Retired NHL goaltender Tim Thomas broke a years-long public silence Wednesday after being named as part of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2019. The mercurial Thomas, who led the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011 and made headlines for refusing to visit then-President Barack Obama at the White […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Even in his 20th NFL season and 18th as the opening-day starter at quarterback for the New England Patriots, Tom Brady is still awed by the responsibility he bears. “I think it’s a great privilege when a team trusts you to be the quarterback and they put the ball in your hands,” […]

FRISCO, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott has a new contract with the Dallas Cowboys just in time for the regular season. The star running back and the club agreed Wednesday on a $90 million, six-year contract extension that will make him the NFL’s highest-paid player at his position and end a holdout that lasted the entire preseason. […]

BOSTON — The Minnesota Twins are slugging their way toward an AL Central title, adding two more homers and another big victory Tuesday night. Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sanó connected in the fifth inning to pad Minnesota’s record home run total and the Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Tuesday night. Jake Cave added […]

NEW YORK — The NFL’s final four teams at the end of last season will start off as the top four going into the start of the 2019 season. Which is not all that surprising. Even less so is the team at the top: the defending champion New England Patriots. The Patriots received eight of […]

SHANGHAI — In the ultimate moments, everything hinged on free throws. Turkey missed them. The U.S. made them. And that is how the Americans escaped what would have been a massive World Cup upset. Khris Middleton’s two foul shots with 2.1 seconds left in overtime capped a wild finish to a wild game, as the […]

BIDDEFORD — The Kennebunk Youth Football team’s dreams of a championship last season ended with a loss to the Marshwood Little Hawks in the title game in November. Despite the heartbreaking defeat the seventh and eighth-graders, Kennebunk assistant coach Josh Barstow was just hoping to see the Rams execute what they’ve learned during the preseason. […]

University of New England head coach Mike Lichten was optimistic about the upcoming season for the Nor’easters at the teams media session. The Nor’easters went 2-7 in their inaugural season in the Commonwealth Coast Conference, but Lichten sees high upside in a team that features plenty of local talent. “This place is one of the […]