SATURDAY QUICK LINKS

PHIL KESSEL TRADED TO THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

• Here are your Maine High School Football Scores for Friday Night.
• The Lewiston MAINEiacs scored an overtime 3 – 2 win over Baie-Comeau in the home opener in Lewiston Friday.
• Maine Black Bears All American FB Jarod Turcotte may be lost for the season. Maine heads to Albany today. the game can be heard on 1310Am WLOB
• The Boston Bruins traded Phil Kessel to the Toronto Maple Leafs for three draft picks, a pair of first-round choices and a second-round pick.
• Adalius Thomas was fined $5000 by the NFL for his Roughing the Passer throw down of Trent Edwards last Monday Night. Thomas plan an appeal.
• Clay Buchholz looked strong, winning his 4th straight, beating Baltimore 3 – 1 Friday night. Jason Bay left the game with flu like symptoms.

THURSDAY QUICK LINKS

• Sprint Cup Racing returns to New Hampshire Sunday as the Chase get in full gear. Check out Green White Checkers for a preview.
• The Boston Herald is reporting the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs are close to pulling of a “blockbuster” for Phil Kessel.
• Jerod Mayo on shelf for 6 to 8 weeks.
• The Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3 – 2 in pre season action.
• Legendary voice for the Boston Bruins passes away at 90.
• The Boston Red Sox had another walk off against the Angels at Fenway Wednesday 9 – 8.

FRIDAY QUICK LINKS

• A not very nice article about Phil Kessel in Canada.
• High School Scores at MBR.org
• Richard Seymour gets the dreaded 5 Day Letter.
• The Celtics invite Dan Dickau to camp.

Saturday Morning Quick Hitters

The Boston Celtics survived their 2nd back to back in a week, to outlast the New Orleans Hornets 94 - 82. On a night that James Posey received his World Championship ring, Boston fought poor shooting and foul trouble to bring the team to the best start in franchise history (22 -2 ).




Milan Lucic and Phil Kessel continued their torrid scoring pace, helping to net a 4 goal lead, to blast the Atlanta Thrashers 7 - 4. Boston trails only the San Jose Sharks (Hello Mr Thornton, 48 Points) in points with 44. Kessel is in the midst of a 14 game point streak and is now the NHL's 3 leading goal scorer with 18.



Maine Black Bear Hockey Coach Tim Whitehead shuffled his lines a little, leading the Black Bears to a 3 - 1 win over Union at Alfond Arena.





The Lewiston MAINEiacs fell to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-1 on Friday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.





The Portland Pirates dropped a hard fought battle to the Binghamton Senators 2 -1.