READING, Pa. — Austin Bossart hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Reading Fightin Phils beat the Portland Sea Dogs 3-2 on Sunday. The Fightin Phils swept the four-game series with the win. In the top of the third, Portland grabbed the lead on a home run by Bobby […]
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NBA free agency begins
Damian Lillard wasn’t a top-five pick. Tobias Harris wasn’t a lottery pick. Khris Middleton wasn’t even a first-rounder. Their bank balances won’t know the difference soon. Free agency opened Sunday with nearly $3 billion in deals getting struck in the opening hours — including Kyrie Irving officially picking Brooklyn, as has been expected, but without […]
Golf notes — Stricker wins Senior Open
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Steve Stricker made his U.S. Senior Open debut one for the record book. Stricker birdied the opening hole Sunday and never was threatened on his way to a 1-under 69 for a six-shot victory. He finished at 19-under 261 on the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, breaking by three shots the […]
Area athletes named to KVAC All-Star and Academic Teams
Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Spring Awards CLASS A BASEBALL ALL CONFERENCE First Team Hunter Lohr Mt. Ararat Second Team Austin Damon Mt. Ararat Henry Burnham Brunswick CLASS B BASEBALL ALL CONFERENCE First Team Jackson Walker Morse Asa Hodgdon Morse ALL ACADEMIC Cameron Daly Brunswick Hunter Lohr Mt. Ararat CLASS A SOFTBALL ALL CONFERENCE First Team […]
Photo gallery — Brunswick Rec. holds baseball camp
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Recreation Department held a week-long baseball camp this week at Lishness Fields led by Bowdoin College head baseball coach Mike Connolly.
Area athletes named to MVC All-Star and Academic Teams
Mountain Valley Conference spring awards BASEBALL ALL-STARS First Team Noah Austin Lisbon Hunter Brissette Lisbon D.J. Douglass Lisbon Luca Francis Lisbon Levi Levesque Lisbon Second Team Neil Larochelle Lisbon Honorable mention Justin Le Lisbon Jack Tibbetts Lisbon Haiden Dunning Wiscasset Player of the year Lucas Francis Lisbon Coach of the year Randy Ridley Lisbon SOFTBALL […]
Third annual Rumble at The Ballpark to be held
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The third annual Rumble at The Ballpark is under a month away and there is still time for high school and college-age wrestlers to sign up to compete. The event, which is sponsored by Moriarty Electric, will be held on Saturday, July 20. The scheduled start time for the tournament is 1 […]
Yanks, Red Sox promote MLB’s Euro arrival
LONDON — An array of retired All-Stars and Hall of Famers conducted a youth clinic. Workers put final touches on new clubhouses, batting cages and bullpens. No ducks on the pond quite yet — not so soon after flying across it. Having landed in London, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox relaxed, saw a […]
NBA — It’s a Big Apple free agency battle
NEW YORK — It’s been seven years since the Nets crossed the Hudson River and took up residence in the Knicks’ city. A real rivalry might finally arrive Sunday. Rarely relevant at the same time on the basketball court, the Knicks and Nets are front and center in the free agency race, two of the teams […]
England beats Norway to reach semis
LE HAVRE, France — Lucy Bronze helped set up the first two goals before completing England’s 3-0 victory over Norway with a powerful shot of her own Thursday night, sending the team into its second straight Women’s World Cup semifinal. After finishing third at the last tournament four years ago, England will now face either France […]