UMaine News

The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and the Portland Press Herald were among several news organizations to cover the University of Maine’s football Pro Day. Fourteen members of the Black Bear football team’s senior class got the chance to perform tests and drills for nine scouts in hopes of getting noticed […]

The Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald were among the news organizations to report University of Maine quarterback Marcus Wasilewski was chosen as the Colonial Athletic Association’s Student-Athlete of the Year. Wasilewski was recently honored with an “M” Club Dean Smith Award, presented annually to UMaine’s top male and female student-athletes. He previously earned […]

Foster’s Daily Democrat reported Jack Cosgrove, head coach of the University of Maine football team, is one of nine people to be inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in May at its 39th annual awards banquet. Other inductees include Joseph L. Ferris, who pitched for UMaine in the 1964 College World Series, and […]

The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, and WVII (Channel 7) were among the media outlets to report on the University of Maine Women’s Basketball team’s selection for the Women’s Basketball Invitational postseason tournament. The Black Bears (16–14) host Bucknell (16–13) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Tickets are […]

The Bangor Daily News clarified its reporting about terms of University of Maine men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward’s contract, which runs through June 30, 2016.

The Portland Press Herald reported that former University of Maine football player Zedric Joseph, who is accused of stabbing a man to death in Florida on March 7, told a judge in Georgia that he wanted to consult with his lawyer in Florida before deciding if he would contest extradition. Joseph’s hearing is expected to […]

The Portland Press Herald spoke with University of Maine athletic director Karlton Creech about men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward, who has two years remaining on his contract. Creech said he had not yet met with Woodward for an end-of-the-season evaluation. Creech praised the team, which compiled a 6–23 record, for playing hard despite the mounting […]

The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, Washington Post, WABI-TV, WFLX, and WMTW were among the media organizations reporting that former University of Maine student-athlete Zedric Joseph was being held in connection with a March 7 double stabbing that killed a man and injured a woman in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Karlton Creech, University of Maine’s athletic director, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about the university’s decision to decline the offer by WABI (Channel 5) to televise UMaine’s Hockey East first-round game against Merrimack College. UMaine officials turned down the offer because they wanted to honor their agreement with their current broadcast partner, […]

Richard Barron, head coach of the University of Maine women’s basketball team, along with players on the team spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article on the one year anniversary of an Interstate 95 bus crash the team was involved in. The players and coach recalled the crash and spoke about its lasting […]