Cindy Blodgett agrees to new contract

University of Maine women’s basketball coach Cindy Blodgett has agreed to a two-year contract extension.  Appended to the four-year contract she signed when taking over the Black Bear program in 2007, the new deal extends through the end of
the 2012-2013 season.

“The women’s basketball program is making steady progress under Coach Blodgett’s leadership,” says UMaine Athletic Director Steve Abbott.  “I sense a lot of excitement about the future of Black Bear women’s basketball and I look forward to working
with Cindy to help get the program back to the top of the America East Conference.”

Blodgett is a 1998 UMaine graduate and Black Bear legend who enjoyed a professional career in the WNBA and Europe.  She returned to UMaine three years ago following a successful stint as a Brown University assistant coach.

Thursday Morning Links #BlackBearHoops #MaineBaseball #PortlandSeaDogs

Jonathan Papelbon couldn't hold the Yankees

                             

The Portland Sea Dogs open the 2010 Season in Reading toady. Follow along at Portland Sea Dogs.com

Lackey is lights out, but the defense let's the Sox down again as they fall to the Yankees 3-1 in extra innings at  Fenway.

Celtics claw  there way past the Raptors 115-104 north of the border..

Florida center could be option for Patriots.

University of Maine Baseball beats up on Thomas 20 - 0.

2 UMaine Men's Basketball players leave team. 

UMF falls to 0-10 with a 14-1 loss to Colby.

FRIDAY MORNING LINKS

PIRATES PROSPECT PEDRO ALVAREZ AT HADLOCK

• The Maine Red Claws unveiled their new website yesterday.
• Adam Mills won his 8th straight, as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Altoona Curve 8 – 1 at Hadlock.
• Nova Seafood takes 1st win New England Regionals.
• The University of Maine Men’s Basketball team hires some new assistants.
• The New England Patriots trade for Oakland Raiders LB Derrick Burgess.
• The Boston Celtics announced their season schedule.
• Celtics Assistant GM Dave Wohl might be heading to Minnesota.
• Yeah Yeah..Yanks beat the Sox 13 – 6.

• Don’t forget tomorrow Tune into 96.3 The Big Jab at 7AM for The Weekend Jab and then our show at 9AM The Big Jab Weekend Warm-Up where we will have the Boston Globe’s Tony Massarotti

TUESDAY MORNING QUICK HITTERS

Trenton Thunder SS Eduardo Nunez after home run last night against the Sea Dogs (COURTESY TRENTONIAN)

• The Portland Sea Dogs took down the New York Tankees AA affiliate Trenton Thunder 5 - 3 last night in Trenton.
• University of Maine Assistant Head Men's Basketball Coach Mike Burden is facing sexual misconduct charges after an incident on Sunday. Burden immediatly resigned, there has been no comment from the University thus far.
• The NHL decided against suspending Carolina Forward Scott Walker for his sucker punch on Bruins Defenseman Aaron Ward.
• The University of Southern Maine Huskies Men's Baseball Team earned an at large bid for the Division III Baseball Tournament.
• Yesterday's high school scores can be found right here.
  

• Here is your TV Schedule for tonights 3 games....Boston Bruins 7PM on Time Warner Cable Cumberland County - NESN 27 (SD) 527 (HD) and Versus 549 (HD) and on DirecTV NESN 628 (SD and HD) and Versus 604 (SD and HD)......Boston Celtics 8PM on TWC CC - THT 43 (SD) and 551 (HD) and on DirecTV 245 (SD and HD)...and the Boston Red Sox 10 PM (If Bruins Complete) on TWC CC NESN 27 (SD) and 527 (HD) and DirecTV 628 (SD and HD)..(If Bruins Game Not Complete) on TWC CC NESN Plus 9 (SD) 522 (HD) and DirecTV 629 (SD) and 629-1 (HD)

Mark Socoby leaving Maine!

The Bangor Daily News is reporting that Mark Socoby is officially leaving Maine.

Sunday Morning Quick Hitters

The University of Maine Black Bears Sports Teams had a very busy weekend!

The Men's Baseball team got their season started at UNLV Friday with a hard fought 4 - 2 loss. They followed that up with a double header loss on Saturday, again playing solid baseball, dropping the opener 9 - 5 and dropping the nightcap 4 - 3 after taking a 3 - 2 lead in the top of the 9th.

The Women's Softball team blasted Coastal Carolina 9 - 0 Saturday.

The Men's Hockey team dropped another hard fought game to UMass Lowell 4 - 3. Maine was down 4 - 0 entering the 3rd period and stormed back with 3 unanswered goals, but could not pull off the game tying goal.

The Women's Basketball team had a tough game Saturday, losing to Binghamton 66 - 46.


The Portland Pirates wasted an outstanding performance from Goalie Jhonas Enroth , who had 43 saves, losing to the Hartford Wolf Pack 2 - 1 in OT.