BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora went to reliever Brandon Workman in the eighth inning and knew what his options were for his beleaguered bullpen when things got tight in the ninth. “It’s either him or him,” said Cora after Workman threw 45 pitches and got out of a jam each inning as Boston held […]
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Eight-man football becoming a reality
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — To Gray-New Gloucester varsity head football coach Brian Jahna, the time to talk about eight-man football is over. “I know people still talk about it in Maine, but we don’t,” he said. “We just do what we do and that’s try to get better.” Jahna’s Patriots and other Maine teams making the […]
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Pumpsie Green, 1st black player on Boston Red Sox, dies
BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85. The Red Sox said Green, who lived in California most of his life, died Wednesday at in a hospital in San Leandro, near Oakland; no cause of […]
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Local football standouts prepare for 30th Lobster Bowl Classic
DOVER-FOXCROFT — For many players, the 30th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic presents a final opportunity to wear a high school jersey one last time before trading the fabric for a college uniform. For Biddeford’s Carter Edgerton, Saturday’s all-star game at Thornton Academy’s Hill Stadium represents the final chance he’ll have to represent Tiger Pride […]
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Campers on the greens: Brunswick Golf Club hosts youth Golf Camp
MT. ARARAT HIGH SCHOOL golf coach Gerry Caron is running the combined Brunswick and Topsham recreation departments annual “Golf Camp” at Brunswick Golf Club on Tuesday’s throughout July. Campers are learning several key golf skills, from chipping and putting, to game management.
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Red Sox-Blue Jays: Tough debut for Cashner in 10-4 Boston setback
BOSTON — Toronto pitcher Jacob Waguespack spent the day before his first major league start as a tourist in Fenway Park, signing his name inside the Green Monster and FaceTiming his high school coaches from the dugout. When the time came for him to take the mound, it was the Red Sox who were caught looking. […]
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Open Championship Preview: Woods prepping for final major of year
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Tiger Woods was on the practice range when the gates at the British Open opened Tuesday, and before long he was on the tee and ready to go. He just didn’t go for very long. Woods played a full round at Royal Portrush when he arrived Sunday morning, and then again on […]
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MLB Capsules — Harper drives in 5, Phillies top Dodgers
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper hit a two-run double off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen with one out in the bottom of the ninth after pinch-hitter Matt Beaty hit a three-run homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris in the top half, rallying the Phillies to a 9-8 win over Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Pinch-hitter Andrew Knapp hit […]
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On the pitch with Topsham Rec’s Mt. Ararat soccer camp
THE TOPSHAM RECREATION DEPARTMENT is holding its Mt. Ararat Soccer Camp this week at the Foreside Field Complex in Topsham. Mt. Ararat High School boys soccer coach Jack Rioux and his staff are working with athletes from kindergarten through eighth grade. The camp runs all week through Friday from 10 a.m.-noon.