Maine’s Joe Fitzpatrick drives with the football during the Black Bears’ spring football scrimmage at Orono in May. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — The University of Maine enters the football season without the back (Josh Mack) who led the Football Championship Subdivision in rushing last fall before transferring after the season. Maine also […]
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UMaine player's death hit close to home for state's college football programs
BRUNSWICK — When freshman Darius Minor collapsed and died while participating in a supervised University of Maine workout last Tuesday, the loss was felt in college football programs across the state. At Husson University, the coaches were in a meeting when the news broke. “Devastated is not a strong enough word to describe how we […]
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More than $25,000 raised to aid family of UMaine football player who died
Darius Minor, 18, died Tuesday during a University of Maine football workout at Alfond Stadium in Orono. People affected by the unexpected death of a University of Maine freshman football player pledged more than $25,000 in one day to help cover funeral costs for his family in Virginia. Darius Minor, 18, collapsed and died Tuesday […]
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UMaine officials unaware of medical condition that could have caused football player’s death
ORONO — University of Maine football coaches said Wednesday that they were unaware of any medical condition that might have contributed to the death of freshman player Darius Minor. Minor, an 18-year-old from Locust Grove, Virginia, collapsed and died during a supervised light workout at Alfond Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. He is the first player […]
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UMaine officials unsure why football player died at practice
Darius Minor, 18, died Tuesday after collapsing during a University of Maine football workout at Alfond Stadium in Orono. ORONO — Football coaches said Wednesday they were unaware of any medical condition that might have contributed to the death of the University of Maine freshman Darius Minor. Minor, an 18-year-old from Locust Grove, Virginia, collapsed […]
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UMaine football picked 8th in CAA preseason poll
The University of Maine was picked to finish eighth of 12 teams in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason football poll Tuesday and that didn’t surprise anyone from the league’s northernmost post. “It happens every year,” said Joe Harasymiak, entering his third season as the Black Bears head coach. “Our guys are used to it. As […]
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UMaine football player, 18, dies during team workout
An 18-year-old University of Maine football player collapsed and died Tuesday afternoon during a preseason workout at Alfond Stadium in Orono. Darius Minor of Locust Grove, Virginia, collapsed on the field at about 1:15 p.m. during a supervised light workout, the school said in a news release. Members of the UMaine training staff and local rescue […]
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UMaine professor cleared in sexual harassment cases
ORONO (AP) — A University of Maine professor who was accused of sexual harassment has been cleared. The Bangor Daily News reports that English professor Robert “Tony” Brinkley was granted access to campus last month after officials concluded an investigation. Brinkley was placed on leave on Jan. 2. University officials determined Brinkley didn’t violate the […]
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Talented Whittier worked hard to excel at basketball
Gray-New Gloucester’s Katie Whittier (22) battles for a rebound vs. Mt. Desert Island in the Class B girls’ basketball state championship at Bangor Auditorium in Bangor in March 2002. (John Ewing/Portland Press Herald File Photo) Katie Whittier makes a post move for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. (UMaine Athletics) Katie Whittier never lacked […]
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Charles Allan Trumbull
LEWISTON — Charles Allan Trumbull, 79, a lifelong resident of Fryeburg, passed away Tuesday, June 5, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a short illness with his family by his side. Allan, as almost everyone knew him by, was born Aug. 25, 1938, a son of Charles F. and Mary (Sanborn) Trumbull. He graduated […]