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The MDI Softball team fell to the Hermon Hawks in Bar Harbor on Thursday, May 2nd by the score of 12-4.

Karli Therberge pitched a complete game for Hermon, allowing 4 runs, 3 of them earned and gave up 7 hits, while striking out 11 for the win

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Husson University baseball heads to Vermont for the North Atlantic Conference championship tournament. The Eagles are seeded #2 and will meet #3 Colby-Sawyer Friday afternoon at 2:30.

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Last night, both the Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets won Game 5 of their respective playoff series, closing the gap from three games to none to three-two. Can either team keep it up and pull out Game 7 win?

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No funeral yet! The Boston Celtics beat the NY Knicks 92-86 in game-5 meaning there will be a game-6 in Boston Friday night.

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The University of Oregon athletic department is completely underwritten by UO alum and Nike president Phil Knight. It’s not like they’re hurting for money. They still came up with a novel approach to fundraising—allowing the general public to watch Ducks’ cheerleading tryouts for $5 apiece.

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It was a successful night for Boston teams as the Bruins, Celtics and Red Sox all posted wins.

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Red Sox fans might say "told you so"... Kevin Youkilis is headed to the Yankees disabled list with back problems.

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Jason Collins’ decision to reveal he’s gay is having quite the impact on the sports world.

And not necessarily in a good way.

Former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler claims an anti-bull

The NBA Draft is proof that while some players may have on-court smarts, they’re not so good with math.

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UPDATE 2:25 p.m. EST: The suspects' names are Azamat Tazhayakov, Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos. From The Boston Globe:
Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19 and of New Bedford, were charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by plotting to dispose of a laptop computer and a backpack containing fireworks belonging to bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the US attorney’s office said in a statement.

Robel Phillipos, 19, of Cambridge was charged with making false statements to law enforcement officials in a terorism investigation, prosecutors said.
12:10 p.m. EST: According to Boston.com, the three suspects went to school at UMass-Dartmouth with Dzhokar Tsarnaev and may have helped him in the days immediately following the bombing, which was on April 15. Two of the suspects have been charged with overstaying their student visas.

The Boston Police Department announced that it has taken into custody three new suspects as a result of its ongoing investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing.

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