Foxborough, Mass. — When the going gets tough, Tom Brady goes to Rob Gronkowski. The Patriots tight end had only three catches against the Chiefs on Sunday night, but he had big gains on each of the team’s final two drives to help New England beat previously undefeated Kansas City 43-40. Gronkowski had a 42-yard catch […]
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NBA Opener: Boston Celtics healthy, eager to embrace favorites tag in Eastern Division
Boston — The band is back together in Boston. Or, at least, it’s healthy again. Hopes were high for the Celtics going into last season thanks to a revamped roster that included All-Star additions Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. Everything changed five minutes into the season with Hayward’s gruesome leg injury. Expectations changed again late in […]
Boston Red Sox Notes: Pitcher Chris Sale to join Red Sox in Houston for ALCS
Houston — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will be back with his teammates for Game 3 of the AL Championship Series after an overnight stay in a hospital because of a stomach illness. Boston said it planned to wait until he rejoins the team in Houston on Tuesday before deciding when the lanky lefty will […]
High School Boys Soccer: NYA bogs down Richmond, 4-1
RICHMOND – Cam Goodrich netted a pair of goals and Ryan Baker added a goal and two assists to lead North Yarmouth Academy to a 4-1 victory over Richmond in high school boys Class D soccer action on Monday. While dodging the raindrops on a wet field in the raw temperatures, the Panthers outshot the […]
NLCS: Milwaukee Brewers blank Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-0, for 2-1 series lead
Los Angeles — The Milwaukee Brewers know they can count on their intimidating bullpen to get outs. They may not have been expecting a twice-demoted shortstop to generate so much offense. Jhoulys Chacin combined with four relievers on a five-hitter and Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer in a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday […]
Spartans fall to Red Riots
SANFORD — Aleks Kaurin finished with a goal and an assist off free kicks as he helped South Portland secure a 2-0 victory over Sanford at Alumni Stadium on Monday night. “Last Tuesday, we lost to Portland in a game that we would have liked to have back — we didn’t think we played that […]
High School Roundup: Tigers sweep Hawks
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford volleyball team swept Marshwood 3-0 on Monday night. The Tigers closed out their 2018 regular season with a 10-4 record after dominating Marshwood 25-8, 25-11 and 25-22. Gracie Martin had 15 kills and Brooke Resisfellder had 20 assists to lead Biddeford Renee Dutremble, Lexi Matteau and Chantel Perrault all finished with […]
Trojans take down Spartans, earn trip to quarterfinals
SANFORD — The No. 9 Thornton Academy and No. 8 Sanford field hockey teams not only had to battle each other for a spot in the Class A South quarterfinals — the Golden Trojans and Spartans would also need to take down Mother Nature on Saturday afternoon. The visiting Trojans would get the job done […]
Area High School Glance: Freeport Falcons downs Cape Elizabeth Capers, 2-1 in boys soccer action
FREEPORT — Sam Tourigny scored the game-winning goal with 12 minutes remaining as the Freeport High School boys soccer team knocked off Cape Elizabeth, 2-1, in Western Maine Conference action on Friday. The Falcons finished the regular season with a 9-3-2 mark, while the Capers fell to 5-4-3. Killian Lathrop gathered a loose ball in the […]
High School Football: Mt. Ararat Eagles chew up Westbrook Blue Blazes, 44-24
TOPSHAM — The 2018 Mt. Ararat High School football team has faced several challenges so far this season. From the sudden resignation of their head football coach prior to the opening game, to several contests that slipped away early, the Eagles entered Saturday’s home game at the Topsham Fairgrounds against fellow one-win Class B South team […]
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