Both New Hampshire and Connecticut have seen a spike in gamblers seeking help since sports betting was introduced.
Drew Bonifant
Staff Writer
Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire native and 2010 graduate of Northeastern University, he came to Maine in September 2016 after four years at the Concord Monitor, where he covered NASCAR, University of New Hampshire hockey and high schools and won a NH Press Association award for his work. He also worked for two years as a college co-op at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. An avid golfer, frequent skier and consumer of sports, movie and music trivia, he’s a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat – and yes, he’s aware of how random those teams seem.
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Field hockey: Cheverus takes down Biddeford to advance to third straight Class A final
Lucy Johnson has a hat trick and Caroline Rousseau scores twice, sending the undefeated Stags back to the state championship game.
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Field hockey: Freeport works overtime again to beat Yarmouth, advance to Class B final
A goal by Sophie Bradford in double overtime gives the Falcons their second straight regional title with a 2-1 victory over the top-seeded Clippers.
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Field hockey: Biddeford stops Gorham 2-1 to advance to Class A South final
Freshmen Cordelia Kane and Emily Hussey and senior goalie Cadence Goulet come up big as the Tigers stymie the Rams.
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Sports betting in Maine will go live on Friday
The Department of Public Safety announces that rules for sports betting have been approved, and that wagers can be placed starting at 9 a.m. Friday.
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Cooper Flagg, the nation’s top basketball prospect, commits to Duke University
The Newport native ends months of speculation by announcing Monday morning on Instagram that he’ll play for the college basketball powerhouse.
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Gun stores in Maine see brisk business in wake of Lewiston shootings
‘It’s been a madhouse,’ an employee at a Lewiston store says of the increase in business. ‘People are scared,’ says a gun shop owner in Augusta.
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Field hockey: Ava Brent scores three goals as York takes down Cape Elizabeth
The senior captain’s hat trick lifts the fourth-seeded Wildcats into the Class B South semifinals with a 4-1 victory.
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Field hockey: Homa’s record-tying performance lifts Gorham over Sanford 7-1 in Class A South quarterfinals
Emerson Homa scores five goals to lead the second-seeded Rams over the seventh-seeded Spartans.
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Field hockey: Veteran goalies could give teams an edge in playoffs
Experienced goaltenders give coaches confidence, while also having the ability to tilt a game in their team’s favor.