Freeport — When a team makes it to a state final, it’s a no-brainer that some form of teamwork, a sense of cohesiveness and the attitude of “we win as a team” plays a role in that success. But when you win or lose soccer games on how many goals you score or give up, it’s […]
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Bowdoin College Football: First Whittier night game set for Saturday as rival Bates visits
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College football team will battle Bates for the 121st time at Whittier Field on Saturday. It is the 10th-longest rivalry in Division III football, dating back to 1889. Both teams are in search of their first win of the 2018 campaign. Saturday will be the final home game at Whittier Field for […]
Boston Celtics At Home: 3-pointers rain down as Boston ends Milwaukee’s unbeaten run
Boston — The Boston Celtics went outside and stayed there while knocking off the last of the NBA’s unbeatens with a barrage of 3-pointers. The Celtics set a franchise record for 3-pointers with 24 in a 117-113 win over the Bucks on Thursday night, handing Milwaukee its first loss of the season. “We got a lot […]
Patriots-Packers Preview: Respect is deep between Brady, Rodgers ahead of 2nd meeting
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are universally regarded as two of the best quarterbacks of their generation. Brady has spent the better part of his 19 seasons in the NFL eclipsing virtually every milestone set by his predecessors. Along the way, he’s captured every major piece of hardware the league has to offer […]
Bay Area NFL: Surprise starter powers San Francisco 49ers, 34-3
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nick Mullens got several hundred congratulatory text messages, a phone call from Brett Favre and his Twitter account verified. Delivering the most productive game by a quarterback in his NFL debut since the merger leads to many accolades. Mullens threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers thoroughly […]
No. 1 Warriors roll past Ramblers
WELLS — The No. 1 Wells football team punched their ticket to Class D South regional final after taking down No. 5 Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale 41-22 at Warrior Memorial Field on Thursday night. “I’m happy as heck. There was a lot of stuff being said, ‘they should have beat us the first game.’ Our kids really took […]
Spartans confident heading into showdown with powerhouse Thornton Academy
SACO — The last time the Sanford football team traveled to Thornton Academy, the visiting Spartans would walk away on the wrong side of a 48-0 score — but they also left Saco knowing they played probably their worst game of the year. “The biggest thing that we learned is we just did not play […]
Polar Bear News: Bowdoin College to host women’s volleyball tourney
BRUNSWICK — The 2018 NESCAC Volleyball Championship heads to Bowdoin College this weekend for the first time since 2015. The Polar Bears earned the top seed and the right to host the tournament at Morrell Gymnasium, with quarterfinal round action beginning on Friday at 5 p.m. Semifinal matches will be played on Saturday, followed by the […]
Boston World Series Hero: David Price to return to Red Sox for 2019 season
BOSTON — Three days after a World Series victory that transformed him from a postseason flop to an October hero, Red Sox left-hander David Price said at the team’s victory parade Wednesday that he would stay in Boston rather than opt out of his contract and become a free agent. “I’m not going anywhere,” Price said […]
Class B South Boys Soccer: Freeport punches ticket to state championship game
Freeport — No candy was needed to amp up the boys high school soccer teams from Cape Elizabeth and Freeport as the two Western Maine Conference foes battled for the Class B South title Wednesday night. Both teams played with a lot of intensity and energy, each not giving an inch at Joan Benoit Samuelson Track […]
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