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You may not know this but Roller Derby is alive and well in Maine. It has taken years but Maine Roller Derby Director Bobbi Brewer says it is thriving.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics have a deadline of the end of this week to take submission for Olympic sports wannabes. These are sports that are not Olympic sports but would like to be included in the 2020 games.

The dream of winning big bucks in the lottery keeps us going back time after time buying a  ticket. When the jackpot really gets high, more people tend to buy lottery tickets.

Great news for drag race fans around the state, Oxford Dragway will reopen this year. A preliminary drivers meeting is scheduled for Sunday, February 1at 11 a.m. at Anderson-Staples Legion Hall, 121 King Street. New track owner Jeff Shock and operations manager Crystal Lancaster made the announcement last week...

Just in time for the beginning of another New England Patriots' run toward a fourth Super Bowl title, here's a new video titled, "The 300 New England Patriots: Rise of an Empire."

The New England Patriots are poised to win their sixth consecutive AFC East division title and their 11th title in the past 12 seasons in the Belichick/Brady era if they can beat the Miami Dolphins this Sunday.

Slopeside Syrup Company in Vermont is tapping into the energy drink market. It’s geared toward athletes like runners, skiers and anyone else involved in outdoor sports. It not your typical energy drink, it’s pure organic Vermont maple syrup in a bottle.

Here are the latest results of the 2014 IBU Youth/Junior Biathlon World Championships at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle.

Here are some of the top sports moments from 2013. There are 10 on the list but I’m just going to highlight a few. You can take a look at the entire list and see video thanks to time.com.

As the college football bowl games continue there have been some very good games. Minor bowls, yes, but good games none the less. There have been some close games and some upsets, if you can consider a 7-6 team beating and 8-5 team an upset. Here’s a look at the most recent bowl games.

The Department of Athletics at Unity College has developed a new athletics logo keeping in mind it’s strong athletic traditions including championships and numerous athletic records. The logo is to represent all athletics, inter-collegiate and club sports, to develop a relationship between all athletes...

The latest report of Major League Baseball players using performance-enhancing drugs lists some prominent players. It makes us wonder whether anyone is clean these days.

With football season in full swing, what better way to enjoy it than in your own 'man' cave! I was invited to watch some football this Sunday at my friend Damian's house in Wilton and to see his new 'man cave'. Knowing Damian, I knew he would go all out to make it really awesome, he did! His 'man cave' is his 2-car garage that he has converted into the 'man cave'.

Here’s an update on the first round of the Lisbon Left-Hand Club Horseshoe League playoffs, WE WON! It’s kind of a funny situation, last season we were the 16th place team and had to play the 1st team in the first round of the playoffs. We won in a tiebreaker, 4-3. As fate would have it, this year we are the 14th place team and we faced the 3rd place team in the playoffs. It was the same team we f

Professional wrestling has seen a rebirth here in Central Maine. B-98.5 has been involved with some of the area local shows and I was quite surprised to see how large the crowds were. I attended a show in Fairfield earlier this year and there had to be close to 250 people packing the Fairfield Community Center! Then, as part of the Winslow 4th of July Celebration, a free wrestling show at Fort Hal

Former Boston Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn will be in Maine at Hadlock Field when the Portland Sea Dogs taken on the Reading Phillies. Red Sox Hall of famer Lynn will throw out the first pitch at 6pm, September 1st for Travelers Night at the Ballpark. Lynn’s first pitch will help raise money for the Good Shepard Food Bank, the largest hunger relief organization in Maine.