LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The longtime standoff between Olympic champion Caster Semenya and track and field’s governing body over issues of gender, hormones and performance in sports reached a pivotal phase on Monday as a key tribunal began hosting a planned five-day hearing in a case that could have massive repercussions throughout sports. The two-time 800-meter […]
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Warriors capture third straight Class B wrestling title
LINCOLN — The Wells Warriors continued to dominant the Maine Class B wrestling world on Saturday as they cruised to their third straight team championship at Mattanawcook Academy. Three Wells wrestlers captured individual championships to help the Warriors rack up 161.5 points, which was well ahead of second-place Dexter (99) and third-place Medomak Valley (89.5). […]
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Fast start helps Rams advance in Class A South playoffs
Good starts have been an issue for the Kennebunk girls’ basketball team in the tournament the last couple of years. Monday night the Rams didn’t have that problem. Fourth-ranked Kennebunk scored the game’s first nine points to gain the early momentum in a 51-33 win over fifth-ranked Lincoln Academy in a Class A South quarterfinal […]
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Montano, Snyder break records at Class A state meet
GORHAM — Records fell frequently Monday at the Class A indoor track championships as eight Class A records were set — two by athletes who are nationally ranked — while the Cheverus girls and Scarborough boys cruised to team titles. “Eight records is very crazy. Usually there are one or two at a state meet, […]
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Waynflete overpowers Old Orchard Beach
AUGUSTA — There was no letdown for Waynflete this time. A year after letting a 16-point lead slip away on the same court and losing in the Class C South quarterfinals, the No. 2 Flyers just kept building their lead in Monday’s 67-32 regional quarterfinal win against No. 7 Old Orchard Beach at the Augusta […]
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Cheverus boys win seventh straight Class A title
BRUNSWICK — Heavily favored to win the Class A boys’ swimming and diving state championship, the Cheverus team members received a simple mesage from Coach Kevin Haley before the title meet Monday. “Coach said to just swim hard. We’re going in with zero (points),” Quinton Hastings of the Stags said. That zero turned into a […]
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STATE CHAMPS: Three locals bring home gold from Class A tourney
AUGUSTA — From a showdown between a pair of defending state champions to an overtime thriller, the 2019 Maine Class A Wrestling Championship finals had it all. Noble crowned a pair of champions in sophomore Josh Cote and junior Sam Martel, while Sol Demers brought a state title back to Sanford with an exciting overtime […]
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Joe Gibbs dedicates Daytona 500 victory to late son
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joe Gibbs closed his eyes during a tribute lap for his late son, while crew members raised a banner to honor the co-founder of Joe Gibbs Racing. J.D. Gibbs had been hand-picked by his father to run the organization, changed tires during the early seasons, had a brief stint as […]
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Team LeBron rallies to beat Team Giannis, 178-164
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LeBron James was trading lob passes with Dwyane Wade again, one last time. Catching lobs from former teammate Kyrie Irving once again, too. And after making a stepback 3-pointer late, he stared down Joel Embiid to send a message without saying a word. Oh, this mattered to James — and Team LeBron as […]
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Women’s basketball teams honor cancer survivors
NEW YORK (AP) — Women’s basketball teams across the country found many different ways to honor cancer survivors this week as part of the Play4Kay initiative. Texas A&M and Iowa had their players wear names on their jerseys of people who had touched their lives and battled cancer. Aggies coach Gary Blair had a jersey with the […]