Smith is named the America East player of the week for the second time this season.
Maine colleges
College roundup: CMCC women’s basketball opens second half of schedule with road win
The Mustangs get a big game from Ella Lavigne. The Bates women also earn a win.
College roundup: Morgan Kennedy shoots Bates past Hamilton in women’s basketball
Kennedy misses one shot while scoring the game-high total for the Bobcats. The Bates and UMaine-Farmington men both suffer close losses on the road.
Washington’s Kalen DeBoer replaces Nick Saban as Alabama football coach
DeBoer led the Huskies to a berth in the national title game this season, his second in Washington.
Thursday’s college roundup: UMaine women top UNH 78-52 for third straight win
Basketball: Adrianna Smith scores 28 points, 12 in the first quarter, to lead the Black Bears.
Nick Saban retires as football coach at Alabama after 17 seasons
Nick Saban, who was 297-71-1 as a college coach, won seven national titles, six at Alabama.
Men’s hockey: UMaine prepares for long stretch of Hockey East competition
Playing consistently on back-to-back nights against the same opponent will be a key for the Black Bears the rest of the regular season.
College roundup: Bates, UMF athletes earn state basketball awards
Bates’ Morgan Kennedy wins a weekly award for the second time this season, while UMF’s Will Harriman and Bates’ Marc Begin II earn top honors from Maine’s men’s coaches.
College football playoff: Michigan fans salute champs, but others remember the stains on that perfection
Just how tainted the title is depends on where you live, and just how much you hate Jim Harbaugh and the University of Michigan.
Alfond Foundation donates $80 million more for UMaine athletic facility upgrades
The gift, which comes on top of $90 million the foundation awarded to the university in 2022, will go toward building a new complex for soccer and track and field, expanding the Shawn Walsh Center and adding a new multipurpose practice facility.