LEWISTON — Cheverus/Kennebunk/Old Orchard Beach spent much of the girls’ hockey state final in its own end Saturday but made the few times it broke out count. Abby Lamontagne scored twice on counterattacks and Trinity Atwater stopped 31 shots to lead the Stags past previously unbeaten Lewiston 2-1 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee for their first […]
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Boys’ basketball: Wells takes down No. 1 seed in Class B South
Wells won its second straight Class B South title last year as a No. 1 seed. Now the Warriors are back, trying to continue their run but as an underdog eighth seed. They looked like anything but underdogs Saturday night in a 62-52 win over this year’s No. 1, Mountain Valley, at the Portland Expo. […]
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Boston Bruins knock off LA Kings 4-2 for fifth straight win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlie McAvoy and the Boston Bruins made one last push in the third period. It worked. McAvoy scored with 1:13 remaining, and the Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive victory. McAvoy scored on a backhand after Alex Iafallo tied it for Los Angeles […]
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What’s the catch? Red Sox players decide on new or old glove
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — It’s early in spring training, time to get the new mitt ready. Or is it? For the World Series champion Boston Red Sox, some like the feel of new leather, some like it old. Some are superstitious and don’t like change and others don’t worry about that even after a […]
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New-look Daytona 500 has a certain throwback feel
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Among those trying to win the Daytona 500 this year are a Florida watermelon farmer, a short-track champion from New England, a television analyst and a 22-year-old whose career nearly was derailed by a brain tumor. The front row is the youngest in Daytona 500 history and it will be […]
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At All-Star Game, Anthony Davis finds himself in spotlight
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Davis isn’t completely sure if he’s going to play in Sunday’s All-Star game. He doesn’t know how much the New Orleans Pelicans will have him play the rest of this season. Or where he’ll play next season. Or where he’ll play the season after that, either. So Davis, obviously, has […]
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Kennebunk boys advance to Class A South semifinals
PORTLAND — With a fast-break offense clicking from the start, Kennebunk takes control early and beats Leavitt in the Class A South quarterfinals. Fifth-seeded Kennebunk had its game going and fourth-ranked Leavitt struggled from the outset Friday night as the Rams rolled to a 72-55 victory in the Class A South quarterfinals at the Portland […]
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Baseball World: New rules won’t fix baseball’s problem
Merriam Webster’s online dictionary defines cockamamie as “ridiculous or incredible” and says that something that is cockamamie is “so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter.” The latest cockamamie idea to come out of the Major League Baseball Commissioners’ office would require that a relief pitcher face at least three batters after […]
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Kennebunk swim squads making a splash
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Kennebunk boys and girls swim team stepped up in big ways recently as the Rams swept the South Southwestern Swimming and Diving championships. “The season has gone pretty well. The kids have worked really hard. It’s a great group of kids. It’s been a lot of fun. They’ve had success in […]
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Broncos inform Marshall they won’t pick up his option
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Even though Brandon Marshall was expecting it, Friday’s news that he had likely played his last game in a Denver Broncos uniform threw him for a bit of a loop. “It’s just different when it’s in the news and everybody knows about it and it’s not just you and your agent talking […]