CLEVELAND — Baseball players’ union head Tony Clark says a poor job has been done of marketing Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, the reigning AL MVP. “Mookie should be a household name,” Clark told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday. “Mookie should be a one-name guy. You say Ronaldo. You say Messi. You […]
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NBA free agency — Leonard, George officially join Clippers
LAS VEGAS — Paul George and Kawhi Leonard are now officially with the Los Angeles Clippers, moves that bring both of them back to their native Southern California. It might not be forever: Both can become free agents in only two years. The Clippers completed their blockbuster trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, acquiring […]
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RSU 5 Spring Sports Awards
RSU 5 Spring Sports Awards Freeport High School Baseball Most Improved Player Award — Anthony Panciocco Coach’s Award — Heath Cockburn Pride & Character Award — Toby Holt Kovall Wentworth Award — Shea Wagner WMC All Conference 1st Team — Shea Wagner WMC All Conference 2nd Team — Heath Cockburn, Anthony Panciocco, Gabe Wagner.Toby Holt […]
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Senior Legion baseball — Bessey runs past Topsham, 8-1
SOUTH PARIS — Wyatt Williamson only struck out three in 6 1/3 innings, but kept Topsham Post 202 off-balance enough to keep a no-hitter going into the seventh inning before giving up a hit to start the final frame. A lesser pitching performance would’ve been fine for Bessey Motors, however, as the South region leaders ran […]
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MLB mid-summer classic — American League fans 16, tops rivals, 4-3
CLEVELAND — For one night, the pitchers took back the power. Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Progressive Field in the All-Star Game. Instead, Justin Verlander blazed 97 mph heat from the start, Shane Bieber and Aroldis Chapman […]
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Anderson grabs early lead at 100th Maine Amateur
FALMOUTH — The chase is on at the 100th Maine Amateur Championship and 18-year-old Cole Anderson is quite comfortable in the lead. Anderson, playing in the first group Tuesday, shot a 5-under 65 on Portland Country Club’s par-70 layout, putting the 132-player field on immediate notice that he was intent on improving last year’s runner-up finish […]
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CMG Mortgage Baseball League — Freeport’s Cockburn tosses no-hitter
FREEPORT — It doesn’t matter what type of bat that is used in a baseball game, whether it’s a metal or wooden bat, pitchers still need to hit their spots, and hitters still need solid contact with timely hitting to score runs. That was evident Tuesday afternoon as Freeport pitcher Blaine Cockburn tossed a 2-0 no […]
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Maine Amateur: It’s a young man’s game
PORTLAND — A field of 132 golfers are teeing it up today for the opening round of the 100th Maine Amateur Golf Championship at Portland Country Club. And, “there’s probably 15 guys every year that could win,” said 2015 champion John Hayes IV, 29, of Portland. With two-time defending champion Jack Wyman recently turning pro, it […]
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U.S. women’s team boldly embraces off-the-field activist role
NEW YORK — Setting itself apart from other great American sports teams, the U.S. women’s soccer team is embracing a front-line role in social justice causes even as it savors a fourth world championship. The players are now world leaders in the push for gender equity in the workplace, having sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for […]