KENTS HILL — Win No. 1 came in game No. 1 for the Cony High School baseball team. And with a little drama to boot. The Rams scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to break a late tie and make a winner out of Kyle Douin, who went the distance in a 5-2 […]
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High school softball: Cony slips past Brunswick in extras, 15-14
Kents Hill — Cate Fairbrother-White grounded a single up the middle to plate Gaby McGuire with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning as Cony scored three runs in the frame to come back for a 15-14 victory in the season opener for both teams. The game between the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference foes was […]
MLB: Yankees rout Red Sox, 8-0
NEW YORK — James Paxton and Chris Sale came out firing in this year’s first edition of baseball’s biggest rivalry. Paxton pumping 99 mph, and Sale nearing 98. Only one of those hard-throwing lefties got results to match. Paxton struck out 12 in his first pinstriped clash with Boston, Sale found his fastball but still got […]
Bowdoin roundup: Polar Bears softball sweeps Saint Joseph’s, Baseball downs UMF
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College softball team extended its win streak to eight games with a pair of victories over visiting Saint Joseph’s College on Tuesday afternoon. The Polar Bears (21-10) earned a 6-2 victory in game one and pinned a 15-1 setback on the Monks (10-13) in game two. In the opener, the Monks quickly […]
Portland Sea Dogs fall to Reading, 5-2
Reading, Pa. — The Reading Fightin Phils (6-4) scored four unanswered runs and beat the Portland Sea Dogs (2-8), 5-2 on Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium in Eastern League baseball action. The two teams conclude their three-game series with a rubber-game today. Fightins lefty Bailey Falter (1-1) worked six innings on five hits, two runs (one […]
Golf commentary: Tiger’s majors chase back on
AUGUSTA, Ga. — No comeback by Tiger Woods was ever going to be complete without a major. Now the question becomes how many more he can win. So much appeal of that red shirt beneath a green jacket involved looking back at all Woods had to overcome to reach that moment — a Masters champion once […]
Sea Dogs: Chatham, Tobias lead Portland to 9-2 win over Fightin Phils
READING, Pa. — C.J. Chatham hit a two-run double in the third inning, and Josh Tobias doubled twice and singled as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 9-2 on Monday. The double by Chatham started the scoring in a four-run inning and gave the Sea Dogs a 2-0 lead. Later in the inning, […]
Bowdoin sweeps weekend
WATERVILLE — After opening its NESCAC East Division slate with a 2-4 record, the Bowdoin College softball team traveled to rival Colby College for a weekend three-game series, looking for a bit of momentum. A three-game sweep of the Mules, followed by a doubleheader triumph over Husson on Sunday, gave Bowdoin five wins in three days. […]
Tiger ‘Masters’ Augusta again
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning. It was only two years ago at Augusta National that Woods needed a nerve block just to hobble upstairs to the Champions Dinner, unsure he would ever play another round of golf. […]
Price, Bogaerts carry Red Sox past Orioles, 4-0
BOSTON — The big foursome leading Boston’s starting rotation had struggled badly this season. David Price took care of that with a masterful outing. Price pitched seven stellar innings with seven strikeouts, Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer and drove in every run, and the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Sunday. Price, Chris […]