BRUNSWICK — As high schools prepare for the start of their fall sports regular season, local golf teams officially open the campaign this week with their first team matches. Defending Class A champion Mt. Ararat returns a solid core this season, while Freeport, which finished third in Class B, also brings back a group of talented […]
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Red Sox outlast Rockies, 10-6
DENVER — Some of Jackie Bradley Jr.’s teammates pointed up into the sky. Others held their arms aloft in utter disbelief. They didn’t need a measurement to know his blast went a long, long way. Bradley opened Boston’s three-homer night with a solo shot into the third deck, and the Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies […]
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Sea Dogs rally for 3-2 win over Ponies
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Marcus Wilson hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning to give the Portland Sea Dogs a 3-2 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Monday. Nick Lovullo scored on the play after he reached base with a single and advanced to second on a single by Wilson. Earlier in the inning, Charlie […]
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Dwight Howard back to Lakers
LOS ANGELES — Dwight Howard rejoined the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, six seasons after his acrimonious departure. The eight-time All-Star center and 15-year NBA veteran is the Lakers’ improbable choice to fill the sudden roster vacancy created by DeMarcus Cousins’ knee injury. Howard spent one memorable season with the Lakers in 2012-13 after joining the […]
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No majors, but a major finish by McIlroy
ATLANTA — Rory McIlroy never felt richer than when he knocked in a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the FedEx Cup. Only it had nothing to do with the money. It was never about $15 million. Even before he teed off in the Tour Championship — facing a five-shot deficit before he […]
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Preseason scrimmages in Freeport
THE FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL girls soccer team hosted a three-team round robin with Traip and Gorham at Joan Benoit Samuelson Track and Field at Freeport High School on Saturday. Freeport opens the regular season at Gray-New Gloucester on Sept. 5 at 6 p.m.
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Machado’s homer lifts Padres to 3-1 win over Red Sox
SAN DIEGO — It took just one swing by Manny Machado in the first inning to give the San Diego Padres all the runs they’d need to avoid being swept by the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox. Machado hit a two-run home run — his first in more than three weeks — and left-hander […]
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Field hockey teams show all the right moves in dance off
WINSLOW — Saturday just before noon, the most competitive event of the high school sports preseason, if not the entire fall, took place at Winslow High School. The participants look forward to this all off season. For the winner, it can set the tone for the season to come. Of course, we’re talking about the annual […]
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New coach, familiar voice, familiar face
Brunswick — It’s been since 2011 where the Brunswick High School field hockey team made the postseason. After years of steady improvement and the growth of the youth program, coupled with the hire of new coach Carrie Sullivan, the Dragons are poised to continue on that path. Sullivan takes over for Karen Paquin this fall after […]
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Red Sox make quick work of Royals, 5-4
BOSTON — Brock Holt helped the Red Sox make quick work of the Kansas City Royals in a victory that was two weeks in the making. Holt hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as Boston beat Kansas City 5-4 on Thursday to complete the weather-suspended game that began Aug. 7. “We […]