Oliver Wahlstrom puts on a New York Islanders jersey after being selected with the 11th pick of the NHL draft in Dallas on Friday, June 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth) DALLAS — Yarmouth native Oliver Wahlstrom was taken by the New York Islanders with the 11th overall pick in the NHL draft Friday night, becoming […]
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Yarmouth’s Wahlstrom expected to be first-round selection in NHL draft
Maine native Oliver Wahlstrom, 18, who has been played on U.S. national U-17 and U-18 hockey squads, is expected to be taken in the first round of the NHL Draft on Friday. (Rena Laverty/USA Hockey National Team Development Program) Nine years after he scored a jaw-dropping goal that would make him an internet sensation, Yarmouth […]
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RSU 9 increases draft budget to $34.17 million
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have boosted the draft 2017-18 budget to $34.17 million, about $1.43 million more than this fiscal year. The initial proposal in January was $33.57 million, an increase of $829,730 from the current year. Last year’s budget of $32.74 million passed by 37 votes on the second try. Directors […]
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Pats go with DE in the 4th round
OXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick again traded down to get an extra pick Saturday, and the Pats bolstered their offensive and defensive lines by picking linemen with five of their first six picks. New England, which had eight picks on the third day of the NFL draft, traded a fifth […]
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Safety Jordan Richards is hoping to continue his education when he leaves Stanford to play for Bill Belichick and the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. “I just want to learn and I’m going to go there and try and be a sponge and soak up as much as I […]
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NHL draft: Patriots take tackle in the first round
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots drafted Texas defensive tackle Malcom Brown on Thursday night, hoping they’ve found a replacement for five-time Pro Bowler Vince Wilfork. The defending Super Bowl champions took Brown with the 32nd and final pick of the first round after he had been expected to be drafted earlier. That […]
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Pats know they need substitutes at CB slots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — An unheralded cornerback saved the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots. Now they need two starters at that position to help them defend their title. The two they had last season left in free agency — star Darrelle Revis for the New York Jets and hard-hitting Brandon Browner for the […]
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NHL Draft: Maine recruit Vesey selected
ORONO — University of Maine men’s ice hockey incoming freshman Nolan Vesey fo North Reading, Massachusetts, has been selected in the 2014 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Vesey was chosen in the sixth round, 158th overall. Last season, Vesey played for the South Shore Kings of the USPHL, where he scored 26 goals […]
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Smart move on Celtics’ part
BOSTON (AP) — Soon after Wyc Grousbeck’s group bought the Boston Celtics, Red Auerbach gave him some advice. The team’s legendary president at the time “told me personally right when I came in, ‘you need instigators, not retaliators,’” Grousbeck said. Twelve years later, the rebuilding Celtics drafted what Grousbeck called an “instigator” when they took […]
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Celtics have 2 first-round picks
BOSTON (AP) — Danny Ainge stockpiled draft choices for his big rebuilding project with the Boston Celtics. Now the decision-maker who won three NBA championships as a player with the Celtics and one as their general manager gets to use them after the third worst season in team history. They have 10 first-round picks in […]