Stories about Football
UMaine football schedule features games against Northwestern, UMass
on Feb. 07, 2013, at 6:25 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine’s 2013 football schedule features a pair of contests against FBS foes Northwestern and longtime rival UMass, which will be played at the Patriots’ Gillette Stadium, the school announced in a press release Thursday. “It its great to finish off this week with the ...
Lawrence standout Spencer Carey commits to UMaine football program
FAIRFIELD, Maine — Spencer Carey, the two-way standout who led Lawrence High School to back-to-back Eastern Maine Class A football championships in 2011 and 2012, has made a verbal commitment to continue his playing career in that sport at the University of Maine beginning next fall. “I’ve always wanted to ...
Patriots’ Brady prepping for match of wits with Baltimore Ravens
By Larry Fine, Reuters on Jan. 16, 2013, at 6:49 p.m.
Tom Brady has been sharpening up for another test against the Baltimore Ravens, knowing that finding the right answers to their defensive schemes on Sunday will be key to the New England Patriots reaching another Super Bowl. “I think it’s important to put stress on their whole defense,” the New ...
MPA classification proposal addresses challenge of Class A schools decrease, ‘D’ increase
AUGUSTA, Maine — The classification committee of the Maine Principals’ Association has released to member schools a proposal for its biennial reclassification of interscholastic sports in the state that would take effect next fall. The committee has faced two major challenges in its regularly scheduled updating of the state’s interscholastic ...
TV Radio Sports Schedule for Dec. 31, 2012
on Dec. 30, 2012, at 7:13 p.m.
BASKETBALL, BOYS OLD TOWN at HERMON, 2:30 p.m., WZON Bangor (620 AM) radio, WZON Internet (zoneradio.com) CAMDEN vs. GARDINER, 7 p.m., (tape), Time Warner Cable Access-TV (Ch. 9) BASKETBALL, GIRLS FORT KENT vs. HOULTON, 2:30 p.m., WHOU Houlton (100.1 FM) radio; WHOU Internet (whoufm.com) BASKETBALL, MEN HARVARD at ST. MARY’S, ...
TV Radio sports schedule for December 21, 2012
on Dec. 20, 2012, at 8:10 p.m.
BASKETBALL, BOYS BREWER at BANGOR, 7 p.m., WZON Bangor (620 AM) radio BASKETBALL, GIRLS GEORGE STEVENS at ELLSWORTH, 7 p.m., WDEA Ellsworth (1370 AM) radio; WDEA Internet (am1370wdea.com) HOULTON at HODGDON, 7 p.m., WHOU Houlton (100.1 FM) radio; WHOU Internet (whoufm.com) FORT FAIRFIELD at EASTON, 7 p.m., WEGP Presque Isle ...
Proud Patriots push forward as schedule lightens
By Howard Ulman, The Associated Press on Dec. 20, 2012, at 8:07 p.m.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are a very competitive team. Really. At least that’s what the New England Patriots say. Just because the Jaguars are tied for the worst record in the NFL doesn’t make Sunday’s matchup a breather for the AFC East-champion Patriots after consecutive games against two ...
Youtube video wins Norwegian kicker tryout with NY Jets
Reuters on Dec. 20, 2012, at 8:03 p.m.
STOCKHOLM — A Norwegian whose Youtube clip of spectacular trick shots has been watched over half a million times could be on the verge of a National Football League contract as a kicker. The video caught the attention of professional teams in the United States, and Norwegian state broadcaster NRK ...
2 Dexter football coaches to face disciplinary action after hazing incidents by students
DEXTER, Maine — Disciplinary action is expected to be taken against the two football coaches who were chaperoning an overnight event at Dexter Regional High School last month at which several hazing incidents occurred, according to SAD 46 Superintendent Kevin Jordan. However, exactly what action will be taken by the ...
Giants need Eli Manning to lead them back
By Art Stapleton, The Record (Hackensack) on Dec. 18, 2012, at 8:50 p.m.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning initially built this season around one simple premise: improvement. He challenged the reigning Super Bowl champions to look in the mirror and get better individually, which in turn would increase their collective success. With two games left in the regular season, this much is ...
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Belcher murder-suicide demonstrates fragile, unpredictable nature of life
ORONO, Maine — Unfathomable. There is no other way to describe the horrific events of Saturday morning in Kansas City. A 25-year-old man gets into an argument with his girlfriend, at the time they should have been sitting down together at the kitchen table to enjoy some bacon and eggs ...
Memorable fall concludes for Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough high school teams
By Michael Hoffer, The Forecaster on Nov. 23, 2012, at 5:42 p.m.
It came and went in a flash, but the fall sports season, circa 2012, was once again a great one in Forecaster Country. Soccer stole the headlines as both Scarborough teams won the Class A state championship. The boys did it in relatively easy fashion, riding senior Dan Ornstein’s first ...
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Price was a smart hire (again) for Husson
BANGOR, Maine — Husson University athletic director Bob Reasso made a smart decision to hire Gabby Price to return to Husson as its football coach. Husson was well on its way to becoming a regional football power under Price in 2008 when he resigned due to philosophical differences with the ...
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Late heroics gives Mt. Blue win over Marshwood, Class B football state title
PORTLAND, Maine — Senior linebacker Brad Jackson recovered a fumble with less than two minutes to play and Mt. Blue of Farmington ran out the clock to edge Marshwood of South Berwick 44-42 for the Class B state football championship Saturday night at Fitzpatrick Stadium. Both teams’ offenses marched up ...
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Thornton Academy overcomes Lawrence for Class A football title
PORTLAND, Maine — If this was the final Class A football championship of the three-division era, it was a rousing curtain call with momentum changes and huge plays aplenty. As for the end result, it was sobering and familiar. Thornton Academy scored two touchdowns in a 68-second span of the ...
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Foxcroft tops Winslow for Class C state crown
PORTLAND, Maine — Louis LaFache knows nothing can be taken for granted during a football game, even on the most mundane of plays. And such attention to detail is a big reason the Foxcroft Academy senior tackle and his teammates left Fitzpatrick Stadium on Saturday afternoon with a gold ball. ...
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