BOSTON — Mookie Betts watched patiently as four straight pitches missed the strike zone, and the Red Sox averted disaster. Betts drew a bases-loaded walk from reliever Jesse Chavez in the ninth, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday and halting Boston’s three-game skid. “I was pretty confident knowing the […]
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U.S. team catches heat for World Cup goal celebrations
REIMS, France — The goals were one thing, the celebrations another. The U.S. women’s national team faced criticism following its record-breaking 13-0 rout of Thailand on Tuesday night. The win set a World Cup record for goals and margin of victory. Alex Morgan alone had five goals, matching the most in one game in tournament history. […]
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U.S. Open: Players, USGA look to get it right at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The leaders at the USGA aren’t the only ones who want to get it right at this U.S. Open. Brooks Koepka would like to: He could win his fifth major and become the first person in 114 years to win three U.S. Opens in a row. Tiger Woods would like to: He […]
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Class D South baseball: Searsport rolls past Richmond
STANDISH — The Searsport High School baseball team had Richmond in trouble early. And given a head start, the Vikings didn’t let a chance to play for another state championship get away. No. 1 Searsport took a first-inning lead and then used a four-run fourth to put the game out of reach, eventually coming away with […]
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Class B boys lacrosse: Brunswick falls to Yarmouth in semifinals
YARMOUTH — Coming into Tuesday’s Class B semifinal against Yarmouth, Brunswick head coach Don Glover knew the Clippers were full of athleticism. And like any other game, he also knew that holding the momentum early on was key. After a Dragons goal to open the scoring, the Clippers grabbed the momentum and never gave it up, scoring […]
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HS Baseball: Cockburn duo pitch Freeport to B Final
STANDISH – Heath Cockburn had it going on the hill for the Freeport High School baseball team at Saint Joseph’s College on Tuesday. Through 4 2/3 innings, the junior right-hander had seven strikeouts and had held top-seeded York to just five hits and a run, holding a 2-1 lead. Still, first-year Freeport coach Kyle Goodich […]
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Streaking Rangers beat sputtering Sox, 9-5
BOSTON — Hunter Pence sprinted through his 14th homer of the season, although there was probably no need to hurry. Pence hit a stand-up, inside-the-park home run and the Texas Rangers beat Boston 9-5 Tuesday night, capitalizing when the Red Sox unraveled after their manager and right fielder were ejected. Texas has won four of […]
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Women’s World Cup: U.S. routs Thailand, 13-0
REIMS, France — Thailand was never a real threat to the U.S. national team. Even so, the three-time Women’s World Cup champions had no desire to go easy on a lesser opponent in their opening game. Goals matter in the group stage. And statements matter in soccer’s biggest tournament. “Obviously we have the utmost respect for […]
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Tiger all smiles in return to Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The questions are different now, if only because Tiger Woods no longer has to explain why he was stuck for more than a decade on 14 major championship wins. That alone had to be worth the smile on his face Tuesday as he took a break from a session on the driving […]
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Brunswick’s Glover leads Dragons into final week
BRUNSWICK — “Let’s go gents! On a hop!” Those words were loud and clear on the Brunswick High School lacrosse field during Monday’s final practice before tonight’s Class B semifinal with Yarmouth (6 p.m.) as boys coach Don Glover chirped at his players during warm–ups. This week ends a chapter of a long high school coaching career for Glover, one […]