NHL: Rangers beat Bruins in OT to stay alive

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

MVC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lisbon boys win again, barely

AUGUSTA -- The Hall-Dale boys track and field team vowed to make a run at Lisbon at the Mountain Valley Conference championships Thursday afternoon.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Winslow tops Maranacook in 7th inning

WINSLOW -- The Winslow High School baseball team hasn't played too many close games this season, but Thursday's 4-3 win over Maranacook is the type of game the Black Raiders expect once the playoffs begin, and it was the type of game coach Jesse Lacasse felt his team needed.

MLB: Francona remembers time in Boston fondly

BOSTON -- Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout.

MLB: Indians rout Red Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds drove in three runs each and Cleveland had 16 hits in the Indians' 12-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in manager Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park on Thursday night.

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Waterville girls win KVAC B tennis title

ROCKPORT -- The Watervile Senior High School girls tennis team defeated Camden Hills 5-0 on Thursday at the Midcoast Recreation Center to claim its third straight Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B championship.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Therriault lifts Skowhegan past Lawrence

FAIRFIELD -- Lawrence is now a good enough softball team that opponents have to use all their resources to pull out a win. That's what Skowhegan pitcher Kaitlyn Therriault did on Thursday.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Carrabec in hunt for West C playoffs

This week's win over Mt. Abram has put Carrabec in the hunt for a spot in the Western C softball tournament. The Cobras are 4-9, with their season finale scheduled for today at Monmouth.

HIGH SCHOOLS: Weather forces schedule changes

Forecast forces changes to KVAC track and field as well as tennis singles tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Madison knocks off Oak Hill

MADISON — It was Madison’s 15th win of the season, and the first loss for Oak Hill since April 24. It was a great pitching matchup between Emily McKenney and Kortni Michaud, and yet it also had some offense.

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