Upbeat UMaine quarterback confident his underdog team will move the ball in 2021
Joe Fagnano is one of 10 players with starting experience on the offense and he said he is “really confident” the Black Bear offense will be able to move the ball consistently this fall despite being ranked ninth of 12 teams in their conference in a preseason poll last month.
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Running Hall of Fame inductee named as cross country coach at Maine Maritime Academy
Owen “O.J.” Logue, a Maine Running Hall of Fame inductee, has been named the head men’s and women’s cross country coach at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine.
UMaine men’s hockey team lands pair of transfer forwards to boost sapped attack
First-year head coach Ben Barr has landed a pair of transfers to help out as forwards Grant Hebert and Matthew Fawcett will be joining the program.
Oakland’s Nick Mayo lands spot on Golden State’s NBA summer league team
Former Messalonskee High School basketball standout Nick Mayo has landed a spot on the Golden State Warriors’ Summer League roster. The 6-foot-9, 250-pound Mayo, who went on to become the all-time leading scorer at Eastern Kentucky University, has played professionally in Japan for the last two seasons. The former Bangor Daily News All-Maine first-team honoree […]
Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam
The American gymnastics superstar earned her seventh Olympic medal and second in Tokyo with a third-place finish in the balance beam final on Tuesday.
Maine native Duncan Robinson agrees to new deal with Heat
The Miami Heat is keeping sharp-shooter Duncan Robinson, according to a source.
UMaine men’s team turns to junior hockey ‘guru’ to fill assistant coaching job
Newly-hired Jason Fortier, Ben Barr and returning assistant Alfie Michaud will try to return a program to a level of prominence that produced two NCAA championships, 11 Frozen Four appearances and 18 berths in the NCAA Tournament.
Simone Biles set to return to competition for balance beam final
Simone Biles, citing issues surrounding air awareness first pulled out of team competition after one event and said she needed time to focus on her mental health. She announced Monday that she’d return for the balance beam.
At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound
The world’s most competitive athletes have been captured showing gentleness and warmth to one another — celebrating, pep-talking, wiping away one another’s tears of disappointment.
Former UMaine hockey captain, assistant coach Ben Guite to helm Maine Mariners
Ben Guite was disappointed when he was not named the new coach of the Black Bears, but he got a new job helming the Boston Bruins’ affiliate.
Lee Academy alum earns Olympic bronze for Serbia
Another Maine connection to the Summer Olympics has emerged.
NFL’s top stat is COVID-19 vaccine percentages
Some players are willing to endure daily testing, wearing masks, physical distancing and more restrictions to avoid the vaccine.
Maine native narrowly misses berth in Olympic 5,000 meter final
Rachel Schneider’s time of 15 minutes, 00.07 seconds was the 17th-fastest time overall among 38 competitors.
Bangor-based team wins state Senior Legion baseball title, advances to regionals
Quirk Motor City, the No. 3 seed from the state’s North division, improved its record to 18-3 and advances to the Northeast Regional.
Father and son Bangor team among the racers at Newry motor rally
John Cassidy IV and his son, John Cassidy V, will be taking on the trials and trails at the New England Forest Rally 2021 in Newry.
UMaine women’s basketball team to open season at Nebraska
The 11 games that precede the team’s America East schedule includes six home dates, including one contest at the Augusta Civic Center.
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