RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA is taking steps to try to clean up college basketball, carving out a limited role for agents to work with players and changing pivotal parts of its rules-enforcement system as part of numerous reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal. The Indianapolis-based governing body for college sports announced […]
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Women's basketball: UMaine draws Texas in NCAA first round
ORONO — They sat comfortably on couches, in front of the big-screen TV, curious to where the NCAA tournament committee would send them. They had to wait for nearly an hour into the ESPN show, but when the name MAINE finally appeared they whooped, filling the tight confines of the Alfond Family Lounge with cheers. […]
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Illegal wagers expected to be most of $10 billion betting on NCAA tournament
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America’s gambling industry predicts $10 billion will be bet on the March Madness college basketball tournament — nearly all of it illegally or off-the-books. That’s one of the reasons the American Gaming Association favors the full legalization and regulation of sports betting in the United States. The U.S. Supreme Court […]
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Women's basketball: Oxford's Sugars scoring big for Colby-Sawyer
Colby-Sawyer sophomore Tianna Sugars looks to make a pass against University of Maine at Farmington last month. Sugars, a former standout at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, is the Chargers’ leadins scorer this season. (John Quackenbos photos) A caller to Tianna Sugars’ phone waits several rings until she seemingly picks up. “Hi,” she says before […]
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Women's basketball: CMCC doubles up Berkeley College
AUBURN — Paced by Brooke Reynolds’ scoring inside and Natalie Thurber and Kristina Blais’ shooting on the outside Central Maine Community College routed Berkeley College, 91-46, in a women’s college basketball contest Sunday at Kirk Hall. Reynolds was 10-for-13 from the floor for a team-high 21 points, and also added seven assists and a team-high […]
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Women's basketball: Colby-Sawyer tops Bates
NEW LONDON, N.H. — Host Colby-Sawyer College led from the opening tip and defeated the Bates women’s basketball team 65-55 Tuesday evening, in the first meeting between the teams since the 1995-96 season. Bates (5-10) returns to action at home on Friday at 7pm against Middlebury in the Bobcats’ first NESCAC home game. Williams visits Saturday at 3pm. In the battle of both sides’ […]
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College roundup: Bates men win, women fall to Colby
LEWISTON — Junior Nick Lynch led the way for Bates with a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Bobcats held off a furious rally from Colby to prevail 83-76 in men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats (8-6) jumped out to a 30-7 lead. But, the Mules (7-5) refused to go away, taking […]
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Men's Basketball: Brandeis banks win over Bates with buzzer-beater
Bates College’s Nick Lynch goes up for a basket during Sunday afternoon’s game at Bates in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Brandeis’ Collin Sawyer didn’t call “bank” before launching his buzzer-beating 3-pointer to defeat Bates, 76-73, on Sunday. After all, he’d already established a pattern. With just 0.7 seconds left and starting on the […]
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College roundup: Bates women win second game in as many days
BABSON PARK, Mass. — The Bates women’s basketball team scored its second victory in as many days, handing host Babson a 69-63 non-conference defeat Wednesday afternoon at Staake Gymnasium. For the first time this season, five players scored in double figures for the Bobcats (4-6), led by sophomore Melanie Binkhorst’s career-high 17 points. Binkhorst led […]
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Bates women rally past Roanoke
BABSON PARK, Mass. — After trailing by eight points at halftime, Bates rallied for 26 points in the third quarter and rolled to a 60-52 victory over Roanoke in a rare women’s basketball weekday tilt on Tuesday. Nina Davenport scored 25 points and hauled down 11 rebounds to lead the Bobcats (3-6). First-year guard Julia […]