BOSTON — Down and nearly out, the Boston Bruins are angry, too. An emotional return by their injured captain and a frenzied start weren’t enough for the Bruins, who must win to avoid elimination in the Stanley Cup Final. Boston coach Bruce Cassidy was livid following the 2-1 loss in Game 5 on Thursday night, lashing out […]
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Boys’ tennis: Thornton Academy drops Class A South final match against Falmouth
Yarmouth High avenged its only loss of the season and Waynflete took a step closer to a 12th straight boys’ tennis state championship as both teams earned regional championships Thursday at Apex Racket and Fitness in Portland. In the day’s final match, two-time defending state champion Falmouth continued its unbeaten season with a 5-0 victory […]
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High school roundup: Biddeford boys’ lacrosse season ends at Greely
BOYS ‘ LACROSSE GREELY 16, BIDDEFORD 3: Ethan Fraser had a game-high six goals for the top-seeded Rangers (10-3), who took a 14-1 halftime lead and coasted past the eighth-seeded Tigers (6-8) in a Class B quarterfinal at Cumberland. Austin Loveless, Chase Cornwall and Will Schumacher had two goals apiece for Greely, and Schyler Wetmore, Benjamin […]
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Softball: Massabesic falls to South Portland 3-0 in pitchers’ duel
WATERBORO — Ralph Aceto has known all season that he’s had some talented freshmen on his South Portland High softball team. Now everyone else knows as well. Freshmen played a huge role Thursday afternoon as fifth-ranked South Portland defeated fourth-ranked Massabesic 3-0 in a Class A South quarterfinal. Freshman pitcher Mia Micucci allowed six hits, […]
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Softball: Noble powers past Biddeford in Class A South quarters
BERWICK – Trailing Biddeford by a run in the bottom of the third inning, Noble junior Raegan Kelly stepped into the batters box and launched a solo homer over the left field fence. The blast ignited the Knights’ offense which scored the next 10 runs en route to an 11-3 victory over the Tigers in […]
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Baseball: South Portland edges Biddeford behind shutout from Lewis
SOUTH PORTLAND — The last time South Portland starter Noah Lewis pitched against Biddeford, the right-hander tossed a two-hit shutout in a 3-0 Red Riots win back on May 29. The Biddeford bats must have felt a sense of deja vu Wednesday at Wainwright Field in South Portland. Lewis threw a three-hit shutout, striking out […]
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UNE athletic director steps down, replacement promoted from within
BIDDEFORD – The University of New England announced Thursday that Curt Smyth has stepped down as athletic director and will transition to the position of associate athletics director, while Heather Davis has been promoted to fill the vacated position. “I am so pleased with the leadership Curt has provided, and I respect his decision to do what is best […]
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Binnington, Blues beat Bruins 2-1, lead Stanley Cup 3-2
BOSTON (AP) — Jordan Binnington stopped 38 shots, and Ryan O’Reilly and David Perron scored for St. Louis on Thursday night to give the Blues a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. The Blues have won two straight since a 7-2 loss at home and return […]
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Red Sox beat Royals 7-5 for 3-game sweep
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mookie Betts is pretty good against Danny Duffy. Betts hit a two-run homer off Danny Duffy in a four-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Thursday to complete their first series sweep in nearly a month. Betts is 7 for 11 with five home […]
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Chara, Grzelcyk questionable to play in Game 5 of Cup Final
BOSTON — Bruins defensemen Zdeno Chara and Matt Grzelcyk are being called game-time decisions to play against the St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Boston coach Bruce Cassidy would not confirm Chara and Grzelcyk will take warmups ahead of Thursday night’s game. Each player was on the ice for the […]