DeShone Kizer takes a snap as the Notre Dame quarterback against Boston College on Nov. 21, 2015, at Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Red Sox. The University of Maine football team takes on UMass on Saturday at Fenway Park. (AP file photo) Jason Matovu grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, about 20 minutes from […]
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College football: Delaware upends Maine in Portland
Micah Wright gambles on punt returns for the University of Maine. Coach Joe Harasymiak has had to accept it. Saturday, it proved costly. With the score 17-17, Wright tried to field a low kick within his own 5. He fumbled and Colby Reeder of Delaware returned it for a touchdown. “It was obviously the difference […]
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College basketball: UMaine’s Fleming works to expand basketball skills within new offense
University of Maine’s Andrew Fleming looks for an open teammate as he’s guarded by Quinnipiac University’s Chaise Daniels during a game last season at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. BANGOR — Andrew Fleming had a productive first year with the University of Maine men’s basketball team. The 6-foot-7-inch forward from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High […]
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UMaine system dropping of tuition, fees for some students at 4 campuses
The University of Maine System is eliminating out-of-pocket tuition and fees at four of its campuses next fall for any first-year Maine student who qualifies for a need-based federal Pell grant. The new financial aid program will be available to students at University of Maine at Presque Isle, Fort Kent, Augusta, and Machias, officials said […]
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College football: UMaine turns ball over six times, falls to Villanova, 31-0
VILLANOVA, Pa. — The good news for Maine Coach Joe Harasymiak is things can only get better. But then, it would be hard to get worse. Maine committed six turnovers and broke down in every phase of the game Saturday in falling to 12th-ranked Villanova 31-0 in a Colonial Athletic Association football game. One turnover […]
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UMaine wide receiver Wright reinstated from suspension
University of Maine junior wide receiver Micah Wright, who was suspended along with running back Darian Davis-Ray and defensive lineman Uchenna Egwuonwu for alleged violations of the UMaine student code of conduct the first week of August, has been reinstated. Davis-Ray was reinstated five weeks ago after sitting out two weeks, but Egwuonwu is still […]
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UNH holds off UMaine in football season-opener
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of Maine and University of New Hampshire battled Thursday in a rare early-season football contest, and despite the new month and date of the game, and despite the common roster turnover, the Black Bears left the game in a familiar position: On the losing side of the scoreboard. The UNH […]
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UMaine tailback Mack wants to run stronger, smarter this season
University of Maine running back Josh Mack is hoisted by his teammates after scoring one of his three touchdowns against Bryant last season at Alfond Stadium in Orono. The Black Bears won 35-31. ORONO — It didn’t take Josh Mack long to make an impact for the University of Maine football team. As an 18-year-old […]
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Large family helped UMaine quarterback develop competitive nature
ORONO — Liam Coen, the University of Maine football team’s offensive coordinator, said one of the attributes possessed by new starting quarterback Chris Ferguson is his competitive nature. When you are the 10th of 11 children in your family, you have to be competitive. The redshirt freshman has nine sisters and a brother. “We’re definitely […]
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UMaine picks Ferguson as starting quarterback
ORONO — The University of Maine football team has a starting quarterback, and it’s not who most expected. UMaine head coach Joe Harasymiack named redshirt freshman Chris Ferguson as the team’s starter, the school announced Saturday. Ferguson will be under center for the Black Bears when they open the season Aug. 31 at New Hampshire. […]