David Bailey – Centralmaine.com

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David Bailey is a Maine native who joined the Central Maine Newspapers sports staff in August 2022 after three years on the news desk (where he continues to contribute). From 2003-19, David was the sports night editor at the Valley News, nestled on the Connecticut River between New Hampshire and Vermont. David, who grew up in Yarmouth and graduated from the University of Maine, lives in Augusta with his cat, Rufus, and chips away toward completing his 1973 Topps baseball set.

Boston Bruins, Sports

Lightning’s historic four-goal comeback stuns Bruins in NHL Stadium Series

by By ERIK ERLENDSSON Associated Press 14 hours agoFebruary 1, 2026

Tampa Bay rallies from a 5-1 deficit to top Boston in a game that featured a fight between goalies Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Boston Celtics, Sports

Brown scores 30 points as Celtics cruise past Bucks

by Ken Powtak Associated Press 18 hours agoFebruary 1, 2026

Jaylen Brown adds 13 rebounds after missing Boston’s win over Sacramento on Friday.

Sports

Mariners drop series finale to Adirondack

by Staff Report 19 hours agoFebruary 1, 2026

Jacob Hudson scores twice for Mariners in the losing effort.

Maine Celtics, News, Sports

Maine Celtics fall to Westchester, settle for weekend split

by Staff Report 20 hours agoFebruary 1, 2026

The Knicks used a 16-0 run to pull away from Maine, which defeated Westchester on Saturday.

Boston Red Sox, Sports

Red Sox deal right-hander Jordan Hicks to White Sox for pitching prospect

by Jimmy Golen Associated Press 21 hours agoFebruary 1, 2026

Boston also sends former Sea Dogs pitcher David Sandlin to Chicago as part of the deal.

New England Patriots, Sports

Patriots pick off Texans, advance to AFC title game

by Kyle Hightower Associated Press January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

Drake Maye throws 3 touchdown passes for New England, which intercepts four Houston passes and reaches its first conference championship game since the 2018 season.

News, Sports