The Saco native anxiously awaits Sunday’s AFC championship game.
Travis Lazarczyk
Columnist
Travis Lazarczyk has covered sports for the Portland Press Herald since 2021. A Vermont native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1995 with a BA in English. After a few years working as a sports information director and in the ski industry, he began his journalism career at the Berlin (N.H.) Reporter in 1999. Prior to joining the Press Herald, Lazarczyk spent 20 years covering sports in central Maine at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. He's been twice honored as the Maine Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
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Maine men’s hockey enters important stretch after weekend off
The Black Bears hang on to the No. 20 spot on Travis Lazarczyk’s ballot.
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Baseball is on the table even as snow flies at annual Stratcon
The tournament, held every January, is a celebration of baseball and friendship.
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Ron Harper Jr. making his NBA case with Maine Celtics
Basketball is the family business for Harper, whose father and brother were both first-round picks.
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Dunking technicals reignite an old Maine hoops debate
Unless obvious taunting occurs, refs should let a dunk be a dunk and swallow the whistle.
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Former Maine hockey goalie Jeremy Swayman earns first Olympic berth
Coming off his roughest pro season, the Boston Bruins’ netminder was recently named to the US Olympic team in the midst of a rebound season.
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With a strong showing at Denver, Maine men’s hockey climbs in vote
The Black Bears are 4-0-1 in their last five games and face Hockey East competition the rest of the way.
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Maine Mariners players, fans are glad ECHL strike was resolved quickly
On Friday, Maine played its first home game since last week’s brief strike.
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There’s only one story on Maine’s list of top sports stories of 2025
Cooper Flagg’s ascension to the NBA is something our state has never seen before, and likely won’t see again.
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Cumberland hiker’s trek along the Pacific Crest Trail a reminder we can all use a mental reset
Evan Miller hiked the 2,653-mile trial from the Mexican border in California to Canada earlier this year and learned a lot about himself along the way.