FOXBOROUGH, Mass — Marcus Wasilewski retreated a few steps back as if to pass, then ran forward on a quarterback draw. A hole opened, he bounced off a pair of would-be tacklers, then scampered for the end zone at Gillette Stadium, high-stepping to avoid one final defender, to complete a 39-yard touchdown run.
Glenn Jordan
Glenn Jordan joined the Portland Press Herald in 1994 to cover the fledgling Portland Sea Dogs. A native of Vermont, he studied philosophy in college and worked at two newspapers in New Hampshire and one in Connecticut before moving to Maine. He spent his first two years of marriage living in the keepers quarters of the Portland Head Light and has three grown children. In addition to baseball, he has covered nearly every sport played in Maine, from biathlon and curling to running and sailing. Currently he works part-time and can be found near cross country trails in fall, swimming pools and ski slopes in winter and tennis courts in spring. All other times, he’s probably on a pickleball court. He is a two-time USA Pickleball national medalist (silver and gold) and played for both the Austin Ignite and Indianapolis Drivers in 2023, helping Indy win the inaugural National Pickleball League championship over Austin in a league for senior pros aged 50 and over.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Goncalves, Mulumba start strong for Maine
ORONO — The two leading tacklers for the University of Maine football in last weekend’s season-opener were a pair of first-time starters with international roots stretching across the Atlantic Ocean.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Question follow Black Bears to Virginia
ORONO — Virginia is for Black Bears.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Patterson’s time has arrived at Maine
ORONO — Tyler Patterson was dressed, taped and ready to go Wednesday afternoon, when a flash of lightning in a dark northern sky sent the University of Maine football team off Morse Field and into the Mahaney Dome for practice.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Maine’s Cole chasing quarterbacks, records
ORONO — University of Maine wide receiver John Ebeling sprinted off the line of scrimmage, threw a head fake at a safety, planted his outside foot and … tweeeeet!
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Banged up Maine prepares for opener
Justin Perillo is the only player from Maine to receive preseason all-conference honors in the Colonial Athletic Association, but he remained on the sideline during Tuesday afternoon’s second and final intrasquad scrimmage. Joining him were half a dozen other players with minor injuries or ailments, a simple fact of football life.
BEACH TO BEACON 10K: Kenyans sweep titles
CAPE ELIZABETH — The day started somber and gray, with 10 seconds of respectful silence to remember victims of the April 15 bomb blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Black Mountain ski area to remain open
More than $125,000 is raised in three weeks, enough to ensure skiing will continue for the coming winter.
NBA: Brett Brown a hot name in coaching
Brett Brown, with 17 years of head coaching experience in Australia, has also earned four NBA championship rings as an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs, and came within 20 seconds of winning a fifth before Miami staged an improbable comeback in Game 6 of the finals last month to defeat the Spurs in a seven-game series.
COLLEGE HOCKEY: Former Walsh assistant Leach returns to Maine
Jay Leach will join the staff of Dennis “Red” Gendron as associate head coach of the University of Maine men’s ice hockey program.