Kariya deserved honor Dear Mr. Bamford (BDN Fan Feedback, July 3): Are you kidding [that UMaine should not retire hockey star Paul Kariya’s No. 9]? If so, I apologize for not picking up on your subtle wit. If not, please return to your rock ASAP. Read More
    Deceptive Statistic The other night, as Allen Iverson’s total mounted in the seventh game of the Philadelphia-Milwaukee series, a graphic was flashed on the screen showing Sam Jones and Dominique Wilkins as all-time high scorers in seventh games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    It would take a lot of fishing to hook onto a more accurate description of this spring’s weather than the word “unsettled.” Anglers, however, aren’t false casting when they use the word “unsettling.” Let’s face it, when the mercury in the backdoor thermometer rises and falls like a… Read More
    Racing fans have often labeled harness racing the mystery sport because the average fan knows little about it beyond what they see from the grandstand or watch on the racetrack. During the past two years, however, the United States Trotting Association has been trying to change that closed… Read More
    BANGOR – One of Eastern Maine’s best-known young female golfers has been spending more quality time indoors lately – at the Bangor Auditorium. Lamoine’s Tiffany Shoppe, who has finished no lower than fourth the last three years in the state schoolgirl championships, has been indulging… Read More
    BANGOR – After a two-day absence from his final Eastern Maine Class B-C-D Tournament, trainer Wes Jordan was back on the job at the Bangor Auditorium Monday. Jordan missed all of the Class B quarterfinal games Friday and Saturday due to a recurring health problem… Read More
    RAILBIRD AUGUSTA — For the first time in the history of Maine harness racing, three extended meet race tracks will compete “head to head” and Scarborough Downs will simulcast 23 days of full racing cards from out-of-state race tracks over a six-week period in January… Read More