TAMPA, Fla. — College football’s first national championship rematch was fitting sequel to the original, with an unusual twist at the end. Deshaun Watson and Clemson dethroned the champs and became the first team to beat Nick Saban’s Alabama dynasty in a national title game, taking down the top-ranked Crimson Tide 35-31 Monday night in […]
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College football: Bates takes big lead, holds off Colby, 21-19
Junior Frank Williams scored two touchdowns and sophomore Peter Boyer ran for a career-high 73 yards and a touchdown, as Bates went up 21-3 in the first half and then had to hold off a rally in Saturday’s in-state showdown. After the Mules took a 3-0 lead on a 43-yard field goal by John Barron, […]
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College Football: Maine rallies past Bryant
ORONO — The University of Maine overcame a 21-point, first-half deficit and a 17-point second-half disadvantage on Saturday to stun Bryant University 35-31 at Alfond Stadium. UMaine (1-3) snapped a seven-game losing streak and gave coach Joe Harasymiak his first win as the Black Bears’ head football coach. Freshman running back Josh Mack scored two […]
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College football: James Madison’s big plays sink UMaine
Junior quarterback Bryan Schor tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to John Miller on third-and-11 1:46 into the fourth quarter to give the Dukes a 24-20 lead and, following a Raven Greene interception, Cardon Johnson dashed 52 yards to give them the game’s first double-digit lead for either team in the seesaw affair. Senior running back […]
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Jack Cosgrove steps down as UMaine football coach
ORONO — Jack Cosgrove, a staple on the University of Maine sideline for nearly 23 years and the football coach to record the most wins in program history, is stepping down from that position, effective immediately. Maine Athletic Director Karlton Creech announced the move in a release early Tuesday morning, and said a national search […]
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Watch Fenway Park turn into a football stadium
Watch the #RedSox grounds crew take #FenwayPark to another level in preparation for #NDvsBC. #ShamrockSeries pic.twitter.com/kSmI8VOAw3 — Fenway Park (@fenwaypark) November 13, 2015 On Saturday, Boston College (3-7) will play No. 5 Notre Dame in a football game at Fenway Park in Boston. Yes, Fenway. Which isn’t the first football game in the stadium. But […]
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College football: Auburn (Ala.) football player dead after off-campus shooting
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn freshman football player Jakell Lenard Mitchell was fatally shot early Sunday at an off-campus apartment complex where two former football players and another person were killed in a shooting in 2012, police and reports said. Auburn Police Capt. Will Matthews said police responded to a call at 12:25 a.m. of […]
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College football: Beer sales a boost for some schools
Walk through the tailgate area at a college football stadium, and beer drinking is as common a sight as fans adorned in jerseys of their favorite players. A growing number of schools are bringing the party inside, opening taps in concourses that traditionally have been alcohol-free zones. North Texas, SMU and Troy University will begin […]
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UMaine football team rises to No. 8 in national poll
ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine football team continues to rise in the national polls. The Black Bears are now ranked No. 8 nationally in The Sports Network top 25 FCS poll and ninth in the FCS coaches poll. Maine is coming off a 19-14 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday, improving its record […]