UMaine hockey finally gets a win at home with help from a hat trick
The Black Bears improved to 15-12-3 overall and 9-10-1 in Hockey East while snapping a four-game winless drought.
High school sports
Lawrence girls are heading to the state finals. It helps having Maine’s best player.
The Lawrence girls will go on to face south regional champs Oceanside at the Bangor Cross Insurance Center next weekend.
Expect defense to rule the day in girls regional basketball finals on Saturday
The Class S North title game starts at 10 a.m., the Class D game at 2 p.m., and the Class C final at 7 p.m.
How Saturday’s regional boys basketball finals could play out in Bangor
Six games will be played in Bangor on Saturday: Class S North title games in the morning, Class D in the afternoon, and Class C in the evening.
College sports
UMaine hockey seniors desperately want wins in final weekend at Alfond Arena
Brandon Holt, Brandon Chabrier, Grayson Arnott and Thomas Freel were part of a freshman class that helped the Black Bears go from a seven-win team to a 15-win team.
Late goal salvages 3-3 tie as UMaine hockey finds ‘a little extra’
“I was extremely proud of the effort and how hard the guys fought back the whole game,” said UMaine head coach Ben Barr.
UMaine women’s basketball has 4-game winning streak snapped
NJIT improved to 16-10 overall and 7-6 in the conference while UMaine fell to 14-12 and 9-4.
Professional sports
Cooper Flagg to guest on the ‘Tonight Show’
The Dallas Mavericks forward is scheduled to be a guest on the show Monday, Feb. 23.
In Lakers’ win over Mavericks, LeBron James becomes oldest player to have triple-double in NBA history
Deep into the 23rd season of the longest career in NBA history, James sunk his 123rd career triple-double in the Lakers’ 124-104 victory over the Mavs.
Jayson Tatum is practicing with the Maine Celtics as part of injury rehab
Tatum underwent surgery on his Achilles last May after suffering the injury during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Knicks.
MORE SPORTS
Player with season-ending injury scores unexpected basket courtesy of opponents’ generosity
Caribou High School senior forward Liv Adams never expected to step on a basketball court this winter, let alone in the tournament.
These northern Maine basketball finals are full of central Maine teams
For the first time in years, several central Maine teams are playing in the Bangor regional tournament. And they seem right at home.
A heartbreaking tournament loss last year made Maddie Provost want to win even more
Provost has led the Bulldogs to a pair of tourney wins over Mount Desert Island and Ellsworth, and now they will face Gardiner on Friday.
Go behind the scenes with Maine’s high school sports mascots
The tournament atmosphere at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor is unrivaled in Maine high school sports, and the mascots are an undisputed part of the energy.
Supporting cast helps unbeaten Mattanawcook girls pull away from Caribou
With their star center in foul trouble, the undefeated Lynx needed their supporting cast to step up. And they certainly did.
Foxcroft sophomore takes over in the 2nd half despite early foul trouble
Foxcroft Academy is now 17-3 and winner of seven straight.
How an unconventional 4-point play changed the course of a Maine basketball game
Aden Jeffers has scored plenty of buckets already in the Maine high school basketball tournament. But a select few points Thursday helped his Fort Kent team to an upset over Mattanawcook.
This dominant post player from northern Maine has expanded her game
Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln’s Addison Cyr has been one of the cornerstones of the Class C North team’s undefeated run.
Maine regional championship basketball game times moved up due to weather
In Bangor, that means the Class B North girls title game has been moved from 8:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
Another Fort Kent-Mattanawcook barnburner ends with comeback win for Warriors
The back-and-forth between the Fort Kent Warriors and the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx made for another classic tourney battle.
Down East school sending girls and boys to regional basketball final for 1st time in 30 years
After the Machias girls team beat Central Aroostook in Wednesday’s semifinal, the boys team earned a shot at the regional championships Thursday morning.
He only made 1 shot from the floor. But it helped save the day for Madawaska.
Madawaska lost a regular-season heartbreaker to Fort Fairfield, and it looked like a repeat might have been in store Thursday.
Watch Bangor coach share his postgame message to players after remarkable season
With a large group of players slated to return next season, the Rams’ future looks bright.
Hall-of-fame point guard from Aroostook gets 1st tournament win as head coach
Mackenzie Turner’s Caribou girls overcame a nine-point first-half deficit to beat Dexter 43-40 in overtime on Tuesday.
This top basketball tournament performer isn’t a player. It’s a northern Maine family.
As the Caribou Vikings look to follow up state championships a year ago for both the boys and girls teams, there is once again a Corrigan on both rosters.
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