Jack Cosgrove, the winningest football coach in University of Maine history, is returning to the sidelines at Colby College. Cosgrove, 62, who is leaving his job as senior associate director of athletics at Maine, coached the Black Bears for 23 seasons, going 129-135. Rich Kimball of WZON radio in Bangor first reported the news. Colby […]
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Colleges: Maine hockey, CMCC women's basketball, bates men earn wins
HAMDEN, Conn. — Sophomore forward Patrick Shea scored with 24 seconds remaining in the game to lift the Maine Black Bears to a 5-3 win and a weekend sweep over the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Saturday. Cédric Lacroix added an empty netter to clinch the win. The Black Bears scored three times in the second period […]
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Black Bears come back to defeat Quinnipiac
HAMDEN, CT — A third period scoring burst from the University of Maine men’s hockey team led the Black Bears to a 7-4 victory over Quinnipiac in a non-conference contest. Freshman Eduards Tralmaks had two goals in the third period to pace the Black Bears. Sophomore defenseman Patrick Holway, a sixth-round draft pick of the Detroit […]
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Maine hockey blows lead, ties Vermont
ORONO — If ever a tie felt like a loss, it was Friday night. The University of Maine broke through for a two-goal lead in the third period against Vermont, only to allow two late power-play goals as the Black Bears and Catamounts skated to a 2-2 tie before 3,365 at Alfond Arena. Peter Housakos and Canon […]
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College roundup: UMaine men's hockey wins in Ireland
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Tim Doherty had a goal and an assist as the University of Maine men’s hockey team beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4-2 on Saturday in the consolation game of the 2017 Friendship Four Tournament. Maine (5-7), which lost 3-0 to Providence in the opening round on Friday, also got goals from Brendan […]
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UMaine Extension awarded crop insurance education funds
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is a recipient of one of 24 cooperative agreements recently awarded under USDA’s Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) Crop Insurance Education in Targeted States Program totaling approximately $5 million. The agency provides funding for organizations in the form of cooperative agreements to provide education and training nationwide. Under this […]
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UMaine football falls on last-second Hail Mary play
ORONO — In a season of cruel losses, this one topped them all. In control for nearly every second of the game, the University of Maine lost Saturday afternoon when Stony Brook quarterback Joe Carbone threw a last-play miracle Hall Mary 35-yard touchdown pass to Harrison Jackson, who caught the ball amidst four Black Bear […]
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UMaine surprises No. 18 Boston University
ORONO — From the brink of disaster to a resounding win in mere seconds. Patrick Holway scored 7:45 into the third period for the University of Maine not long after the visiting Boston University Terriers nearly tied the game on a shot off the pipe to help the Black Bears earn a 5-2 win at […]
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Maine football falls to UMass at Fenway
Maine quarterback Chris Ferguson (14) throws a pass in the first quarter against UMass at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday. BOSTON — Junior quarterback Andrew Ford threw four touchdown passes, three to Andy Isabella, to lead the University of Massachusetts to a 44-31 victory over the University of Maine on Saturday night before 12,794 […]
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Women's basketball: UMaine drops season opener to Tulane
ORONO — University of Maine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon couched her words Friday night. “It wasn’t the prettiest game you’ll ever see,” she said. Tulane Coach Lisa Stockton took the direct approach. “Ugly game,” Stockton said after her Green Wave beat the Black Bears 42-34 in the Maine Women’s Tip-Off Basketball Tournament before an […]