The attack is considered “provoked” after a dog chased a bear into woods and then led the bear into a backyard where its owner came face-to-face with the bear.
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Women’s basketball: UMaine rolls past struggling and shorthanded New Hampshire
BANGOR — In recent years, a visit from the University of New Hampshire might be cause for concern for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. Add the fact that the Black Bears were stumbling with a four-game losing streak, and Wednesday night could have been trouble at the Cross Insurance Center. But these Wildcats […]
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UMaine football adds four players on first day of early signing period
Vinnie Pasquali of Portland High School tackles West running back Jack True of Yarmouth in the fourth quarter of the Maine Shriners Lobster Bowl Classic in July. (Portland Press Herald photo by Derek Davis) With the University of Maine playing deep into the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the first time in school history, coach […]
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Tight ends Drew Belcher, Julian Dunn vital parts of UMaine offense
Maine tight end Drew Belcher celebrates a first down against New Hampshire during the season opener in August in Orono. (Portland Press Herald photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette) ORONO — In Joe Harasymiak’s first season as Maine’s head football coach, tight ends were an afterthought. Three players combined to catch four passes for a paltry […]
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UMaine football facing another high-powered offense in FCS semifinals
Eastern Washington running back Sam McPherson, center, runs with the ball against Washington State in Pullman, Wash., in September. (AP file Photo/Young Kwak) For the second time in three weeks in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, the University of Maine is going to face one of the nation’s top offensive teams. The Black Bears […]
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Women's basketball: Blanca Millan scores 36, UMaine downs Brown in overtime
University of Maine’s Blanca Millan (22) battles for the ball with Brown University’s Erika Steve (31) at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Saturday. Maine defeated Brown 102-96 in overtime to improve to 7-2 on the season. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) BANGOR — On the Cross Insurance Center court Saturday afternoon, momentum couldn’t make […]
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Once overlooked in own conference, UMaine football one of four teams still standing in FCS playoffs
Maine running back Ramon Jefferson (8) runs the ball in the first half of Friday’s FCS quarterfinal against Weber State University at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah. (Matt Herp/Standard-Examiner) The University of Maine football team has gone from an afterthought in its own league to one of the final four teams standing in the NCAA […]
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‘Top Flight’ UMaine receivers helping offense fly high
Maine’s Earnest Edwards stretches for the goal line as he scores a touchdown against New Hampshire earlier this season. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — They call themselves “Top Flight.” And it’s a fitting name for the University of Maine’s wide receivers because they make the Black Bears’ offense fly. Maine’s identity has been […]
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Women’s basketball: Hot-shooting UMaine beats North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Blanca Millan scored 21 points and made seven steals and the University of Maine women’s basketball team matched a school record with 16 3-pointers in an 85-73 road win over North Carolina on Sunday. Blanca Millan scored 21 points with seven steals and the Black Bears (5-2) matched a school-record with […]
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The Hot Corner: UMaine football team deserves more fan support
One of my favorite sports movies to quote out of context on an almost daily basis is the 1989 comedic masterpiece “Major League.” Everybody’s favorite .200 lifetime hitter, Bob Uecker, stars as Harry Doyle, the increasingly intoxicated, FCC-boundary-pushing radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians. His list of zingers in the film is a mile long, […]