Maine’s Earnest Edwards, left, and Jaquan Blair give coach Joe Harasymiak a Gatorade shower as the clock runs out in the Black Bears’ win over Jacksonville State in playoff action Saturday in Orono. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — When Jacksonville State refused to kickoff to Earnest Edwards, the University of Maine junior wide […]
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UMaine football: Defense also shined in playoff rout
Maine’s Mozai Nelson hits Jacksonville State quarterback Zerrick Cooper as Cooper releases a throw Saturday in Orono. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — On a day when the University of Maine set or tied several school playoff records in its 55-27 win over Jacksonville State, it would be easy to overlook the Black Bears’ […]
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College football: UMaine lights up Jacksonville State in FCS playoffs
Maine’s Ramon Jefferson runs with the football against Jacksonville State in playoff action Saturday in Orono. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — All week long, the talk had been about whether the University of Maine’s nationally ranked defense could handle Jacksonville State University’s nationally ranked offense. Maybe the focus should have been on the […]
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Track and field: Gray-NG's Madison Post signs to run at Maine
Madison Post, seated, celebrates signing her letter of intent to run for the University of Maine with her friends, from the left, Laurel Thomas, Emily Reed, Jasmine French, Madeline Cote, Melany Rendon, and Lindsay Pierce in the Gray-New Gloucester High School library on Friday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) GRAY — Madison Post caught the eye […]
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College football: Maine vs. Jacksonville State matchup
WHAT: Second round of FCS playoffs WHERE: Alfond Stadium, Orono KICKOFF: Noon Saturday TV/WEB: ESPN3 ALL-TIME SERIES: First meeting LAST WEEK: Jacksonville State defeated East Tennessee State, 34-27; Maine had a bye WHEN MAINE HAS THE BALL: The Black Bears talk about doing the things they do. That means using the running game to set […]
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College football: Freshmen give Black Bears a boost
Michael Gerace didn’t come from Bel Air, Maryland, to Orono, Maine, to stay on the sidelines for the University of Maine football team. “It’s every kid’s dream to play at the Division I level,” said Gerace, a 6-foot-4, 300-pound freshman offensive lineman. “I came here and I wanted to contribute to the team, and get […]
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UMaine football team turned tragedy into inspiration on way to conference title, national playoffs
Maine’s Darrius Hart holds the jersey of Darius Minor as the team celebrates after winning the CAA football title with a 27-26 victory over Elon on Nov. 17. Minor died of a heart condition early in the season. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) The University of Maine football team’s success this season was forged in […]
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UMaine men's basketball remains winless after loss to Princeton
BANGOR — New coach, similar results … so far. To be fair, new University of Maine men’s basketball coach Richard Barron has overseen the Black Bears’ program for only seven games. The rebuild is in its infant stages. Maine did not take steps forward Wednesday night as it dropped a 73-59 decision to the Princeton […]
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College football: Gamecocks have Black Bears’ ‘full attention’
The first thing you notice about the University of Maine’s opponent in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs is that Jacksonville State has a heck of an offense. The Gamecocks average 41.1 points and 499 yards per game. They’re led by sophomore quarterback Zerrick Cooper, a transfer from Clemson who has thrown […]
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College football: No restrictions for mended Maine QB Ferguson
Sophomore quarterback Chris Ferguson was back at practice for the University of Maine football team Tuesday morning, saying he had no restrictions on his right shoulder. Ferguson has missed parts of the last two games, each time aggravating a right shoulder injury he first suffered in the third game of the season. He missed two […]