ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A marquee pitching matchup between Charlie Morton and David Price was overshadowed by the MLB rulebook. Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on Wednesday. Confusion reigned in the […]
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Eastern League Baseball: Frustrating loss for ’Dogs
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs pounded 13 hits but went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position in a 3-2 Eastern League baseball loss to the Hartford Yard Goats at Hadlock Field on Wednesday afternoon. Twelve of the hits were singles, with Joey Curletta’s leadoff double in the sixth inning the lone extra-base hit for the […]
Patriots move on: Life without ‘Gronk’
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Super Bowl champion New England Patriots are back at work, and things are already a lot quieter. Rob Gronkowski has retired, and the locker room is a more serious place without the fun-loving tight end who once declared himself the life of the party — in garbled Spanish, no less. “There’s only […]
Photo gallery — RSU5 summer basketball camp
The Falcons boys hoops camp sponsored by the RSU5 Community Programs is holding it’s basketball camp at Freeport High School for players grades 3-8. FHS varsity boys coach Bill Ridge along with some of his players are working with over 35 kids attending the camp.
Brunswick advances in 11U Cal Ripken regionals
WATERVILLE – For a team that wasn’t even supposed to be here, the Brunswick 11-year old Cal Ripken team is making sure it sticks around the New England championship tournament as long as possible. With Tuesday’s 5-3 win over Central Vermont, Brunswick advanced to the semifinals, where it will take on Maine champ Andy Valley. This […]
Rain alters Women’s Maine Amateur golf tourney
KENNEBUNK – The second round of the Maine Women’s Amateur golf tournament was canceled Tuesday after heavy overnight rains left some holes at Webhannet Golf Club in Kennebunk unplayable. The tournament resumed this morning and was reduced to a two-round championship. “Nobody likes to play in the rain,” said Brian Bickford, the executive director of the […]
Red Sox move into 2nd place with 5-4 win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s taken nearly four months, but the Boston Red Sox are back in second place in the AL East. Christian Vázquez hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, Marcus Walden bailed the defending World Series champions out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, and the Red Sox held off […]
Sea Dogs sweep Hartford in doubleheader
PORTLAND — One minute, Tate Matheny was launching one over the left-field wall. The next, he nearly crashed through it. Matheny has always been a fearless fielder. His hitting has been streaky, but it came through Tuesday. His three-run homer helped propel the Portland Sea Dogs to a 7-2 win in the first game of an […]
‘Rumble at The Ballpark’ crowns 16 champions
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The third annual “Rumble at The Ballpark” presented by Moriarty Electric welcomed 80 wrestlers to The Ballpark on Saturday afternoon. Despite the high temperatures, the tournament was able to proceed thanks to a large tent covering the wrestling mats — and according to founder and tournament director Pat McDonald, it was a […]
Home runs power Red Sox past Rays, 9-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox are creeping into playoff contention, and the Tampa Bay Rays didn’t have the pitching depth to give them a full fight Monday night. The defending World Series champions pulled within a game of Tampa Bay for third place in the AL wild card standings with a 9-4 victory […]
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