Coach Jack Cosgrove chooses the junior over sophomore Drew Belcher.
Mark Emmert
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
UMaine football team will earn $725,000 from its first two games
Such “guarantee” games – as at Boston College and Tulane – are important for the school’s athletic budget.
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UMaine starts football practices with a few surprises
One of them is at quarterback, where a kid named Cosgrove is now on the depth chart.
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UMaine basketball standout Troy Barnies signs with Hungarian pro team
The Auburn native played for the Black Bears from 2007-11, averaging 14.1 points and 7.6 rebounds.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Many Patriots fans still lining up with Tom Brady
Some say that seeking an edge is just a part of sports. Others see Brady’s destruction of his cellphone as damaging to the Patriots quarterback.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Former Sox closer Lee Smith strolls down memory lane
Smith is serving as a pitching coach in the Eastern League All-Star Game at Hadlock Field.
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Portland boxer hopes his punches sting as much as a loss
Russell Lamour Jr. wants a setback avenged, and takes the first step toward a rematch Saturday night at the Expo.
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Poland boy, 8, befriended Sonny Liston, invited him to class
Fifty years later, Michael Feldman recalls the impact of the former heavyweight champion’s visit to his elementary school.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports
Ali, Lewiston subjects of documentary by Portland filmmaker
‘Raising Ali: A Lewiston Story’ is more than just a look back into 1965.
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May 25, 1965: The moment that made Ali
How a fight no other city wanted landed in Lewiston, Maine … and changed history.