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WATERVILLE — A game that was wild in the first half returned to a little bit of normalcy in the third quarter when the Waterville Senior High School football team did what it does best: Pound the rock.

NEWPORT — The Mt. Desert Island High School football team is known as a team that will grind out yardage with a strong running game. The Trojans did that Saturday at Nokomis, but it was a pass that was the biggest play of the game.

FAIRFIELD — Matt Saunders and Tim Dudley scored three goals apiece to lead Lawrence to a 6-0 win against Oxford Hills in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A boys soccer game Saturday. Drew Bois and Christian Carpenter each had two assists, and Zach Blomerth had one.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Al Davis was a rebel with a cause — “Just win, baby” he exhorted his beloved Oakland Raiders.

In 2003, the Boston Red Sox fired Grady Little.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots have allowed the most yards in the NFL. The Jets gained their fewest in 14 years in their last game.

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Watching a replay of the final play of Saturday’s game at No. 7 James Madison, Maine quarterback Warren Smith mouthed the word “Wow,” as his coach answered a question in the postgame media session at Bridgeforth Stadium.

BRUNSWICK — Junior forward Nick Aubin scored two goals, both assisted by Andrew Meisel, to lead the Colby College men’s soccer team past rival Bowdoin 2-0 in a New England Small College Athletic Conference game Saturday.