BOSTON — Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard looked like he had enough of Brad Marchand, looking to get at the Bruins’ forward after getting slashed. The rest of his Red Wings teammates had enough of losing in Boston, too. Frans Nielsen scored his first goal of the season to break a tie with 8:07 left in […]
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College roundup: St. Joseph’s sweeps Bates in men’s, women’s basketball
STANDISH — Emily Benway had 24 points and 12 rebounds as St. Joseph’s (6-0) beat the Bates (3-1) in women’s basketball action Saturday. Kelsi McNamara also added 20 points and 12 assists, while Julia Champagne had 15 points and Jordan Jabar 11 for St. Joseph’s. With a fourth-quarter layup, Benway became the 24th player in […]
College football: UMaine's Earnest Edwards making an impact of offense
Maine’s Earnest Edwards, left, and Jaquan Blair give coach Joe Harasymiak a Gatorade shower as the clock runs out in the Black Bears’ win over Jacksonville State in playoff action Saturday in Orono. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — When Jacksonville State refused to kickoff to Earnest Edwards, the University of Maine junior wide […]
UMaine football: Defense also shined in playoff rout
Maine’s Mozai Nelson hits Jacksonville State quarterback Zerrick Cooper as Cooper releases a throw Saturday in Orono. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — On a day when the University of Maine set or tied several school playoff records in its 55-27 win over Jacksonville State, it would be easy to overlook the Black Bears’ […]
College football: UMaine lights up Jacksonville State in FCS playoffs
Maine’s Ramon Jefferson runs with the football against Jacksonville State in playoff action Saturday in Orono. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) ORONO — All week long, the talk had been about whether the University of Maine’s nationally ranked defense could handle Jacksonville State University’s nationally ranked offense. Maybe the focus should have been on the […]
UMaine’s offense shines in 55-27 playoff rout of Jacksonville State
ORONO — It was a record-setting day for the University of Maine offense Saturday afternoon and the Black Bears astounding season goes on. Chris Ferguson threw a school-record five touchdowns and Ramon Jefferson rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns as Maine overwhelmed Jacksonville State University 55-27 in the second round of the Football Championship […]
UMaine football team turned tragedy into inspiration on way to conference title, national playoffs
Maine’s Darrius Hart holds the jersey of Darius Minor as the team celebrates after winning the CAA football title with a 27-26 victory over Elon on Nov. 17. Minor died of a heart condition early in the season. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) The University of Maine football team’s success this season was forged in […]
UMaine men's basketball remains winless after loss to Princeton
BANGOR — New coach, similar results … so far. To be fair, new University of Maine men’s basketball coach Richard Barron has overseen the Black Bears’ program for only seven games. The rebuild is in its infant stages. Maine did not take steps forward Wednesday night as it dropped a 73-59 decision to the Princeton […]
College football: Gamecocks have Black Bears’ ‘full attention’
The first thing you notice about the University of Maine’s opponent in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs is that Jacksonville State has a heck of an offense. The Gamecocks average 41.1 points and 499 yards per game. They’re led by sophomore quarterback Zerrick Cooper, a transfer from Clemson who has thrown […]
College football: No restrictions for mended Maine QB Ferguson
Sophomore quarterback Chris Ferguson was back at practice for the University of Maine football team Tuesday morning, saying he had no restrictions on his right shoulder. Ferguson has missed parts of the last two games, each time aggravating a right shoulder injury he first suffered in the third game of the season. He missed two […]