SANFORD – It was a busy two days for Mainer alumni as seven more former standouts from six different colleges were drafted by six different MLB teams. Following Logan Wyatt (Louisville, Ky./Louisville), who was taken with the 51st overall pick by the San Francisco Giants, John Rizer (Cypress, Texas/Texas Christian) was next off the board. The Baltimore Orioles snapped him up […]
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Bruins force Game 7 with 5-1 win over Blues
ST. LOUIS — Facing elimination in an oh-so-hostile environment, Brad Marchand and Tuukka Rask stepped up for the Boston Bruins once again. The Stanley Cup Final is heading to Game 7 because two of Boston’s biggest stars love the biggest moments. Rask made 28 saves, Marchand had a goal and an assist, and the Bruins […]
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Reports: Red Sox icon David Ortiz shot in Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Doctors removed David Ortiz’s gallbladder and part of his intestine after the beloved former Boston Red Sox slugger known as Big Papi was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic, a spokesman said Monday. Leo López said that the retired athlete’s liver was also damaged […]
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Thornton Academy boys’ lacrosse focuses on self before rematch with Cape
SACO – Thornton Academy used an early-season, overtime loss at the hands of Cape Elizabeth to reflect inward on some facets of their game that needed to improve if the Golden Trojans were to defend their Class A state boys’ lacrosse title. Some players played too selfishly, said Thornton coach Ryan Hersey, while others didn’t […]
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Ex-NFL star Kellen Winslow Jr. convicted of rape
SAN DIEGO — Former NFL star Kellen Winslow Jr. has been convicted of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman last year in San Diego County. A jury returned the verdict Monday in San Diego Superior Court in Vista but was continuing to deliberate on two more counts of rape involving a hitchhiker and an unconscious teenage […]
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Deputies urge woman to say she was trafficked
STUART, Fla. — The Chinese masseuse shrinks into her chair as the Florida sheriff’s detective tells her deputies installed hidden cameras in her spa’s ceiling. He knows she and other women had sex with men for money. But you can save yourself, Martin County Detective Mike Fenton and others tell her. We will give you […]
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Softball: Thornton Academy advances to regional championship in thriller over Noble
SACO – In a matchup between two of the premier softball pitchers in the state, it was the ace who relied on a wild card who got the best of her counterpart. Thornton Academy overcame a three-run deficit in the sixth and starter Olivia Howe used a devastating changeup to escape a seventh-inning rally […]
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Track and field: Flaker, Snyder win New England titles
SACO — Coming down the homestretch of the 200 meters at Thornton Academy’s Hill Stadium, Jarett Flaker of Scarborough thought back to what his coach, Derek Veilleux, had said so many times at practice to the standout junior sprinter. “Put my feet down, don’t lengthen my stride, keep staying smooth.” Flaker did just that as […]
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Mainers drop close contest against Schooners at Goodall Park
SANFORD – A pitcher’s duel went the way of the Mystic Schooners on a scenic Saturday night at Goodall Park. The Mainers gave their opposition all they could handle, but a combination of bad luck and a collection of clutch Schooner performances sunk the Moose down the stretch. Mainer pitchers had the difficult task of shutting […]
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Saturday’s high school roundup: Massabesic, Kennebunk still alive in girls’ lacrosse
KENNEBUNK 12, SOUTH PORTLAND 3: Lily Schwartzman registered four goals and an assist, and the top-seeded Rams (10-3) opened a 10-2 halftime lead as they handled the fourth-seeded Red Riots (7-7) in a Class A South semifinal at Kennebunk. Allison Wuerthner, Danielle Gassman and Elizabeth Kiezulas each added two goals. Mia Banglmaier and Tiernan Connor also […]