Bates catcher Tori Fitzgerald tags out Thomas College’s Kayla Bess as she tries to score during the first of Monday afternoon’s double header in Lewiston.After gobbling up a grounder by Thomas College batter Lauren Farina, left, Bates third baseman Julia Panepinto fires to first base for a force out during the first game of Monday’s […]
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The Hot Corner: Let’s review the need for replay
The problem’s plain to see. Too much technology. At the risk of channeling Chris Berman’s penchant for tagging sports with tired, old song lyrics — and surely sounding like an even more tired, old man — I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that “Mr. Roboto” is ruining the games I know and […]
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NCAA to cautiously consider North Carolina for championship venues
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The NCAA says it will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that limited protections for LGBT people. In a statement Tuesday, the governing body said its Board of Governors had reviewed moves to repeal repealed the so-called “bathroom bill” and replace […]
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The Hot Corner: So you're saying there's a chance? Well, no
Statistics, culture and psychology fascinate me. By extension, I’ll never be able to quit sports, which are more inseparably intertwined with those concepts than ever before. I saw an informational graphic this past week. It was released by the NCAA. You might have heard that the organization has this little tournament going on right now. […]
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Lewiston's Harris running for national championship
Isaiah Harris, center, of Penn State and Lewiston, Maine, grits his teeth as he comes down the final stretch of the 800-meter run at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., last year. Learning from adversity can be a pivotal factor in an athlete’s success. That is proving to be true for Isaiah […]
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College Hockey: McGovern backstops Maine to a victory in Portland
PORTLAND — Rob McGovern finally earned a win at the Cross Insurance Arena to go with an outstanding performance. Maine’s sophomore goalie made 28 saves in a 5-1 victory over the Brown Bears Saturday night in a non-conference men’s ice hockey matchup. In 2015-16, McGovern made his first career NCAA start in Portland during the […]
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University of Maine at Farminton falls in NCAA field hockey playoffs
BIDDEFORD — The University of Maine at Farmington’s field hockey season ended with a 5-0 loss to 19th-ranked University of New England in the Division III playoffs Wednesday. Four different players scored for the Nor’easterners, who improve to 20-3 and advance to face No. 3 Tufts University on Saturday in Medford Massachusetts. Marge Gardiner, Becky […]
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College hockey: Cangelosi, Boston College rout Maine
But BC is no ordinary program, as the Eagles clearly demonstrated at the University of Maine’s expense Friday night. In one of three Black Bears games scheduled at Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena this season, undrafted BC forward Austin Cangelosi netted a hat trick to lead the visiting Eagles to a 6-1 win. “He been our […]
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Women’s Hockey: Maine shocks No. 5 Boston College
Vendula Pribylova provided the game-winning goal with 36.9 seconds left, re-directing in a point shot from Brittany Colton. “The thought process was really just kind of get it to the net, don’t get it blocked,” Colton, a freshman, said. “I saw some teammates in front of the net, just shoot the puck, hope and pray […]