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Add another coach with Maine ties to the NBA head coaching ranks. Former UMaine Black Bears captain Jim Boylen will take over the Chicago Bulls after the team fired Fred Hoiberg this morning.

It will be a short week for the UMaine football team to prep for its Elite 8 NCAA FCS playoff game vs Weber State. The game will be a Friday night, 8pm(ET) kick time.

History at Alfond Stadium in Orono Saturday afternoon. The UMaine Black Bears pounded Jacksonville State (AL) 55-27, giving Maine its first trip to the NCAA FCS Elite Eight.

George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States has died at the age of 94. Many say he was one of the best athletes among all our presidents.

8-man high school football is a step closer to reality. The Maine Principals' Association (MPA) football committee approved the plan Thursday at a meeting in Augusta.

UMaine football coach Joe Harasymiak has been named New England Coach of the Year by the New England Football Writers.

Two people were injured in an accident at the intersection of Routes 1A and 46 this morning.

UMaine's Joe Harasymiak is a finalist the national Coach of the Year Award. It is called the STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award, named after the legendary Grambling University coach.

Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts is the runaway winner of the American League Most Valuable Player Award. Betts got 28 of the 30 first place votes.

It will so simple to figure UMaine football's fate with a win over Elon on Saturday. The Bears would be CAA champs and earn the automatic qualifier to the NCAAs.