FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are universally regarded as two of the best quarterbacks of their generation. Brady has spent the better part of his 19 seasons in the NFL eclipsing virtually every milestone set by his predecessors. Along the way, he’s captured every major piece of hardware the league has to offer […]
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Bay Area NFL: Surprise starter powers San Francisco 49ers, 34-3
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nick Mullens got several hundred congratulatory text messages, a phone call from Brett Favre and his Twitter account verified. Delivering the most productive game by a quarterback in his NFL debut since the merger leads to many accolades. Mullens threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers thoroughly […]
No. 1 Warriors roll past Ramblers
WELLS — The No. 1 Wells football team punched their ticket to Class D South regional final after taking down No. 5 Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale 41-22 at Warrior Memorial Field on Thursday night. “I’m happy as heck. There was a lot of stuff being said, ‘they should have beat us the first game.’ Our kids really took […]
Spartans confident heading into showdown with powerhouse Thornton Academy
SACO — The last time the Sanford football team traveled to Thornton Academy, the visiting Spartans would walk away on the wrong side of a 48-0 score — but they also left Saco knowing they played probably their worst game of the year. “The biggest thing that we learned is we just did not play […]
Polar Bear News: Bowdoin College to host women’s volleyball tourney
BRUNSWICK — The 2018 NESCAC Volleyball Championship heads to Bowdoin College this weekend for the first time since 2015. The Polar Bears earned the top seed and the right to host the tournament at Morrell Gymnasium, with quarterfinal round action beginning on Friday at 5 p.m. Semifinal matches will be played on Saturday, followed by the […]
Boston World Series Hero: David Price to return to Red Sox for 2019 season
BOSTON — Three days after a World Series victory that transformed him from a postseason flop to an October hero, Red Sox left-hander David Price said at the team’s victory parade Wednesday that he would stay in Boston rather than opt out of his contract and become a free agent. “I’m not going anywhere,” Price said […]
Class B South Boys Soccer: Freeport punches ticket to state championship game
Freeport — No candy was needed to amp up the boys high school soccer teams from Cape Elizabeth and Freeport as the two Western Maine Conference foes battled for the Class B South title Wednesday night. Both teams played with a lot of intensity and energy, each not giving an inch at Joan Benoit Samuelson Track […]
Class A North Boys Soccer: Mt. Ararat Eagles come up a goal short against Lewiston, 1-0
Mt Ararat’s Mason Brigham, left and Lewiston’s Hussein Hassan battle for the ball during Wednesday’s championship game in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON – On a night when the ghosts and goblins were out collecting candy, the Lewiston High School boys soccer team scored the least scary goal of the season. A penalty kick goal just […]
Class D South girls soccer: Richmond run ends with loss to NYA
Richmond – The top-seeded Richmond Bobcats girls soccer team won’t repeat as champions of Class D. The Bobcats found themselves in unfamiliar territory, falling 1-0 to the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers in Wednesday’s Class D South final. The Panthers victory breaks a streak of eight consecutive regional titles for the Bobcats. NYA managed a tie at […]
NFL Pro Picks: Battle of Bay Area is more like skirmish for high draft pick
The Battle of the Bay Area in prime time is more like a skirmish for a high pick in next April’s draft, perhaps even the first overall selection. Yep, that’s how bad the Raiders and 49ers have been so far. When they meet in Santa Clara, California, on Thursday night, how much of the nation […]
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