There will be a reception at the University of Maine’s Buchanan Alumni House following a memorial service on Saturday, March 10, for Carol Abbott, who passed away on Friday. Abbott was a UMaine alumna, the wife of former University of Maine football coach and professor Walter Abbott and the mother of current UMaine athletic director […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported UMaine hockey player Spencer Abbott has been named the Hockey East Player of the Year by College Hockey Weekly. Abbott, a senior who is not related to UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott, leads the country in scoring and in points per game. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about alumna Carol Abbott, the mother of current UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott and the wife of former UMaine football coach and professor Walter Abbott, who died Friday. Carol Abbott earned an English degree in 1959 from UMaine, according to the story, where she met Walter Abbott, who […]
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Bangor TV station WABI reported that Justin Edwards, a freshman on the UMaine men’s basketball team, was named Wednesday the College Sports Madness America East Rookie of the Year. Edwards was the top-scoring freshman in the conference this year. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Sarah Smiley, a columnist for the Bangor Daily News wrote Monday about the dinner she and her three sons shared with UMaine men’s ice hockey coach Tim Whitehead and student-athletes Nick Pryor and Kyle Beattie. The Black Bear hockey representatives were part of the “Dinner with the Smileys project,” in which Sarah Smiley invites special […]
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UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott was the subject of a profile in the Bangor Daily News. UMaine President Paul Ferguson was quoted in the story, saying Abbott brings a broad view of college sports with diverse insights. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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According to a report in the Bangor Daily News, the UMaine men’s hockey team donated $500 to Operation Community Support, a group for the families of military men and women who have been deployed. Maine National Guard soldiers, many of whom will soon be deployed, and their families will attend Saturday night’s game at Alfond […]
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Richard Barron, the head coach of the University of Maine women’s basketball team, had his head shaved for the Play4Kay Initiative after Wednesday’s game against Hartford at Alfond Arena.
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The Bangor Daily News reported that UMaine assistant coach Frank Giufre has been hired by the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Giufre, who was the run game coordinator and coach of the offensive line and tight ends for the Black Bears, will serve as the offensive quality control coach for the Colts. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Richard Barron, the UMaine women’s basketball coach, announced recently he would shave his head bald if the community raises $10,000 for the Play4Kay initiative, which raises funds for the Kay Yow Foundation to support breast cancer research. If the goal is met, Barron will shave his head at center court following the Black Bears’ home […]
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