COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 1 seed Virginia this time avoided the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history. The Cavaliers rallied from 14 points down Friday to beat No. 16 seed Gardner-Webb 71-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Virginia was the top overall seed last year but lost 74-54 to 16th seeded UMBC. […]
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Hungry wolves may get new home at Isle Royale National Park
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A U.S.-Canadian team prepared Thursday for another mission to relocate gray wolves to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan from a second Lake Superior island, where the predators are in danger of starvation after gobbling up a caribou herd. The targeted pack is on Michipicoten Island on the eastern side of […]
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No. 13 seed UC Irvine upsets Kansas State 70-64
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When it comes to college basketball in California, UC Irvine is low on the totem pole. Now the program that sometimes feels like a little brother to Pac-12 powers like UCLA and USC is the only school from the state still standing in the NCAA Tournament after pulling off a stunner […]
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Four years and $100,000 later, Trojans keeping hope alive
SACO — The Thornton Academy girls’ basketball program continued an important tradition earlier this year when the Golden Trojans held their fourth annual Hoops for Hope event at Linnell Gymnasium. This year’s event, which was held on Feb. 1, raised $25,000 and brought the four-year total for the Hoops for Hope events to more than […]
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Bruins’ top line, Rask carry Boston over New Jersey, 5-1
NEWARK, N.J. — Patrice Bergeron scored twice and reached the 30-goal mark for the fifth time and the streaking Boston Bruins beat the injury-ravaged New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Thursday night to open a six-point lead over Toronto in the race for second place in the Atlantic Division. David Pastrnak, Danton Heinen and David Backes […]
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Champs moving on: Villanova beats St. Mary’s 61-57
HARTFORD, Conn. — The defending national champions are moving on in the NCAA Tournament. Phil Booth scored 20 points, fellow senior Eric Paschell added 14 and No. 6 seed Villanova held off Saint Mary’s 61-57 in the first round of the South Region. Jordan Ford and Malik Fitts each had 13 points for Saint Mary’s […]
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Ichiro says goodbye to adoring fans; Mariners beat A’s in 12
TOKYO — The magnitude of the moment — of sharing the field with the towering Ichiro Suzuki in his farewell — left Seattle Mariners teammate Yusei Kikuchi in reverential silence. Asked what that experience meant, the Japanese rookie pitcher paused for a full minute. “Since spring training until now, Ichiro told us that it is […]
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UNE star Fleurent signs with Boston Bruins’ ECHL affiliate
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford native Brady Fleurent helped lead the University of New England men’s hockey team to a Commonwealth Coast Conference title and the Nor’easters’ first-ever NCAA Division III tournament win earlier this month. Just one week after his final game with UNE, Fleurent will be hitting the ice at the professional level as the […]
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Mookie Betts says he expects to become free agent
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Don’t expect AL MVP Mookie Betts to agree to a long-term contract with the Boston Red Sox before he can become a free agent in late 2020. Despite Mike Trout’s pending $432 million, 12-year agreement with the Los Angeles Angels, Nolan Arenado’s $260 million, eight-year deal with the Colorado Rockies […]
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Embiid leads 76ers past rival Celtics
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 37 points, 22 rebounds and a key block on Kyrie Irving with 35 seconds remaining, and Jimmy Butler scored 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Boston Celtics 118-115 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. Tobias Harris added 21 […]