TORONTO — Michael Chavis got his team a win and his teammates some rest. Rafael Devers joined an exclusive club of young Red Sox sluggers who have homered in three straight games, Chavis hit a tiebreaking homer in the 13th inning and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Wednesday night. The teams conclude their […]
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A long time coming: Bruins-Blues set to meet in Stanley Cup Final
Seeing the famous photo of Bobby Orr scoring the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning goal to beat his St. Louis Blues doesn’t bring back bad memories for Scotty Bowman. “Not really,” the legendary coach said. “Because we didn’t have a big opportunity to win that series.” Orr and the big, bad Boston Bruins swept Bowman’s overmatched, expansion-era […]
Freeport Falcons focused on tennis title
FREEPORT _ It was June 2018, and the Freeport High School boys’ tennis team had just finished a 3-2 loss to Caribou in the State Class B championship at Lewiston High School. There was disappointed. Why wouldn’t there be — when a team comes all so close to realizing a dream of being the Class B’s […]
Area roundups: Taylor, Goddard lead Dragons to big baseball victory, 4-1
BRUNSWICK — Coenradt Taylor drove in a pair of runs during a key three-run second inning as the Brunswick High School baseball team defeated Messalonskee, 4-1, in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference matchup. The Dragons improved to 5-8 and host Lewiston today at 4 p.m. Brunswick moved into the final Class A North Heal Point playoff […]
Blue Jays power past Red Sox, 10-3
TORONTO — It turns out Rowdy Tellez can hit left-handers, too. Tellez went deep twice and collected a career-high five RBIs, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. It was the first multihomer game for the 24-year-old rookie, who bats from the left side. Three of his eight homers […]
NBA playoffs: Raptors rout Bucks, 120-102, to even series
TORONTO — With a weary Kawhi Leonard fighting through fatigue, the Toronto Raptors found enough energy to pull away from the Milwaukee Bucks. Kyle Lowry led the way. Lowry scored 25 points, Leonard had 19 and the Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-102 on Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece. […]
Price returns, Red Sox beat Jays 12-2
TORONTO — David Price returned to the Boston Red Sox with another outstanding performance against Toronto Blue Jays. The 33-year-old left-hander did not allow any earned runs over five innings in a 12-2 rout Monday that improved his record against the Blue Jays to 22-3, including 13-1 in 18 starts at Toronto. Price (2-2) had not […]
Girls high school lacrosse: Messalonskee downs Brunswick, 15-9
OAKLAND – Kaitlyn Smith scored five goals to lead Messalonskee (3-5) over Brunswick (2-6), 15-9, in a girls Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference lacrosse game on Monday. Shauna Clark and Katie Seekins each had three goals and Sadie Colby made eight saves for the Eagles. Emily Cloutier scored five goals for the Dragons. MacKenzie Dorr, Amanda Cloutier, […]
High school girls lacrosse: Saints grab momentum, down Falcons, 17-13
AUBURN — Monday’s Western Maine Conference high school girls’ lacrosse contest between Freeport and St. Dom’s had momentum swing after momentum swing. The Saints didn’t let the Falcons go on a big second-half run, and St. Dom’s came away with a 17-13 victory in a Class C showdown on Monday. St. Dom’s was led by Charlotte […]