Thursday’s round robin at the Augusta Civic Center was a reminder to find joy in the act of playing.
Sports Columns
Maine’s biggest Patriots fan? Might be Saco’s Brian Binette
The Saco native anxiously awaits Sunday’s AFC championship game.
Patriots-Broncos AFC Championship sparks Maine anniversary memories | Column
Adrian Crawford recalls the last time these two NFL teams met while he was perched in a bar in Augusta.
Dunking technicals reignite an old Maine hoops debate
Unless obvious taunting occurs, refs should let a dunk be a dunk and swallow the whistle.
More nonsense from parents leaves Maine high school sports with black eye
A spate of in-season resignations by high school basketball coaches shows the problem is growing.
With a win in Portland, Maine men’s hockey turns a corner
The Black Bears showed fight that’s been missing in recent games in front of a Cross Insurance Arena crowd.
‘We can’t be fighting among ourselves’: UMaine men’s hockey lacking identity
The positive team culture built over the last few seasons took a hit with recent losses.
Sam Johnson convinced Westbrook football to dream big, and it paid off
The Blue Blazes won their first state title Saturday, for a coach who once walked in their shoes.
At some Maine schools, basketball season begins without a full roster
For teams with players in Saturday’s state championship football games, the basketball season comes early this winter.
In a big game for Maine football, the moment was too much
A lopsided loss to URI showed how far an improved Black Bears football team still has to go.