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"Are you saying college football players are employees? Because that would be the conversation, because if they're students just like everybody else they can't come back to campus."

We covered how UMaine returns to sports and what talks are in place to see how the fall season moves in regard to the current coronavirus pandemic.

UMaine basketball player Sigi Koizar and Jesse Orach from XC and track & field are 2016 "M" Club Dean Smith Award winners for outstanding academic work.

The list of candidates to be UMaine's next athletic director is down to three. The finalists come to the Orono campus for interviews starting December 15th. Two of the three candidates have Maine ties.

The University of Maine has formed a selection committee to find the school's next athletic director to replace outgoing Steve Abbott. Robert Strong, a professor and NCAA faculty rep, will chair the search committee.

UMass Lowell, Stony Brook and UAlbany join new conferences as of this first day of July 2013. UMass Lowell joins America East in 14 sports. SB and Albany join the CAA in football.

NY Islanders coach Jack Capuano headlines this year's UMaine Sports Hall of Fame induction list. The former Black Bear hockey defenseman led his NY team to the NHL playoffs, losing to Pittsburgh in six games.