The Maine natives will aim to lead their teams to victory in the NCAA regionals and championships before setting sights on pro careers.
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College football: Transfers could provide spark to UMaine offense
The Black Bears played their annual Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Game on Saturday, where the team had a chance to enter the summer break on a strong note.
College notebook: Colby College baseball team makes push for top 25 ranking
Mules (21-5) sit atop the NESCAC standings and have shot to record 30 victories this season.
UMaine men’s basketball team will face Duke in Cooper Flagg’s collegiate debut
The Blue Devils will greet the Black Bears on Nov. 4 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
USM’s legendary baseball coach, Ed Flaherty, to retire at end of season
The Portland native who directed the Huskies to two NCAA Division III titles will finish his 39th season before calling it quits.
Kentucky hires Mark Pope to replace John Calipari as men’s basketball coach
Pope won a national championship as a player at Kentucky in 1996 and went 110-52 as the coach at BYU.
University of Maine at Augusta adds baseball, softball programs as expansion effort continues
Additions come months after UMA brought soccer on board as school looks to expand its athletic programs.
Mackenzie Holmes enters WNBA Draft despite upcoming knee surgery
MacKenzie Holmes, the Gorham native, hopes to correct knee issues that have plagued her since ninth grade, and be ready for the 2025 WNBA season.
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer retires as college basketball’s winningest coach
A three-time champion with the Cardinal, VanDerveer went 1,216-271 in a 45-year career that included stints at Idaho, Ohio State and nearly four decades at Stanford.
John Calipari leaves Kentucky after 15 years, saying the program ‘needs to hear another voice’
Calipari, who won the title at Kentucky in 2012, reportedly is close to finishing at deal to become the coach at Arkansas.