NEW YORK (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored 18 points and Jae Crowder had 17 points and nine rebounds as the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to hand the New York Knicks their 59th loss, matching a franchise record, 96-92 on Friday night. Brandon Bass scored 16 points, Evan Turner had 15 and Avery […]
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Maine braces for Villanova
The University of Maine women’s basketball team was on a tremendous roll during the America East Conference season. The Black Bears registered 14 consecutive victories before losing their regular-season finale at New Hampshire. While coach Richard Barron’s team continued to play good defense, it appeared to lose its offensive mojo down the stretch. Top-seeded UMaine’s […]
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Unified basketball state final: Manzo’s hook beats buzzer, hoists Hampden over Lisbon in OT
LEWISTON — Maine’s first officially sanctioned season of unified basketball was an unqualified slam dunk. Perhaps fitting, then, that it ended with the next-best thing — a buzzer-beating hook shot in overtime. Hampden Academy senior David Manzo’s flick of the wrist found nothing but net as the horn sounded, hoisting the Broncos to a thrilling, 32-30 victory […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon edges Brunswick, 34-32, for West title
BRUNSWICK — In the initial meeting between Brunswick and Lisbon of the inaugural unified basketball season, the Dragons left Lisbon Falls with a hard-fought overtime win. Those who packed into the Brunswick High School gymnasium for Tuesday’s West Regional final witnessed another tense, down-to-the-last-second contest, this one going the way of the second-seeded Greyhounds, 34-32. […]
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NBA: Celtics top 76ers
BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Zeller scored a career-high 26 points, Avery Bradley had 20 and the Boston Celtics won their season-high fifth straight game, 108-89 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Brandon Bass added 12 points and Marcus Smart 11 for Boston, which entered the day in a group of four teams separated by […]
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NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament: Bates battles back but bows to Trinity, 79-62
WELLESLEY, Mass. — Thirty-three percent shooting proficiency didn’t get it done for Bates against Trinity during the regular season. Twenty-nine percent surely wasn’t enough to boost the Bobcats past the Bantams in the third round of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament. Thrown for a loop by an 11-minute, 36-second field goal drought Friday evening, […]
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Men’s basketball: Last-minute choice paid off for Safford, Bates
If that is true, count the dynamic between point guard Graham Safford and coach Jon Furbush of Bates College men’s basketball among the best in the galaxy. After four years together, the past three with Safford rarely leaving the floor, Furbush doesn’t even require hand signals or eye contact most of the time. “It’s amazing. […]
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Men’s basketball: Bates’ road to Final Four goes through Boston
LEWISTON — It is uncharted territory, but Bates men’s basketball won’t be dealing with unknown quantities in the NCAA Division III sectional round this weekend. The Bobcats collide with NESCAC rival Trinity (Conn.) at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Staake Gymnasium on the campus of Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. Bates and Trinity have met 44 […]
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Unified basketball: Greyhounds, Rangers demonstrate character
LISBON — When Greely Rangers Unified basketball player Connor Hines swished a 10-foot shot well after his coach had called a timeout in the first quarter, no one complained and the Lisbon High School gymnasium erupted in applause. Fast-forward to the fourth quarter. There were no complaints when Greyhound Ryley Austin handed the ball to […]