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Flagg, Duke’s push for NCAA title falls apart in unlikely late collapse in Final Four

by By AARON BEARD April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

Duke’s push for its sixth national championship ended abruptly and in unlikely fashion with the Blue Devils squandering a double-digit second-half lead.

Maine colleges, Sports

No. 9 Duke rallies past Louisville 76-65 in ACC opener

by Steve Bittenbender December 8, 2024December 9, 2024

Despite foul trouble, Cooper Flagg led the Blue Devils with 12 rebounds.

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Can science help predict a winning NCAA basketball tournament bracket?

by Mike Mandell March 19, 2024March 20, 2024

Certain strategies and patterns in the numbers, statisticians say, can give you an edge in predicting outcomes.

Business, Nation & World, Sports

U.S. labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote

by JIMMY GOLEN and RALPH D. RUSSO February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

Unionizing would allow the players to negotiate not only over salary but working conditions, including practice hours and travel.

Maine colleges, Sports

College roundup: UMF hires Nate Carson to be women’s basketball coach

by MWC Bot September 6, 2022September 6, 2022

The 2014 UMaine-Farmington graduate was the team’s interim coach last season after spending several years as an assistant for the men’s team.

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‘It was earned’: CMCC triumphed over youth and adversity to win third title since 2017

by Adam Robinson March 12, 2022March 14, 2022

The young Mustangs returned to Auburn on Saturday after claiming the program’s third USCAA Division 2 women’s basketball championship in Virginia this week.

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Bates women’s basketball looking to take that next big step

by Mike Lowe January 23, 2022January 24, 2022

The Bobcats have impressive wins over ranked teams this season, and hope to join other Maine Division III programs who have had sustained success on the national level.