Four Maine high school grads attending schools beyond the Northeast have had varied experiences adjusting to college life, sports, and in some cases an absence of competition, during the pandemic.
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Sidelines: After a lost pro baseball season, Cody Laweryson eager to keep progressing
The coronavirus slowed the Valley graduate’s progress through the minor leagues, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
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College hockey programs in Maine hoping for a season during pandemic
The University of Maine hopes to begin play in late November, while the state’s Division III programs will start later.
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America East details plans for basketball, fall sports in the spring
The conference plans an 18-game regular season for basketball and offers dates for spring play for those fall sports whose seasons were canceled by the coronavirus pandemic.
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$90 million makeover could be a game-changer for UMaine athletics
The donation from the Harold Alfond Foundation will be applied to the construction and upgrade of athletic facilities on the Orono campus.
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The University of Maine women’s basketball team is eager to play, but start to the season still uncertain
Black Bears scheduled to begin campaign Nov. 28, but rigorous COVID-19 testing and a travel exemption from the state still loom as potential hurdles.
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UMaine football team back on practice field, looking to spring
The Black Bears are preparing for a six-game season next spring after the fall season was called off because of the pandemic.
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College football: Saban can’t coach Saturday, even from home
NCAA rules will prevent Alabama Coach Nick Saban, in isolation because of COVID-19, from virtually communicating with his team during its showdown against Georgia.
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College football: LSU-Florida game postponed as Gators deal with outbreak
The SEC takes the action as Florida halts team activities with 19 positive COVID-19 tests and about a dozen more people quarantined.
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Nick Saban, Alabama AD both test positive for COVID-19
Alabama Coach Nick Saban said he has no symptoms and once he found out, “I immediately left work and isolated at home.”