perfect until the fourth quarter, and that was all that mattered for the Pittsburgh Steelers. One week after Roethlisberger had a perfect quarterback rating, he overcame three interceptions and a 16-0 deficit by leading two late scoring drives. He lunged in from the 1 for the winning score […]
Boston signing: Red Sox resign first baseball Pearce to 1-year contract
BOSTON — World Series MVP Steve Pearce is staying with the Red Sox. The journeyman first baseman agreed to a $6.25 million, one-year contract with Boston on Friday. The 35-year-old Pearce was a free agent after completing a $12.5 million, two-year deal that he got from Toronto in December 2016. He earned an additional $150,000 bonus […]
Warriors win third straight Gold Ball
ORONO — It might be a few hours north of Wells, but on Saturday night Alfond Stadium on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono was definitely Warrior Country. A large group of Wells fans made the three-hour trip to UMaine — and the Warriors would give them plenty to cheer about as […]
Mission Accomplished: TA dominates Portland to win Gold Ball
PORTLAND — Heading into Saturday’s Class A state championship game, the Thornton Academy Golden Trojans had yet to find themselves trailing — not for one second. The Trojans made sure it would stay that way as they jumped out to a 21-0 lead just over six minutes into the game and they never looked back […]
Thornton Academy caps perfect season with Class A title
Anthony Bracamonte put his electrifying stamp on the Class A state championship game, quickly and often. The senior slot back scored on a 61-yard pass from Kobe Gaudette on the third play from scrimmage By the time Thornton Academy finished its first unbeaten season since 1986 with a 49-14 win Saturday against Portland at Fitzpatrick […]
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