Carter Culleton backs into Westbrook’s Kevin Trynor during Monday afternoon’s Unified Basketball South Regional game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A late-arriving bus delayed the start of the Unified South regional championship by a little more than 45 minutes at Edward Little on Monday. The Red Eddies passed the time doing a little […]
basketball
Posted inNational Sports
Davis leads Pelicans past Celtics
NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis picked up his dribble along the baseline and pulled up for a tough, 14-foot fallaway as he was fouled by Celtics rookie Abdel Nader. As the shot fell through to cap another big night for the Pelicans’ All-Star, the crowd rose to its feet and Davis exchanged high-fives with fans […]
advertisement
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Davis scores 57 points, but Red Claws fall to Magic
Maine’s Trey Davis dribbles against the defense of Lakeland’s Jay Wright during the G League game at the Portland Expo on Sunday. (Ariana van den Akker/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Trey Davis hit 10 threes and scored 57 points, both Maine Red Claws records, but was unable to convert on his last two attempts at […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Albert LeBaron Card
AUGUSTA — Albert LeBaron Card, 88, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 6. Albert, a native of South Paris, was an outstanding athlete who enjoyed a career as a teacher and coach, and as a baseball umpire and basketball referee. He was predeceased by his wife, Irene Ross Card, and a brother, Dr. C. Seymour Card. He […]
Posted inLocal Sports
UMaine’s run ends with loss to Texas in women’s NCAA Tournament
AUSTIN, Texas — The message on the whiteboard in the Texas locker was simple and direct: Rebound! The No. 2 seed Longhorns did that and a whole lot more — just about anything they wanted to, really — in dismantling No. 15 Maine 83-54 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Jatarie White […]
Posted inNational Sports
Rozier, Celtics hold off Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Boston Celtics relied on their tough defense to get a sorely needed victory on the road. Terry Rozier and Greg Monroe each scored 17 points, helping the Celtics hold off the Orlando Magic 92-83 on Friday night. Boston was coming off a pair of close home losses to Indiana and Washington. […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Women's basketball: Wadling key to UMaine overcoming size disadvantage
Fanny Wadling, left, will be a key player Saturday for Maine in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Texas, as the Black Bears’ only post player in a starting lineup that includes four guards. (John Carl D’Annibale/ The Albany Times Union via AP) When the University of Maine women’s basketball team faces nationally […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Shooting for spring
Ethan Tardiff, 14, shoots baskets at his home on Webber Avenue in Lewiston on Thursday. The eighth-grader at Lewiston Middle School said he practices every day for his upcoming basketball game with the Auburn Recreation Department. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
Posted insj-web, Varsity Maine
Eddies advance to Unified regional final with win over Scots
Edward Little’s Josh Dumont goes up for a basket during Thursday afternoon’s Unified Basketball game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little hung on by its fingernails to win last week’s Unified basketball quarterfinal against Gray-New Gloucester by one point. The top-seeded and unbeaten Red Eddies finished the game with a 19-9 run […]
Posted inNational Sports
Celtics blow lead, fall to Wizards in double overtime
BOSTON — Bradley Beal scored 34 points, including a three-point play with 1:25 left in the second overtime, and the Washington Wizards beat the short-handed Boston Celtics 125-124 on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer that could have won it for the Celtics, who were without six players and missed […]