Memories of New England’s Super Bowl loss to the Giants are especially hard to forget for one local fan.
Steve Solloway
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Steve Solloway: Psst, let us in … we’re Giants fans
They might be natives and they might be transplants and together they can feel like strangers in a strange land. Careful when and where they remove winter jackets to reveal Eli Manning or Osi Umenyiora jerseys. Mindful of how loud and long they cheer their football team’s successes when outnumbered by Mainers who pledge alliegiance […]
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Steve Solloway: Ear to captains, eye to winning
BOSTON — Matt Mangene had a simple explanation why the University of Maine isn’t just winning hockey games but beating teams it couldn’t as recently as December. “We’re listening. We’re paying attention to what we’re being told.” Listening to the team’s senior leadership, like captains Brian Flynn and Will O’Neill. Listening to Tim Whitehead when […]
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Hot Stove, cool guests
New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine and South Portland native Charlie Furbush of the Seattle Mariners attended the Sea Dogs’ annual Hot Stove Dinner on Friday night.
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Steve Solloway: The nights of whistling as he works
he rain fell and so did the temperature, but not enough to make snow. Gary Agger lifted his right foot ever so slightly off his car’s accelerator. He had an America East basketball game to officiate that night at the University of Vermont. He was more than 200 miles from Burlington. He felt his tires […]
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Kevin MacDonald: A life worth remembering
Kevin MacDonald’s greatness wasn’t in the touchdowns he scored, or the buzzer-beating jump shots he made, or in his pitching performances. He was the leader who made sure the youngest and the least experienced teammates were brought into the group.
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Steve Solloway: Still doing much more with less
ORONO — He has more control over his temper than he did 10 years ago. He knows even better how to reach into the hearts and minds of men who are 35 years younger. But don’t ask Jack Cosgrove if he is a smarter head football coach than he was in 2001, when his University […]
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Steve Solloway: The leader the day Maine pulled a stunner
Jon Meczywor can’t remember if the day was sunny and mild, or cloudy and cold. He can’t remember if the stands in Kidd Brewer Stadium were full and how loud it was or wasn’t. “You’re asking me about a long time ago,” said Meczywor. “Most of it is a blur.” All he remembers is how […]
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High School Football State Championships: How do you beat this man?
Cheverus Coach John Wolfgram still retains that love of the game, after so many seasons.
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Red Claws get ready: They all have a story
PORTLAND – Meet Tyc Snow, who in a quiet and disarming way upstaged the bigger names and bigger bodies Tuesday morning at the Maine Red Claws’ annual media day. Dribbling four basketballs at once will do that. So will standing on the basketball court at the Portland Expo and hiding a grin when Mike Tisdale […]