The Black Bears get two chances to defeat a top team at Merrimack tonight and on Saturday.
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas does not always write about baseball. It just seems that way, starting with his early days covering spring training for the St. Petersburg Times, to his current role of bi-locating at both Hadlock Field and Fenway Park, reporting on the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox. In the off-season, he still writes about baseball, while venturing to hockey rinks and basketball arenas, especially when it comes to the University of Maine and local colleges. Thomas has received awards for his work, but his greatest prize is home, which includes one patient wife, nine children and an aging chocolate Labrador.
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College Roundup: Black Bears looking like a contender
Back in October, when a reporter suggested to University of Maine men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward that he might be in for a rebuilding year, he frowned. The coach said he was not using the R-word. And, in fact, these 2011-12 Black Bears had some talent. “We have some pieces we have to mesh together,” […]
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On Baseball: It’s not too early to start thinking about spring
Back from vacation, with a little catching up to do … First of all, some dates: Feb. 19: Pitchers and catchers report. Feb. 25: First full workout. March 3: First spring training games April 5: Season opener for the Red Sox (in Detroit) and Sea Dogs (in Reading). April 12: Home opener for Sea Dogs […]
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A refreshing victory for Black Bears
Brian Flynn scores in overtime to give UMaine its seventh win in eight games despite losing a two-goal lead.
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UMaine Hockey Notebook: Black Bears now return to indoor reality
BOSTON – The fun and hype of Frozen Fenway is over. The University of Maine hockey team was to bus back up I-95 to Orono after Saturday night’s 5-4 overtime victory against New Hampshire. While the publicity focused on an ice rink in Fenway Park on Saturday night, the biggest part of the Black Bears’ […]
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UMaine and UNH take on Frozen Fenway
The Black Bears and the Wildcats will renew their hockey rivalry in a baseball stadium tonight.
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New Red Sox manager coming to Maine
Bobby Valentine will speak at the Portland Sea Dogs’ annual Hot Stove Dinner on Jan. 13 at the Sable Oaks Marriott in South Portland. Tickets for the dinner are $50.
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Black Bears roll into Fenway
The Black Bears dispose of Vermont 3-1 to enter Saturday’s outdoor game winning 6 of 7.
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Valentine to attend Sea Dogs fete
New Boston Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine has been added to the guest list for the Portland Sea Dogs Hot Stove Banquet, the Sea Dogs announced today . . .
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UMaine Beat: Black Bears chip away at the ‘block’
ORONO — Before the University of Maine hockey team came to Portland on Nov. 26, it was watching its season sink to the tune of a 3-6-2 record (3-5-1 in Hockey East). Besides requiring a lot of improvement, Maine needed some positive motivation. Forget the one-game-at-a-time approach. The Black Bears needed to see more progress […]