BOSTON — Carlos Santana homered and hit Cleveland’s first triple of the season, Greg Allen added a pair of three-baggers and the Indians pounded out a season-high 18 hits in a 14-9 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Santana, who finished a single shy of the cycle, was 3 for 4 with […]

BOSTON — There was blood in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. And a possible head injury. And plenty of fresh bumps and bruises. The best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues has turned decidedly nasty, and it only took two games. If that. Connor Clifton bloodied the Blues’ Tyler Bozak […]

SCARBOROUGH — Emily Dickinson hit a bases-clearing triple in the fourth inning Wednesday to help Scarborough cap an undefeated perfect softball season with a 10-1 win over Massabesic. The Red Storm (16-0) extended their winning streak to 56. Mia Kelley threw a complete game, allowing one run on eight hits, striking out eight. Katherine Roy and […]

BIDDEFORD — Efficient and effective. That’s been Noah Lewis’ pitching style all season for South Portland High, and nothing changed in the regular-season finale Wednesday. Lewis, a junior who has committed to play for the University of Maine, shut out Biddeford 3-0 on two hits and two walks, striking out seven. He needed 72 pitches […]

WESTBROOK — Paige Laverriere recorded her 200th career point, finishing with four goals and two assists as the Biddeford girls’ lacrosse team beat Westbrook 16-3 on Tuesday. Megan Mourmouras also had four goals and two assists, while both Brooke Reissfelder and Abby Allen scored twice for Biddeford (9-2). Claudia Janelle, Ashjan Abdulsalam, Melandi Martel and […]

BOSTON — Roberto Perez and Greg Allen homered for Cleveland during a five-run ninth inning as the Indians rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Tuesday night. Jordan Luplow added a two-run double after Cleveland tied it and Brad Hand survived a bit of a shaky ninth for his 14th save, completing a […]

BOSTON — Tuukka Rask first caught coach Bruce Cassidy’s attention as a hot-headed minor leaguer who was throwing milk crates onto the ice when things didn’t go his way. These days, the Bruins goalie is much more likely to shrug off a mistake than break his stick over a crossbar. “I just think he’s been […]

BOSTON — Torey Krug worried afterward that his pregnant wife would not really like him flying down the ice and delivering a bone-crushing hit without a helmet on. There wasn’t anything he could do about it now. Krug provided a signature moment of the Boston Bruins’ 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of […]

BOSTON — Bruce Cassidy didn’t mince words or hide behind the secrecy of playoff hockey. The Boston Bruins coach telegraphed the most important matchup of the Stanley Cup Final on the morning of Game 1. As long as he had the last change and the ability to dictate matchups, his top line of Brad Marchand, […]

BOSTON — Sean Kuraly scored to break a third-period tie and assisted on another goal to help the Boston Bruins rally from a two-goal deficit and beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Tuukka Rask stopped 18 shots for Boston, which fell behind 2-0 on […]