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Jimmy Howard is close to signing a 6-year $31-million-dollar contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings. The former UMaine Black Bear goalie is the #1 goalie in Hockeytown (Detroit) and apparently will be in the future.

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The University of Maine announced Wednesday the appointment of Bob Corkum as interim head coach of the men's hockey team, one day after the firing of longtime coach Tim Whitehead. Corkum, a former captain of the Black Bears and NHL player, had been an assistant under Whitehead for the past four years.

Meanwhile, Whitehead addressed the media for the first time since university officials fired him on Wednesday, citing a decline in the once-storied program.

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Golf's first major of the year begins Thursday with the start of the Masters. 92.9 The Ticket wants you to join us for Lunch at the Masters at Season's Grille and Lounge on Main St. in Bangor.

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"It has been an honor to serve as the Head Coach of the Men's Hockey Team at the University of Maine for the past 12 years. My family and I feel blessed to have been part of the Maine Hockey family, and we will always cherish the relationships we have built, both at the University and in the Bangor Community

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Tim Whitehead is out as the University of Maine men's hockey coach, according to university officials.

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As college hockey begins its big week - the 2013 Frozen Four Championship in Pittsburgh, the list of players leaving school early for the pros continues to rise.

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  The Husson University baseball and softball teams claimed 5 of the 6 North Atlantic Conference weekly awards on Monday.

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Maine junior pitcher Tommy Lawrence is the America East Conference Pitcher of the Week for a fourth time. The first place Black Bears are now 8-3 in AE play, 17-14 overall.

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For the first time in their four year history the Maine Red Claws will be in the NBADL playoffs.

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UMaine and Husson University host conference series this weekend, at Mahaney Diamond in Orono and at the Winkin Complex in Bangor.

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