JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Troy Merritt isn’t obsessed with his position in the FedEx Cup and what he needs to advance in the PGA Tour’s postseason. He figures the best solution is good golf, and he delivered his best round of the year Thursday in The Northern Trust. Merritt began with a 10-foot par save, followed […]
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Photo gallery — Seacoast United Soccer in Brunswick
THE SEACOAST UNITED SOCCER CAMP rolled into Brunswick this week as the Parks and Recreation Department hosted its week-long clinic at Edwards Field. Boys and girls ages 4-14 participated.
Woods rested, back not entirely ready for FedEx Cup playoffs
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tiger Woods is plenty rested going into the FedEx Cup playoffs. Whether he’s ready is day to day. Woods stopped hitting full shots on the back nine of Liberty National on Wednesday during his pro-am round for The Northern Trust, a precautionary move during a year in which he repeatedly has said […]
O’s, Red Sox to meet in 2020 MLB Little League Classic
BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will meet next year in the fourth MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The matchup between AL East foes is scheduled for Aug. 23 and will serve as a home game for the Orioles. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde says, “We’re looking forward to it. I’ve never […]
Red Sox fall to Royals, 6-2
BOSTON — Jorge Soler didn’t have to wait for the question about the Green Monster to be finished before breaking into a wide smile. Soler hit a pair of long two-run homers over the Monster, Jakob Junis pitched six effective innings and the Kansas City Royals snapped their seven-game losing streak by beating the Boston Red […]
McGrath maintains his mastery in 2-0 Sea Dogs victory
PORTLAND — Left-hander Daniel McGrath continued his remarkable run and the Portland Sea Dogs suddenly find themselves contenders. Portland topped the Erie Seawolves, 2-0, Tuesday night, before 6,433 at Hadlock Field. The Sea Dogs improved to 23-22 in the Eastern League’s second half – sitting in second place in the East Division. They are five games […]
Photos from Bath Youth Football
THE BATH RECREATION DEPARTMENT and the Bath Youth Football League is holding a football camp open to boys and girls that are going into grades 3-6 this upcoming school year. Sessions run this week and from Aug. 19-23 at Maritime Field in Bath. You can still sign up through the Bath Recreation Department or at […]
Photos — Girls hoops camp held in Topsham
New Mt. Ararat High School girls basketball coach Julie Petrie held a girls youth basketball camp inside the high school gymnasium last week, with several SAD-75 players participating. In the photos, clockwise from the top left, Sylvia Keller shows her dribbling skills; Kamryn Chase gets low during a drill; and Amia Kennedy keeps her eyes up.
Fading Red Sox swept by Yankees
NEW YORK — A couple of things have remained constant for the New York Yankees all season: They keep getting hurt and they keep winning games. Aaron Judge and Gio Urshela homered early as a makeshift Yankees lineup pounded David Price in a 7-4 victory Sunday night that sent the defending World Series champion Boston Red […]
Lisbon and Mt. Ararat’s Petrie has a full slate
TOPSHAM — On Aug. 19, the familiar whistle and vocal leader of the Lisbon High School field hockey team, Julie Petrie, will be heard as she runs her Greyhounds through their paces on the opening day of fall practice. However, come late November, Petrie will be patrolling a different court when the girls’ basketball season kicks […]