Karlton Creech, the University of Maine’s director of athletics, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about UMaine lowering its season ticket prices and cutting the cost of single-game seats for several home games. “We made some price changes based on the opponent, the game time and the time of year,” Creech said. […]
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Tad Wieman, a University of Maine assistant football coach and athletic director in the 1940s, was mentioned in John McPhee’s piece titled Phi Beta Football in the Sept. 8 issue of The New Yorker. McPhee lived next to Wieman’s family in New Jersey when Wieman guided the gridiron team at Princeton University. As a youth, […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WVII (Channel 7) reported Maine Savings Federal Credit Union announced a gift of at least $50,000 to the University of Maine Athletics Department during the grand opening of the credit union’s new Stillwater Avenue branch. John Reed, Maine Savings president and CEO, said the credit union has entered a five-year […]
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The 35th Black Bear Triathlon will be held Oct. 5 at the University of Maine. The race, sponsored by UMaine Campus Recreation and sanctioned by USA Triathlon, will be held from 6:30 a.m. to noon. It will feature a 525-yard swim in UMaine’s Wallace Pool, and a 12.5-mile bike race and 3.1-mile run along the […]
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A number of media outlets covered the induction of three University of Maine sports legends —Joanne Palombo-McCallie, Rachel Bouchard and Thomas “Skip” Chappelle — into the newly formed Maine Basketball Hall of Fame. UMaine graduate, former men’s player and Maine Basketball Hall of Fame vice chair Tony Hamlin emceed Thursday night’s inaugural event at Cross […]
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WABI-TV5 and Fox 22 covered the University of Maine football team’s “Meet the Bears” event Aug. 20, on Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium. About 250 youth took part in fun drills, and met coaches and players.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine football team will host its annual Meet the Black Bears free football clinic at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Alfond Stadium. Participants of all ages are welcome to meet players and coaches, get posters and autographs, and enjoy pizza. Jack Cosgrove, head coach of the football […]
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The Portland Press Herald, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported former players, coaches and community members joined family and friends to remember longtime college baseball coach John Winkin who passed away July 19. Attendees of the memorial at Colby College in Waterville shared stories for two and a half hours, the Press Herald […]
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The annual Bear Necessities and Athletic Equipment Room Tent Sale will be Wednesday, Aug. 27 through Saturday, Aug. 30 in the Alfond Arena parking lot and in the University of Maine Athletics Department store. The sale will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Bangor Daily News reported UFC fighters and former college football players, Shawn Jordan and Ovince St. Preux, attended a University of Maine football team practice. The men stopped by to offer advice and talk about their college football careers and experiences.
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