Sep 17, 2012 11:08 pm | The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jacoby Ellsbury homered and drove in three runs, Aaron Cook stopped his five-game losing streak and the Boston Red Sox beat the sliding Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Monday night. Tampa Bay, coming off a 1-5 road trip to Baltimore and New York, fell 5½ games ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 11:07 pm | The Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL presented Jonathan Vilma and his attorney with a sworn statement from former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams saying the linebacker placed a $10,000 bounty on Brett Favre. Vilma met with Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday in New York about his suspension, which has been temporarily ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 10:14 pm | UnBylined Today's games HIGH SCHOOL Field Hockey Bangor at Messalonskee, 4 p.m. Belfast Area at Morse, 4 p.m. Boothbay at St. Dominic, 4 p.m. Brunswick at Edward Little, 4 p.m. Erskine at Maine Central Institute, 4 p.m. Foxcroft at Orono, 4 p.m. Gardiner at Maranacook, 4 p.m. Hall-Dale at Mountain Valley, ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 09:26 pm | The Associated Press CHICAGO — Detroit manager Jim Leyland knows his team still has 16 games to overtake the Chicago White Sox and win the AL Central. Won’t be easy, but it’s doable. “I certainly don’t think this thing is anywhere near over, but we have to win games,” Leyland said Monday after ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 09:21 pm | UnBylined FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets’ eye-popping offense that had a stunning opening-week scoring splurge was nowhere to be found for most of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Neither was Tim Tebow, who had even less of a role than he did in Week 1. Rex Ryan’s ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 07:33 pm | UnBylined Field hockey WATERVILLE — The Thomas College Terriers (1-4) picked up their first victory of the season Monday evening defeating Daniel Webster (0-3) 3-0 in a non-conference field hockey contest. Ally Kennedy scored twice in the victory for Thomas. Kennedy scored the first goal of the contest nine minutes into ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 06:57 pm | UnBylined EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Norm Van Brocklin. Warren Moon. Boomer Esiason. Dan Marino. Matthew Stafford. Tom Brady. Phil Simms. Drew Brees. It’s a who’s who of some of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, along with a newbie in Detroit’s Stafford. It’s also a list of the top eight in ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 06:50 pm | The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JR Motorsports parted ways Monday with crew chief Tony Eury Jr., 10 days after his father was ousted as competition director. Eury Jr. was crew chief for Danica Patrick and is a partial owner of the Nationwide Series team. “I had hoped he would be here for ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 06:47 pm | UnBylined One official was pulled from duty because he’s a fan. Another negated a touchdown without ever throwing a penalty flag. Several others had difficulty with basic rules. Upon further review, Week 2 was a poor one for the NFL’s replacement officials. Coaches and players around the league are losing patience ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 06:34 pm | UnBylined BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE BOSTON at TAMPA BAY, 7 p.m., NESN-TV; WZON Ban-gor (620 AM), WDEA Ellsworth (1370 AM), WHOU Houlton (100.1 FM), WQDY Calais (92.7 FM), WSYY Millinocket (1240 AM), WALZ Machias (95.3 FM), WEGP Presque Isle (1390 AM), WFAU Augusta (1280 AM), WKTJ Farmington (99.3 FM), WIGY Madison (97.5 ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 06:33 pm | UnBylined A swimming coach and philanthropist claims she was wrongfully fired by former U.S. national coach Mark Schubert after she became aware of abuse allegations within his Southern California club, another embarrassing turn for a sport that has taken steps over the last two years to combat widespread claims of sexual ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 06:31 pm | UnBylined FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Aaron Hernandez confuses defenses by lining up at various positions in the New England offense. They won’t have to worry about that for a while. There’s no firm timetable for his return so soon after he suffered a right ankle injury on Sunday, and Patriots coach Bill ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 05:24 pm | Larry Mahoney HERMON, Maine — Bangor's Donny Blanchard said Monday he was "very excited" after learning that his engine was ruled to be legal thus verifying his first-ever win the Late Model class at Hermon's Speedway 95 Saturday night. Blanchard has a Crate engine in his Chevy Impala and Crate engines are ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 03:43 pm | umfknews The University of Maine at Fort Kent Athletic Hall of Fame selection committee has announced the Class of 2013 Hall of Fame inductees. The honorees span 94 years of UMFK's 134-year history. James "Pop" Hoyt '17 Hoyt is recognized in the Builder/Administrator category. A 1917 graduate of the (then) Madawaska ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 03:07 pm | Pete Warner ORONO, Maine — Saturday's lopsided victory over Bryant University sent the University of Maine football team into this week with a big boost of confidence. Coach Jack Cosgrove's Black Bears (1-1) not only dominated the Bulldogs in every facet of the game, they also were able to use some less-experienced ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 02:51 pm | Larry Mahoney BANGOR, Maine — It is a luxury to have a flip-thrower in soccer. The flip-thrower runs forward with the ball, does a front somersault and uses momentum to flip the ball long distances. The flip-throw can be more effective than a corner kick and is a great offensive weapon. A ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 02:27 pm | Dave Barber MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bangor native Jesse Speirs, winner of the 2011 Greater Bangor Open, is preparing to make his third try at qualifying for the PGA Tour this fall. He has to go through three stages of tournaments and finish in the top 25 of the third stage to get ... read more | comment
Sep 17, 2012 10:42 am | Dale Duff Do me a favor. I think I’ve got a way to salvage something good out of this hellish Red Sox season… but I need your help. Actually, Joe Castiglione needs your help. Can you believe it! For the first time in Boston baseball history, a Sox play-by-play guy has made ... read more | comment
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