The Green Bay Packers have some bitter memories of CenturyLink Field. Who can blame them? The NFC championship game in the 2014 season was in their control until a fake punt by the Seahawks and some bad decisions by the Packers helped Seattle force overtime. Then Russell Wilson spoiled the Cheeseheads’ night with a 35-yard […]
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Thornton Academy standouts sign National Letters of Intent
SACO — It’s a special day for any high school athlete when they sign their National Letter of Intent to compete at the college level — and it’s even better when you can share the stage with four friends. In front of a large group of classmates, coaches, family and friends, five Thornton Academy student-athletes […]
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Kennebunk athletes headed to the next level
KENNEBUNK — Most high school athletes will never get a chance to sign a National Letter of Intent to compete at the next level — but on the first day of the NCAA signing period on Wednesday, three Kennebunk High seniors would join that exclusive club. Kennebunk’s Derek Smith signed with Division I Bryant University […]
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Season Preview: Bowdoin seniors look to lead women’s basketball
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team enjoyed one of the most successful campaigns in its history last season. The Polar Bears enjoyed an exciting run in the Division III NCAA Tournament, advancing to the national final, losing to New England Small College Athletic Conference rival Amherst, 65-45. Bowdoin finished the season with an outstanding 29-3 mark, led […]
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Basketball Homecoming for Coach: Former Brunswick Dragon McCallie returns to face UMaine
DURHAM, N.C. — It’s not that Joanne McCallie isn’t excited to bring her Duke University women’s basketball team to Bangor on Thursday to face the University of Maine. She is. But with plenty going on with her Blue Devils, McCallie hasn’t had a lot of time to think about a return trip to where her collegiate […]
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Biddeford’s O’Guinn, Sanford’s Voter earn SMAA soccer honors
BIDDEFORD — The 2018 Southwestern Maine Activities Association announced its 2018 boys and girls soccer all-star teams recently and a large group of local standouts played their way onto the lists. Sanford senior defender Kevin Voter was named the SMAA boys co-Defensive Player of the Year. Biddeford’s Kaelly O’Guinn earned the SMAA girls Rookie of […]
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Times Record Column: Believing in the Brunswick Dragons football team
BRUNSWICK — The fall high school sports season is winding down. In fact, just one team, one game for our area teams, is left to be played. On Saturday, Brunswick will take on Marshwood in the State Class B football championship at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland (time to be announced). Let’s put this out there right […]
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Growth of Flag Football: With tackle football under pressure, supporters are rallying around flag
PORTLAND — Across an expansive stretch of Portland’s Payson Park, football games are being played on six fields on a brisk, autumn Saturday. Players clad in NFL-licensed jerseys check the play on their pro-style wrist bands before running slants, curls and fly patterns, juking defenders with spin moves, and scoring touchdowns. There are occasional cheers but […]
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Monday Night Football: Manning tosses late touchdown pass for win
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Eli Manning threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard with 53 seconds left and the New York Giants snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco 49ers 27-23 on Monday night. “It meams a lot,” Manning said. “That’s what I told the guys this week. We’ve worked too hard […]
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Patriot Questions: New England faces growing list of issues heading into bye week
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots have been adept at masking most of their issues this season. After a 1-2 start by New England that seemed to offer at least a sliver of opportunity for someone to end its streak of nine straight AFC East titles, it hushed those rumblings by running off six straight victories. But […]
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