REIMS, France — Megan Rapinoe converted a pair of penalty kicks and the United States set up a much-anticipated quarterfinal meeting with host France at the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Spain on Monday. Rapinoe’s first came in the seventh minute to the cheers of the U.S. supporters melting in temperatures that […]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Riding a wave of widespread Italian enthusiasm to be an Olympic host, Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo won the vote Monday to stage the 2026 Winter Games. International Olympic Committee members voted 47-34 for the long-favored Milan-Cortina bid over Stockholm-Are from Sweden that also included a bobsled track in Latvia. Milan-Cortina’s jubilant delegation […]

BOSTON — Marcus Stroman pitched six shutout innings, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits and threw out a runner at the plate, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Sunday. Danny Jansen hit a two-run single and Eric Sogard a solo homer for the Blue Jays, who won the final two […]

BOSTON — The Toronto Blue Jays didn’t even have to wait 24 hours to pay Boston back for their comeback victory. One day after the Red Sox rallied from four runs down to win on a walk-off homer in the 10th inning, the Blue Jays erased a six-run deficit and handed the defending World Series […]

The Biddeford and Sanford girls’ tennis teams were awarded Class A South Sportsmanship Award banners on June 8 by the Maine Principals’ Association. At the end of the season, each coach is responsible for voting for three programs in their conference that they felt showed the best sportsmanship throughout the year. Per the Maine Principals’ […]

ARUNDEL — The Kennebunk Kennebunkport Alumni Association will host its 10th annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 28 at the Dutch Elm Golf Course in Arundel. The tournament includes a day of getting together with past classmates and friends for a round of golf. The $85 cost to participate includes a golf cart, green fees, […]

BOSTON — Trailing by four runs in the seventh, the Red Sox needed a little extra time to complete their latest dramatic comeback. Boston scored three runs in the seventh and another in the eighth to tie the score, then Christian Vázquez won it with a two-run homer in the 10th inning as the Red […]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — While the Winter Olympics still has issues attracting bidders, two candidates have stayed on Monday’s ballot to pick the 2026 host. The contest is formally a choice between Milan-Cortina and Stockholm-Are . Effectively it is northern Italy against Sweden and Latvia as the costs and duties of Olympic hosting shift from cities to regions and multiple […]

SANFORD — After the Ocean State Waves took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning off Sanford starter Darren Williams in the finale of a doubleheader at Goodall Park on Friday, the right-hander felt he needed to pitch with more of an edge. It turns out pitching with an edge works out […]