The shooting deaths of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, a former University of Maine football player, and his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins in Kansas City, Mo., was widely reported nationally and internationally over the weekend. Authorities said Belcher, 25, killed his girlfriend and then himself. Among the organizations reporting the story were Reuters news service, […]
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UMaine’s student-athletes posted their highest rates since 1998 and four teams had perfect scores.
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The University of Maine is offering a free ticket to the first 500 UMaine students at Sunday’s America East conference women’s soccer semifinal game between UMaine and Stony Brook. The game starts at 1 p.m. Regular admission is $8 for adults, $5 for youth 14 and under, and $2 for America East students with a […]
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The America East conference on Wednesday named University of Maine women’s soccer player Charlene Achille of Longueuil, Quebec, its 2012 Rookie of the Year. The first-year forward started all 16 regular-season games for the Black Bears, playing 1,426 minutes over the course of the 2012–2013 campaign. Achille tallied seven points on two goals and three […]
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An Associated Press report posted on the Boston Globe website about new members of Republicans United for Marriage noted that UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott has joined the group in support of same-sex marriage. Maine voters will decide Nov. 6 whether the state will recognize and allow same-sex marriage. Maine Public Broadcasting Network also carried […]
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The University of Maine football team’s Homecoming game Saturday against the University of New Hampshire was featured Thursday on the NCAA website. The website noted the Black Bears and Wildcats are playing each other for the 100th time — the longest running rivalry in UNH history. The teams play annually for the Brice-Cowell Musket, named […]
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Football and hockey games, food drive and craft fair are among the activities on tap.
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University of Maine students and basketball fans are invited to participate in a “Shoot, Slam and Shuffle” event with UMaine basketball players at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. “Knockout for a Cause,” is organized by the Theta Chi fraternity as a fundraiser for Spruce Run, a nonprofit […]
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In a Bangor Daily News article, University of Maine Athletic Director Steve Abbott discussed proposed renovation plans for Memorial Gym and the UMaine Field House, a project that is turning out to be more expensive than planned. Abbott said the project might have to be scaled back, although a decision on how to proceed won’t […]
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University of Maine football standout Brian Harvey has been named a semi-finalist for the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy, given to college football’s best scholar-athlete, and also was named a candidate for the organization’s National Scholar-Athlete Awards. A senior place-kicker from Wayland, Mass., Harvey’s 39-yard field goal in overtime beat New Hampshire in […]
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