It’s not exactly a Super Bowl rematch, especially in the preseason. But the Philadelphia Eagles will face the New England Patriots on Thursday night for the first time since the Eagles won their first Super Bowl with a 41-33 victory in February in Minneapolis. And just like at the Super Bowl, Carson Wentz will miss […]
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UMaine football player died of heart condition, coroner rules
Darius Minor, 18, died last month during a University of Maine football workout at Alfond Stadium in Orono. University of Maine football player Darius Minor died of a heart condition, according to the state medical examiner’s office. Minor, an 18-year-old from Locust Grove, Virginia, collapsed and died during a supervised workout at Alfond Stadium on […]
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Timeout: Sticking around and being team player is worth your while
This one goes out to all the high school athletes who might never start a varsity game — or who think about giving up and getting a part-time job. Twenty years from now, it won’t matter that you only played an entire half of a varsity football or basketball. Kudos to any kid for showing […]
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Texans donate old turf to school flooded in Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON (AP) — A high school hit hard by Hurricane Harvey is getting a new playing surface thanks to the Houston Texans. The Texans said Monday that they’re donating the turf they played on at NRG Stadium last season to C.E. King High School after its field was destroyed in flooding from Harvey, which hit […]
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College football: Defense dominates in UMaine intrasquad scrimmage
ORONO — When outsiders talk about this year’s University of Maine football team, the conversation invariably begins with the defense – and how good it can be. After Monday afternoon’s intrasquad scrimmage at Alfond Stadium, it’s easy to see why. The defense, nicknamed “The Black Hole,” was dominating at times when the first units were on […]
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Former UMaine football star Wheeler dies
Former University of Maine football standout Manchester “Manch” Wheeler has died, the school announced in a press release on Monday. Wheeler, who was born in Augusta before graduating from Maine in 1962, was 79. “The University of Maine football team extends our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Manch Wheeler,” current UMaine […]
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H.S. football: Blue Devils finally set foot on new field
Head coach Bruce Nicholas talks to the Lewiston football team Monday morning at the start of the first day of football practice on a brand new football field. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Head coach Bruce Nicholas, far right, leads the Lewiston football team in the very first drill on the new football field on Monday morning. […]
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College football: Wright 'more than excited' for return to field for Maine
Maine’s Micah Wright receives the ball on this touchdown pass from Dan Collins to put Maine up 14-7 in the first half at the University of Maine campus in Orono in November 2016. (Kevin Bennett Photo) Maine’s Micah Wright skips throught the UNH defense as he makes yardage during first half action at the University […]
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Dustin Ireland still reaching for new heights with the Air Force
After he graduated from Mt. Blue High School in 1997, the sky was limit for Dustin Ireland, who finished No. 2 in his class and was a Fitzpatrick Trophy winner on the football field.
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Despite key losses, UMaine expects to run the football 'even better than last year'
Maine’s Joe Fitzpatrick drives with the football during the Black Bears’ spring football scrimmage at Orono in May. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — The University of Maine enters the football season without the back (Josh Mack) who led the Football Championship Subdivision in rushing last fall before transferring after the season. Maine also […]