MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Frank Ramsey, an All-American at Kentucky and member of seven NBA championship teams with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. Ramsey’s death was announced by Kentucky, where he was a part of the Wildcats’ 1951 national championship team and a three-time All-American. The school said he died of natural […]
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TJ Methvin used focus and intensity to stand out for Lewiston's girls' basketball and tennis teams
TJ Methvin Sylvester finished her high school basketball career as Lewiston’s all-time leading scorer. (Submitted photo) When you ask Terijo Methvin Sylvester’s former coaches about their star athlete, the words that come to mind are “focused” and “tough,” and usually to extremes. Through her time at Lewiston High School and beyond, Methvin Sylvester has continued to […]
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H.S. basketball: New coach St. Germain hopes to keep intensity, enthusiasm at Dirigo
Cody St. Germain played for four different coaches in a four-year high school basketball career that culminated with Dirigo’s first state title in 29 years. Dirigo’s newest varsity boys’ basketball coach understands how that perennial upheaval might appear to some. But he’s never been more thankful to have had his hoops knowledge shaped by some of […]
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Lawrence K. Whittemore
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Lawrence K. Whittemore, aka Toe-Joe, 71, of Mexico passed away peacefully June 29, 2018, in Portsmouth, N.H., surrounded by those who who love him. He was born July 7, 1946, in Rumford, the son of Kenneth Gilbert Whittemore and Mary Germaine (Hebert) Whittemore. He attended the Mexico School System, playing football, basketball, baseball, […]
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Hartley, Bouchard headline Varsity Maine Awards winners
Kolleen Bouchard of Houlton and Grant Hartley of Edward Little pose with their Athletes of the Year award trophies during the Varsity Maine Awards at Hannaford Hall in Portland on Tuesday.(Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Grant Hartley was genuinely stunned. A recent graduate of Edward Little High in Auburn, Hartley was named the 2018 Male […]
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Houston’s James Harden wins NBA MVP
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — James Harden of the Houston Rockets is the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. He joined Michael Jordan as the only players to average at least 20 points, eight assists, five rebounds and 1.7 steals in a season. Harden led the league in scoring, 3-pointers and 50-point games with four while helping […]
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Kyrie Irving stays busy with knee rehab, “Uncle Drew” coming out
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving doesn’t have to worry about free agency until next summer, though he’s got plenty to keep him busy for now. There’s a movie to promote and a knee to mend. He hopes he’s good on screen, but wants to be better than ever on the court. “Now becomes the […]
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Talented Whittier worked hard to excel at basketball
Gray-New Gloucester’s Katie Whittier (22) battles for a rebound vs. Mt. Desert Island in the Class B girls’ basketball state championship at Bangor Auditorium in Bangor in March 2002. (John Ewing/Portland Press Herald File Photo) Katie Whittier makes a post move for the University of Maine women’s basketball team. (UMaine Athletics) Katie Whittier never lacked […]
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UPDATED: Celtics pick Texas A&M’s Robert Williams in NBA draft
BOSTON — Power forward Robert Williams was projected to be a lottery pick — and that was last year, after his freshman year at Texas A&M. But there he was, sliding down to the Boston Celtics at the 27th pick in the NBA draft Thursday night. “It’s not my job to know what the other 26 […]
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The all-time NBA draft — the best pick from every slot
There’s a definitive answer every year to the question of who is No. 1 in the NBA draft. But who is the No. 1 pick of all No. 1 draft picks ever? Or No. 1 among the list of No. 2 draft picks? Those are questions that have no definitive answer, except perhaps in a […]