COLLEGES

Ryan Proto’s bases-loaded triple highlighted a five-run fifth inning that carried fourth-seeded UMass Lowell to a 9-7 win over top-seeded Maine in the America East baseball tournament Thursday in Orono.

Joe Bramanti homered twice in the first three innings, helping Maine (27-21) build a 6-3 lead. Quinn McDaniel and Jake Marquez each had three hits for the Black Bears, who will need two wins on Friday to advance to Saturday’s championship round.

MEN’S HOCKEY: Jamie Dumont resigned as Bowdoin’s head coach after six seasons because of personal reasons, according to a school press release.

Dumont, a Lewiston native, had an overall record of 42-70-8. Before becoming Bowdoin’s head coach, he had two five-year stints as an assistant with the Polar Bears. He also has coached in Europe, and was an assistant at Bowling Green and Oswego State, is alma mater.

FOOTBALL: The Sugar Bowl has been moved off its usual primetime spot to noon on Dec. 31 to avoid a conflict with a Monday night NFL game.

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With Jan. 1 falling on Sunday, the games usually played on New Year’s Day were moved to Jan. 2. But ESPN found itself with a conflict that day: The NFL has scheduled the final regular-season game for that night, which forced a relocation by the New Orleans-based Sugar Bowl on the schedule.

The CFP semifinals will be held Dec. 31 at the Peach and Fiesta bowls.

BASEBALL

EASTERN LEAGUE: Brandon Walter and two relievers combined on a one-hitter, and Devlin Granberg hit a two-run double in the third inning to lift the Portland Sea Dogs to their fifth straight win – 3-1 over the Somerset Patriots.

Elijah Dunham homered off Walter in the second inning, but Somerset’s only other base runners came on a hit batsman and an error. Walter (2-2) struck out eight in seven innings before Joan Martinez and Chase Shugart finished up.

The Sea Dogs added to their lead in the sixth inning on back-to-back two-out doubles by Wil Dalton and Tyreque Reed.

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GOLF

PGA: Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler was among eight players who shot 4-under 66 in the first round of Charles Schwab Classic in Fort Worth, Texas.

Cam Davis, Beau Hossler, Chris Kirk, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Nick Taylor and Harold Varner III also were tied for the lead. Seven others were a shot back.

CHAMPIONS TOUR: Chris DiMarco shot a 4-under 67 to grab a share of the lead after the first round of the Senior PGA Championship in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Gene Sauers, Mark Hensby, Joakim Haeggman and Thomas Levet also were tied for the lead on the 6,734-yard Jack Nicklaus-designed course that’s hosting its fifth Senior PGA Championship since it opened in 2010.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Joost Luiten got off to an impressive start in his bid for a third victory at the Dutch Open, carding eight birdies in a 7-under 65 in front of a home crowd at Cromvoirt, Netherlands.

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Luiten, ranked No. 401 in the world, had a one-shot lead over England’s Eddie Pepperell and Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard.

HOCKEY

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Jeremy Swayman made 33 saves, Ben Meyers scored twice and Adam Gaudette added a goal as the United States topped Switzerland, 3-0, in the quarterfinals in Finland.

In the semifinals Saturday, the U.S. will play Finland and defending champion Canada will face the Czech Republic.

Canada overcame a 3-0 deficit in the third period to beat Sweden in overtime, 4-3. The Czechs ousted Germany, 4-1, and Finland defeated Slovakia, 4-2.

EUROPEAN TOUR: Joost Luiten got off to an impressive start in his bid for a third victory at the Dutch Open, carding eight birdies in a 7-under 65 in front of a home crowd at Cromvoirt, Netherlands.

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Luiten, ranked No. 401 in the world, had a one-shot lead over England’s Eddie Pepperell and Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard.

SOCCER

ENGLAND: American midfielder Brenden Aaronson will transfer to Leeds on July 1 following 1 1/2 seasons with Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.

Aaronson, a 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, will have a five-year contract through the 2026-27 season.

Aaronson had six goals and 10 assists in 41 matches in all competitions this season as Salbzurg won its ninth straight league title and fourth consecutive Austrian Cup. He has five goals in 18 international appearances and is on the U.S. roster for four World Cup prep matches next month.

AUTO RACING

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NASCAR: Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 Formula One world champion, will drive the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in a Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International on Aug. 21 for Trackhouse Racing.

Raikkonen retired from Formula One last year. The Finland native has won 21 races and was on 103 podiums in his F1 career.

CYCLING

GIRO D’ITALIA: Belgian rider Dries De Bondt won a four-man sprint to take the last flat stage of this year’s race.

Richard Carapaz, the 2019 champion and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist, maintained a three-second lead in the overall standings over Australia’s Jai Hindley.


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