MILWAUKEE — Al Horford stood his ground as Giannis Antetokounmpo charged his way. Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks’ MVP candidate, desperately wanted to provide a spark and cut into a second-half lead against Horford’s Boston Celtics in the opener of a second-round playoff series on Sunday. He drove hard into the lane, quickly switched directions and tried […]
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HS Baseball: Lisbon rolls past Boothbay
KENTS HILL – The early spring weather has not been kind to high school sports teams so far. The Lisbon High School baseball team managed to get in its second Mountain Valley Conference game out of four scheduled on Saturday, but had to travel an hour north to Kents Hill to play its home opener against […]
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Sale drops to 0-5 as Rays beat Sox, 5-2
BOSTON _ Chris Sale is still searching for answers — and a victory, too. The Boston Red Sox ace remained winless in six starts this season, giving up Daniel Robertson’s two-run homer in the first inning and Yandy Diaz’s two-run triple in the second during a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. “I […]
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Area roundups: Falcons, ’Builders earn baseball wins
FREEPORT — Gabe Wagner had three hits and an RBI, Toby Holt hit a two-run double and Anthony Panciocco added an RBI single as the Freeport High School baseball team finally opened its Western Maine Conference season with an 11-5 victory over Lake Region on Thursday. Shea Wagner pitched five innings with six strikeouts and one […]
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MPA membership approves 8-man football for this fall
ROCKPORT — Eight-man football will be introduced in Maine this fall after winning approval Thursday morning at the Maine Principals’ Association’s general membership meeting at the Samoset Resort. Thursday’s vote on high school football also reduces Class A, featuring the state’s largest schools, from 14 to eight teams. Six teams that previously played in Class A […]
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‘Havlicek stole the ball!’ Boston Celtics great passes at 79
BOSTON – John Havlicek’s legacy was built over 16 years with the Boston Celtics, eight of them as NBA champions, making him among the best to ever play the game. One play immortalized him forever. “Havlicek stole the ball! “Havlicek stole the ball!” Celtics radio announcer Johnny Most screamed, a moment that remains among the famous […]
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HS Baseball: Oxford Hills Vikings power past Mt. Ararat Eagles
LEWISTON – Thursday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school baseball game between a pair of unbeaten teams was in the bottom of the first inning, with Mt. Ararat looking to break through in a scoreless game. With Eagles leadoff hitter JD Dionne on with a leadoff walk against Vikings hurler Colton Carson, Mt. Ararat’s Austin Damon […]
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Red Sox, Porcello, beat Tigers, 7-3
BOSTON — Six solid innings by Rick Porcello were plenty with Boston’s suddenly resurgent offense hitting more like last year’s World Series champions. Porcello got his first win of the season and the Red Sox continued to climb back from a dreadful start with a 7-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. “It’s been […]
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Area Roundup: Dragons fall in baseball action
LEWISTON — Hunter Landry drove in two runs with a double and a triple and also was the winning pitcher as Lewiston (3-1) defeated Brunswick (0-3), 8-2, in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school baseball action. Landry took a one-hitter into the seventh inning as he earned his second win of the year. Jack LeBlond and […]