DETROIT — David Price sent the Boston Red Sox sailing into the All-Star break with a bit of history Sunday. Price pitched one-run ball over five innings and the Red Sox finished off a three-game sweep of Detroit with a 6-3 win. The victory was the 150th of Price’s career. “It will be cool to […]

LYON, France — The United States women’s soccer team was as good as American players promised — maybe even better. Especially Megan Rapinoe, the pink-haired captain who emerged with the Golden Ball as top player, the Golden Boot as top scorer and a world-wide stature as a champion for gender equity. The U.S. won its […]

DETROIT (AP) — It has taken the Boston Red Sox a long time to win the first two games of their weekend series with the Detroit Tigers. They’d love to finish off a sweep quickly. “We’ve got one more game until the All-Star break,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “Let’s come in here, take […]

KENNEBUNK —  A local little league team is one step closer to playing for a state championship. Saco built a seven-run lead and then held off a furious Sanford rally for an 8-6 win to advance to the finals of the 2019 Maine District 4 Little League Baseball Tournament for 10 to 12 year-olds.  “Mentally, […]

SACO — Thornton Academy pole vault coach Erik Ryder describes senior All-American Travis Snyder as a “rare breed with extreme athletic gifts.”  So, when Snyder broke former Brunswick student-athlete David Slovenski’s 2008 state record in the pole vault, clearing 16 feet 9 ¼ inches at the Class A championship meet, it came as no surprise. […]

Here in New England, especially northern New England, we don’t get to see the National League games often. We cannot appreciate the major differences in baseball as played in the two different leagues. We watch an occasional National League game on ESPN or one of the other major networks, but, for the most part, our […]

SANFORD — Some of the Sanford Mainers most impressive wins this season have been on the comeback trail, but that doesn’t mean it’s a path the Moose want to frequently travel.   While games such as an eight-run rally against Marthas Vineyard on June 22 or a walk-off win over New Bedford less than a week […]

TORONTO — Danny Jansen and Brandon Drury each hit two-run homers, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 on Wednesday night. All three homers came off Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale (3-8), who lost for the first time in six starts. It’s the second […]

WASHINGTON — Garnet Hathaway remembers being a young kid watching the Portland Pirates play hockey and dreaming about playing professionally for the team’s NHL affiliate, the Washington Capitals.  Now, the Kennebunkport native gets to fulfill his dream.  Hathaway, 27, agreed to a four-year, $6 million deal with the Capitals on Monday after he spent his […]

Hunter Pence, the Rangers outfielder selected by fans to be the starting designated hitter, was replaced on the AL team by Xander Bogaerts of Boston. Pence has been out since June 16 with a right groin strain and was pulled off his rehab assignment Tuesday after re-aggravating the injury during a minor league game. Los […]