During Sunday’s Patriots-Raiders game, they played a pen-and-paper version of Fantasy Coaching that Steelers scion Jimmy Rooney hopes to turn into a game fans can play on their phones.
Maine colleges
William & Mary rallies past UMaine
The Tribe overcome a 14-point deficit and get the winning TD in the final 3 minutes.
UNE football takes down Coast Guard in OT
The Nor’easters get a comeback victory in a wild season opener.
Maine (0-1) at William and Mary (0-1)
The Black Bears open Coastal Athletic Association play on the road.
Some small Maine college football programs can finally join the playoff party. It’s about time.
Starting in 2026, NESCAC teams — including Colby, Bates and Bowdoin — will be allowed to accept invitations to the NCAA Division III playoffs.
Maine football picked ninth in preseason poll
Rhode Island is picked to win the conference, followed by Monmouth and Villanova.
Cody Bowker ready to start his pro baseball career
The Bowdoinham resident and Thornton Academy grad was taken in the third round by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Former Thornton Academy star Cody Bowker drafted by Phillies
Bowker, a right-handed pitcher at Vanderbilt, is taken in the third round of the MLB amateur draft, the 100th player taken overall.
Colby College hires Sean Rutigliano as men’s basketball coach
Rutigliano, a former assistant at NCAA Division I schools Belmont and Lipscomb, is the Mules’ third head coach in 55 years.
Only 2 years in Orono, but Rick Carlisle is still a Black Bear to his old coach
Skip Chappelle remains close to the best player he coached with the Black Bears, Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle.