ORONO – The Emera Astronomy Center, located off the Rangeley Road at the University of Maine, will hold the following star shows in the month of December: Legends of the Night Sky – Orion, December 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2-3 p.m.: Take a fun and lighthearted look at the myths and stories associated with […]
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Access to sweetgrass key for artists at Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market
In December, Micmac Donna Sanipass’ spectacular, detailed pinecone basket made of brown ash and sweetgrass will be raffled off at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market. Proceeds will support the 24th annual market, which will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University […]
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UMaine football coach Joe Harasymiak named finalist for national award
Maine head coach Joe Harasymiak, right, looks at an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Connecticut in Sept. 2016, in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) University of Maine head football coach Joe Harasymiak has been named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, given annually to the national […]
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Taylor McVeigh scores career-high in Bates women’s basketball’s season-opening win
WATERVILLE — Sophomore Taylor McVeigh had nine of her career-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as Bates College used an 23-7 to put away Johnson & Wales in a women’s basketball season-opener in the Thomas Tip-off on Friday. Ariana Dalia had a double-double, putting in 11 points and grabbing 10 boards, while Melanie Binkhorst and […]
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Oxford Hills' Carson makes UMaine baseball commitment official
Oxford Hills senior Colton Carson, center, signs his National Letter of Intent to play baseball at the University of Maine at the In the Zone Sports Center in Paris. His father, Patrick Carson, seated on the left, and mother, Kimberly, on the right, join him at a ceremony for friends, teammates and family Friday evening. […]
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Women's basketball: UMaine fights but falls short against Duke
University of Maine’s Tanesha Sutton, left, battles for the rebound with Duke University’s Onome Akinbode-James (24) as Duke’s Haley Gorecki (2) looks for the scraps at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) BANGOR — Before Thursday’s game, the University of Maine women’s basketball team honored Stacey Porrini Clingan. A […]
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College football: Physical defense key to UMaine's success
Maine’s Sterling Sheffield, left, celebrates with teammates Deshawn Stevens and Kayon Whitaker after Sheffield took down the New Hampshire quarterback during the season opener in August. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Sterling Sheffield can’t think of a better way to play the final regular-season game of his football career at the University of Maine. The […]
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UMaine quarterback Chris Ferguson expected to play Saturday against Elon
Maine’s Chris Ferguson fights for a first down against New Hampshire during the Black Bears’ season-opening win in August. (Portland Press Herald file photo) Sophomore Chris Ferguson is expected to be at quarterback Saturday when the University of Maine takes on Elon with a chance to clinch the Colonial Athletic Association championship. Ferguson suffered a […]
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Women's basketball: Duke coach Joanne McCallie back in Maine to face former team, former player
Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie gives instructions to one of her players. McCallie, a former University of Maine women’s basketball coach, returns to the state this week when the Blue Devils take on the Black Bears on Thursday night. (Duke University athletics) It’s not that Joanne McCallie isn’t excited to bring her Duke University women’s […]
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UMaine football beats Richmond, earns at least share of CAA title
RICHMOND, Va. — Chris Ferguson threw four touchdown passes at 16th-ranked Maine defeated Richmond 28-9 on Saturday. The win guarantees the Black Bears at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association title, their first conference championship since 2013. Earnest Edwards caught two of Ferguson’s TD passes, and finished with six receptions for 105 yards. […]