Sep 14, 2012 11:30 pm | The Associated Press TORONTO — Mauro Gomez hit a tiebreaking, two-run triple in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto 8-5 on Friday night, snapping their six-game losing streak against the Blue Jays. Boston had lost six of seven overall coming in, but bounced back after falling behind 3-0 and ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 11:28 pm | Larry Mahoney ORONO, Maine — The Orono High School Red Riots had lost their last five games against Bucksport and dug themselves a 14-0 hole in the first half Friday night. But behind the running of Norton Revell along with Mowrer brothers, Cameron and Christian, the Riots scored 38 unanswered points to ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 11:24 pm | UnBylined BREWER, Maine — Football starts with blocking and tackling. It was clear on Friday night which team had won the battle of the trenches as Brewer's big offensive line paved the way for 487 yards of total offense on route to a 28-7 high school win over Camden Hills at ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 10:48 pm | Ernie Clark BANGOR, Maine — Beaten and battered through the first two weeks of the football season, the injury-plagued Bangor Rams absorbed a few more body blows Friday night but used its depth and a productive ground game to defeat Edward Little of Auburn 30-14 in a Pine Tree Conference Class A ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 10:43 pm | UnBylined Today's games HIGH SCHOOL Girls Soccer Ashland at Van Buren, 7 p.m. Bucksport at Central, 11 a.m. Caribou at Ellsworth, 3 p.m. Dexter at Searsport, 11 a.m. DIS at Penobscot Valley, 2 p.m. East Grand at Shead, 11 a.m. Edward Little at Bangor, 11:30 a.m. Erskine at Oxford Hills, 5:30 ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 09:09 pm | UnBylined JOLIET, Ill. — Danica Patrick is back in the Chicago area and looking forward to another Sprint Cup race at what is essentially her home track. “It’s good to be close to home. There’s quite a few people coming out to the track. I have family members coming from Canada,” ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 08:53 pm | UnBylined Bangor 30, Edward Little 14 Belfast 45, Nokomis 7 Brewer 28, Camden Hills 7 Boothbay Region 50, Sacopee 0 Brunswick 57, Lewiston 21 Cape Elizabeth 28, Lake Region 0 Cheverus 42, South Portland 0 Cony 57, Mount Ararat 28 Dirigo 22, Poland 14 Foxcroft 72, MCI 0 Greely 33, Westbrook ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 08:41 pm | The Associated Press TORONTO — Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine says his team’s roster is beyond depleted. Valentine was asked before Friday night’s game in Toronto what part of his last-place club would benefit most from some extra call-ups. “Are you kidding?” Valentine said. “This is the weakest roster we’ve ever had ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 08:38 pm | UnBylined Women's soccer ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine women’s soccer team battled to a 0-0 draw with Fairfield on Friday. Maine (3-3-1) was led by Nikki Misener who posted four shots, two of which were on goal. Eve L'Abbe recorded three shots on the day followed by Jordan Pellerin ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 08:35 pm | Larry Mahoney UNITY, Maine — There is a cooperative effort under way as Unity Raceway owner Ralph Nason prepares for the annual Long John Late Model race on Oct. 14. Speedway 95 owner Del Merritt and Jere Humphrey of Last Chance Motorsports Racing Supplies and Race Fuel in Washburn are teaming up ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 07:57 pm | Dave Barber BANGOR, Maine — Ryan Pelletier played soccer for Brewer High School and the University of Maine at Farmington and graduated from UMF in 2011 with a degree in education. "Soccer is my favorite and education is my favorite," said Pelletier. Now he gets to combine the two with Seacoast United ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 07:12 pm | UnBylined Two years after a sexual abuse scandal rocked the sport, USA Swimming has banned 16 people for life as part of a wide-ranging program that stepped up training and led to enhanced background checks for nearly 36,000 coaches, officials and volunteers. Susan Woessner, the governing body’s director of safe sport, ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 07:00 pm | UnBylined FONTANA, Calif. — This season was long ago earmarked as the pivotal year for IndyCar to begin the long climb back into relevance. The series succeeded in some ways, overcoming the death of Dan Wheldon in last year’s finale and making the adjustments needed to produce an on-track product some ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 06:47 pm | UnBylined SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame center Braxston Cave snapped the ball on a third-and-6 play early in the game against Purdue, put a quick hit on defensive tackle Kawann Short then stepped to the right — allowing Short to race up the middle and sack Irish quarterback Everett Golson ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 06:47 pm | UnBylined EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Don’t expect the New York Giants to roll out the red carpet for former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano on his return to New Jersey as Buccaneers coach. The Super Bowl champions are miffed after a dismal performance in their nationally televised 24-17 loss to the Dallas ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 06:46 pm | UnBylined GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tramon Williams didn’t need Jay Cutler’s sarcastic good-luck wishes when it came time to defend Brandon Marshall. The sixth-year cornerback’s standout performance was a display of skill, not luck, in the Green Bay Packers’ 23-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night. Williams had a ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 06:45 pm | UnBylined SATURDAY AUTO RACING NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Dollar General 300 (noon) SPEED-TV, race (3:30 p.m.), ESPN-TV; WNZS Veazie (1340 AM) radio NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for GEICO 400, 1:30 p.m., SPEED-TV NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for American Ethanol 200 (6:30 p.m., tape), race (8:30 p.m.), SPEED-TV ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 06:26 pm | The Associated Press NHL, union have contact, but no talks scheduled NEW YORK — With a lockout drawing ever closer, the NHL and the players’ union are in touch with each other after a day of internal meetings. But no new negotiating sessions are scheduled for Friday, one day before Commissioner Gary Bettman ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 06:26 pm | UnBylined FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The painful memory of the 47-7 rout by the New England Patriots still burns inside Larry Fitzgerald. So what if the Arizona Cardinals made it to the Super Bowl six weeks later? The thought of that embarrassment four years ago drives him going into Sunday’s first meeting ... read more | comment
Sep 14, 2012 06:24 pm | Pete Warner It's still early, but Maine's college football teams remain winless heading into Week 3 of the 2012 season. The University of Maine heads on the road for the second-straight week, while Husson University of Bangor and Maine Maritime Academy of Castine both play home games in Saturday's games involving in-state ... read more | comment
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