Maine Red Claws’ Andrew White drives around Greensboro’s Charles Cooke in third quarter at the Portland Expo on Sunday. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) The Maine Red Claws made 23 shots from 3-point range, one shy of the franchise record, and beat the Greensboro Swarm 135-111 to snap a two-game losing streak Sunday at the Portland […]
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Irving, Horford lead Celtics to 108-98 win at Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyrie Irving scored 25 points and Al Horford added 21 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 108-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Boston (18-3) outscored Indiana 37-16 in the third quarter to turn a nine-point deficit into an 82-70 lead entering the final quarter. Horford had 12 points during […]
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Celtics cruise to victory over Magic
BOSTON — Even as they won 16 games in a row, the Boston Celtics didn’t make it easy on themselves. A 16-point deficit against Atlanta. Down 13 in the fourth to Dallas. Double-digit deficits in three straight games, in fact, that Boston erased en route to the fourth-longest winning streak in franchise history. The Celtics […]
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Weekend roundup: UMF women sweep competition
WATERVILLE — The UMaine-Farmington women’s basketball team landed on Lesley College, 71-51 Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Thomas College Tip-off Classic. The Beavers move to 2-0 overall while Lesley falls to 0-3 early in the 2017-18 season. McKenna Brodeur tied Theresa Pereira with 16 points. Brodeur was 6-17 shooting and 4-4 at […]
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CMCC women's basketball team helped by a few good men
A secret weapon for the Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team’s national championship last year might have been … a bunch of guys. The Mustangs have been practicing against a group of male students for three seasons, but it became more consistent last year. “If we didn’t practice against the baseball team last year, […]
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Oxford Hills Preseason Round Robin
On Saturday, November 25th, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School will be holding a preseason round robin. 9:30 a.m. GNG vs Oxford Hills 10:45 a.m. Lisbon vs Lake Region 12 p.m. Medomak Valley vs GNG 1:30 p.m. Lake Region vs Oxford Hills 2:30 p.m. Buckfield vs Lisbon 4: p.m. Oxford Hills vs Medomak Valley
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College basketball: Davenport leads Bates women past USM; CMCC rolls
GORHAM — Nina Davenport continued her torrid start to the season as the Bates College women’s basketball team earned its first win of the season by beating the University of Southern Maine, 68-56, on Tuesday. Davenport made 6-of-9 from 3-point range and finished with a game-high 27 points. She also had a game-high eight rebounds […]
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Irving’s 47 lead Celtics past Mavericks in OT — streak now at 16
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his season-high 47 points in overtime as the Boston Celtics rallied once again from a double-digit deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-102 and extend their winning streak to 16 games. The Mavericks led by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter, but as they have […]
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CMCC women roll past UMPI
AUBURN — Jordan Reynolds registered her second double-double in as many games and Alex Bessey joined her with double digits to help lead the Central Maine Community College Mustangs to a resounding 81-29 win over the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Friday. Reynolds had 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Bessey also had […]
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Auburn-Lewiston Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic schedule
AUBURN — The Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame announced that Gipper’s Sports Grill of Auburn will again be the major sponsor of the HOF 10th Annual Basketball Tip-Off Classic on Friday, Nov. 24 and Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Edward Little High School gymnasium. Friday’s schedule includes the girls varsity teams from Poland, Leavitt, Edward […]