One of the more visible faces of American men’s distance running will compete Saturday, but no American runner has ever won the Beach to Beacon since its inception 16 years ago.
Steve Solloway
COLLEGE BASEBALL: USM moves on to final day
APPLETON, Wis. — Matt Verrier doesn’t use many words when he speaks. He’s matter-of-fact blunt, just like his home runs.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Huskies pull out another win
APPLETON, Wis. — The pitcher who was injured, written off and relegated to working innings in games that had already been won or lost, continued his revival Sunday. Ryan Yates pitched the University of Southern Maine into another day of the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
Huskies still have some bite
Ryan Yates pitches six effective innings, and USM stays alive at the Division III World Series.
Pitching ace falters in USM loss to Linfield College
USM must beat Webster College of Missouri on Sunday to stay alive in the double elimination tournament.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Chadwick’s single gives USM 1st-round win
APPLETON, Wis. — Forrest Chadwick watched the Millsaps College relief pitcher throw four straight balls to intentionally walk Tucker White to load the bases. University of Southern Maine fans and players held their breath.
USM heads to Division III World Series
The Huskies shut out Endicott 9-0 to win the New England Regional championship.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: USM moves on to final
HARWICH Mass. — Sam Dexter’s second home run of the day supported two remarkable pitching performances by Andrew Richards and pulled the University of Southern Maine back from the brink of elimination in the NCAA Division III New England baseball tournament.
Maine boxer, coach recall dead bombing suspect
Portland Boxing Club owner Bob Russo was head coach for the 2009 Golden Gloves boxing team, which included bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
STEVE SOLLOWAY: Knight grows in role at Notre Dame
Tom Knight sounded calm. The world around him was turning upside-down with the arrival of Big East rival Louisville and ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday night on the Notre Dame campus, but he didn’t seem to be buying into the hype.