Football
Onetime top Calif. football prospect exonerated
By Linda Deutsch, The Associated Press on May 24, 2012, at 9:02 p.m.
LONG BEACH, Calif. — A former high school football star whose dreams of a pro career were shattered by a rape conviction burst into tears Thursday as a judge threw out the charge that sent him to prison for more than five years. Brian Banks, now 26, pleaded no contest ...
St. Joe’s Rafferty collects All-America honors
By BDN Staff and Wire Reports on May 24, 2012, at 8:52 p.m.
STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s junior pitcher Chad Rafferty has garnered D3baseball.com Third Team All-America honors. Rafferty won all 10 of his starts and posted a 1.71 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 68.1 innings. The righthander allowed just 20 walks and opponents hit .213. Three UM athletes receive academic honors ORONO ...
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Old Town football coach steps down
OLD TOWN, Maine — Steve Calande, who worked during the last two years to rebuild the Old Town High School football program, is leaving that post to take a teaching and coaching job out of state. Calande said he tendered his resignation to school officials Monday, and while he did ...
Thomas, Decker building rapport with Manning
The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 9:18 p.m.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Peyton Manning’s two biggest targets are a pair of promising young receivers who have already made their mark in the NFL despite spending lots of time on the sideline. Neither Demaryius Thomas nor Eric Decker has put together a complete season in the NFL — or, for ...
NFL union files suit against league over 2010 cap
By Barry Wilner, The Associated Press on May 23, 2012, at 6:47 p.m.
The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, which oversees the Reggie White settlement covering NFL labor matters. But the league says ...
Seau’s suicide prompts worries about post-NFL life
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on May 22, 2012, at 6:46 p.m.
Junior Seau’s suicide is troubling NFL players. No one knows precisely why the 43-year-old Seau shot himself in the chest at his oceanfront home May 2, less than 2½ years after the end of his Pro Bowl career as a linebacker. What is clear — and cause for concern among ...
NFL passes new pad rules for players
By Barry Wilner, The Associated Press on May 22, 2012, at 5:58 p.m.
ATLANTA — The NFL made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players’ union was not pleased with. Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the competition committee, said Tuesday at an owners meeting that because this is a playing rule, the league can apply ...
Cumberland County Tri for a Y set Saturday
FREEPORT — The fourth annual Cumberland County Tri for a Y will be held this Saturday at the Casco Bay YMCA. The race consists of a sprint triathlon and the Crank and Shank duathlon. Both will be contested by experienced tri-athletes, first time tri-athletes and competitors as young as 12 ...
Vandersea’s commitment to coaching excellence lands him in Maine Sports Hall of Fame
Editor’s note: One in a series profiling the 2012 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. BRUNSWICK, Maine — College football may only be a game to some, but for Howard Vandersea, it has been a lifelong passion and a way to instill important values to his players. During 37 years ...
Hard-nosed running back Phillip Coulombe excelled despite shoulder problems
Editor’s note: One in a series profiling the 2012 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. SIDNEY, Maine — Football is a grueling sport. Players are required to engage in physical contact on almost every play. Injuries are common; players have to learn how to play in discomfort. They sometimes have ...
High School Notebook
Mike Bisson named Hampden Academy athletic director
HAMPDEN, Maine — Mike Bisson, a veteran educator with longstanding roots in high school sports, has been named the athletic director at Hampden Academy. Bisson, who begins his new job on July 1, will replace Nick Raymond, who this spring was named the school’s assistant principal. “It’s an exciting opportunity,” ...
High school report
Hampden’s McCue to test Canadian basketball waters at McGill
HAMPDEN, Maine — Maine’s Mr. Basketball is crossing the border to continue his basketball career at the collegiate level. But he’s not headed south. Christian McCue, who led Hampden Academy to this year’s Eastern Maine Class A championship, will attend McGill University in Montreal this fall. “When I went up ...
Walter Abbott coached UMaine football team with personal touch
Editor’s note: One in a series profiling the 2012 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. ORONO, Maine — Walter Abbott’s career at the University of Maine nearly ended before it began. The Rumford native reported to campus in 1954 and arrived at Memorial Gym to pick up his football gear. ...
Vikings stress caution as Adrian Peterson makes progress in recovery
By DAVE CAMPBELL, The Associated Press on May 09, 2012, at 10:08 p.m.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings were running sprints during one of their workouts a couple of weeks ago, and Adrian Peterson was watching off to the side. Salivating like a kid asking his dad if they can stop for ice cream on the drive home, Peterson turned to ...
Ex-NFL quarterback Leaf pleads guilty to stealing painkillers
By Matt Volz, The Associated Press on May 08, 2012, at 6:45 p.m.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he broke into a Montana home and illegally possessed painkillers, part of a deal with prosecutors that recommends he spend nine months in a secure drug treatment facility. The former San Diego Chargers quarterback and ...
Jets restructure contract of ex-UMaine star DeVito
The Associated Press on May 08, 2012, at 6:37 p.m.
NEW YORK — The Jets have restructured defensive lineman Mike DeVito’s contract, reducing the veteran player’s salary this season after drafting Quinton Coples in the first round. According to NFL Players Association records, DeVito, a former UMaine star (2006), will earn a fully guaranteed base salary of $700,000 instead of ...
Three ex-UMaine athletes on Canadian national team
on May 07, 2012, at 7:58 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Former University of Maine field hockey players Kelly Newton and Stephanie Gardiner of Vancouver and Jocelyn Mitchell of Kanata, Ontario, have been named to the Senior Canadian National Squad. Current UMaine player Holly Stewart of North Vancouver, British Columbia, has been named an alternate to the team. ...
Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light retires
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on May 07, 2012, at 6:53 p.m.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady tried to persuade Matt Light to return for another season by offering him a year’s supply of his favorite candy bar. Offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia reminded Light that he’s still in the prime of his career. But Light, one of a handful of NFL ...
Linebacker Vilma appeals suspension in Saints bounty case
By Brett Martel, The Associated Press on May 07, 2012, at 6:41 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS — Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma appealed his season-long suspension under the NFL’s bounty investigation, which named him as a ringleader of the cash-for-hits system. In papers filed Monday, Vilma argued that Commissioner Roger Goodell should not hear the appeal and asked for a delay in the process until ...
Chaplain: Seau family revisiting brain donation
The Associated Press on May 06, 2012, at 9:06 p.m.
SAN DIEGO — Junior Seau’s family is revisiting its decision to donate the former NFL linebacker’s brain for research into football-related injuries. Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell said Sunday that the family, which is of Samoan descent, is consulting with a group of elders on a number of matters. He said ...
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Old Town football coach steps down
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