NEW YORK — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints just keep on rolling. The Saints extended their winning streak to nine games with a 48-7 rout of the Eagles, handing them the most lopsided defeat for a Super Bowl champion. And the Saints will also get an early start on trying to make it 10 […]
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Mt. Ararat Boys Basketball: A new, but familiar face leading the Eagles
TOPSHAM — There will be a new coach patrolling the sidelines on the basketball courts this winter for Mt. Ararat High School. While he is new to the varsity head coaching position, David Dubreuil is a familiar face in the boys program. The 2001 Mt. Ararat graduate began the 2018/19 season on Monday, holding his first […]
Downer for NBA’s Celtics: Inconsistent Boston falls late to Charlotte Hornets, 117-112
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NBA’s new scoring leader was determined his latest big night wouldn’t go to waste. Kemba Walker scored 43 points, giving him 103 in his last two games, and the Charlotte Hornets battled back to beat the Boston Celtics 117-112 on Monday night. Walker followed up his NBA season-best, 60-point effort in an […]
Offensive shootout: LA Rams hold off Kansas City Chiefs, 54-51, in Monday Night NFL action
LOS ANGELES — Even before the fourth lead change of the fourth quarter, well before the 1,001st yard of combined offense was tallied, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams already knew this was a classic. Two powerhouse NFL teams at the peak of their brilliance dueled deep into the night at an ecstatic […]
Bowdoin Women’s Hoops: Polar Bears roll in season opener over Regis, 87-22
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team had the whole off-season to think about last year’s Division III National title game loss to Amherst. The experienced Polar Bears returned to the floor Friday with an emphatic 87-22 win over the Regis College Pride. “We’re really fortunate to have four seniors in the starting lineup who […]
State Class B Football Title Game: Marshwood Hawks fly by Brunswick Dragons, 49-0
PORTLAND — There were a lot of things to talk about with regards to the Marshwood High School football team. Words like big, strong, fast, agile, and smart, were uttered by Brunswick coach Dan Cooper leading into Saturday night’s State Class B championship game at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The purple and white wearing Hawks were all those […]
FSC Playoff for Black Bears: UMaine football gets 1st-round bye, No. 7 seed
BANGOR — The University of Maine went from being considered preseason afterthoughts to one of the nation’s best football teams this fall. That point was clearly made Sunday when the Black Bears learned they received a first-round bye in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Watching the nationally broadcast selection show at the Sea Dog Brewing […]
Polar Bear Weekend: Bowdoin men’s hockey slips past Middlebury, 4-3
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College men’s ice hockey team picked up its first win of the season in a 4-3 final over Middlebury on Saturday afternoon. Both teams are now 1-1 (1-1 NESCAC). Bowdoin scored 4:37 into the game to open up an early 1-0 lead. Keenan Murray fired a shot off Adam Wisco’s pads and […]
Comeback Sunday: Pittsburgh Steelers stun Jacksonville with fourth-quarter rally
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ben Roethlisberger was far from perfect until the fourth quarter, and that was all that mattered for the Pittsburgh Steelers. One week after Roethlisberger had a perfect quarterback rating, he overcame three interceptions and a 16-0 deficit by leading two late scoring drives. He lunged in from the 1 for the winning score […]
Boston signing: Red Sox resign first baseball Pearce to 1-year contract
BOSTON — World Series MVP Steve Pearce is staying with the Red Sox. The journeyman first baseman agreed to a $6.25 million, one-year contract with Boston on Friday. The 35-year-old Pearce was a free agent after completing a $12.5 million, two-year deal that he got from Toronto in December 2016. He earned an additional $150,000 bonus […]
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