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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 4h

America East named the top 25 women's and men's basketball players in the conference over the last 25 years. UMaine women's basketball had five players selected: Kim Corbitt, Heather Ernest, Sigi Koizar, Blanca Milan, and Anne Simon. UMaine men are represented by Kellen Tynes. #mesports

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Mike Curtis @mikecurtis2.bsky.social · 1d

#Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg will have a “Rookie Debut” patch stitched to his jersey for his debut game against the #Spurs on Oct. 22.

The Rookie Debut Patch program is part of the NBA’s new partnership with Topps, which returns as the league’s official trading card licensee.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 1d

Great story by @dbonifant.bsky.social on an inspiring youth athlete.

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/14/a...

Young Kennebunk athlete back in action after cancer battle

The 8-year-old Jackson Kalbhenn is missing half his left fibula due to Ewing sarcoma, but he hasn't been slowed on soccer fields or basketball courts.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 2d

If you're looking to see Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks when they come to Boston to take on the Celtics in early March, it will cost you. Today, the cheapest tickets, in the upper reaches of TD Garden, are going for $262 each on Stub Hub.

Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 2d

With the University of Maine men's hockey team winning, some fans turned their attention to the pressing issue of the mascot's skating ability. My column: #mesports #collegehockey

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/13/b...

Bananas the Bear at center of controversy? UMaine mascot has adventurous weekend

Online outrage over Bananas' skating ability is just plain silly.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 2d

That’s the most insane double play I’ve ever seen. What sorcery is this? #NLCS

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 3d

How I voted in this week's USCHO.com Division I men's hockey poll:

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/13/m...

UMaine men’s hockey climbs a couple of spots on ballot

With many of the top teams losing this weekend, there's shuffling throughout the rankings.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 4d

Fearless prediction: #Patriots 34, Saints 17.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 4d

Production from the fourth line in each game. That’s some depth you like to see.

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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 4d

UMaine won’t pay its student-athletes — for now

Hoping to maintain flexibility, the university is one of more than 300 schools to opt into a revenue-sharing plan with the NCAA.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 4d

There’s a lot of new faces on the Black Bears roster, and a lot of questions. In net, Albin Boija is not one of them. My column:

www.centralmaine.com/2025/10/11/n...

New Maine men’s hockey season, same Albin Boija

The UMaine goalie is a steady, reliable presence in net for the Black Bears.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 4d

Fist bump to whoever decided to play Ratt during the second intermission at Alfond Arena just now. Maine leads Holy Cross, 3-0.

Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 5d

Space Needle vs CN Tower. If you’re afraid of heights, this is not the ALCS for you.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 5d

This game ain’t ever gonna end. #ALDS

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 5d

They looked much better than they did last week.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 5d

Justin Poirier enjoyed an impressive college hockey debut in Maine’s season-opening 5-2 win over Holy Cross Friday. My column: #collegehockey #mesports #hockeyeast

www.centralmaine.com/2025/10/10/j...

Justin Poirier makes strong debut for Maine men’s hockey team

The freshman sparks the Black Bears to a season-opening win over Holy Cross.

www.centralmaine.com

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 6d

Cooper Flagg is a-maze-ing.

I'll show myself out.

#DallasMavericks #Maine #Duke

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/09/c...

You can get lost in Cooper Flagg-mania at corn maze in Corinna

The maze honors the state's favorite basketball player, who will make his NBA debut later this month.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 8d

Major junior players are now eligible for college hockey, and the University of Maine is an early adopter in this new recruiting world. My story:

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/08/a...

A new era begins for Maine and men’s college hockey

The Black Bears feature nine former major junior players, who are eligible for the first time to compete in NCAA hockey.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 8d

New Maine Mariners head coach/GM Rick Kowalsky is back in Portland, a different city than the one he remembers as a Portland Pirates player in the '90s. My column:

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/07/f...

Former Pirate excited for return to Portland with Mariners

Rick Kowalsky spent parts of three seasons with the AHL's Portland Pirates as a player in the 1990s. Now he's coaching the Maine Mariners.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 8d

Vlad Jr. is on a heater. #ALDS

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 10d

Huge win for the #Patriots. Not just because it was against a strong team on the road, but because they were able to overcome those foolish mistakes (and those have to stop) that cost them against the Steelers.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 11d

Fearless prediction: Bills 30, Patriots 20.

Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 11d

The Baltimore Ravens are an abject disaster.

Oh well. Who wants a beer?

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 11d

Valley High grad Cody Laweryson made his Major League debut in September with the Minnesota Twins. On Saturday, Laweryson's small home town celebrated him. My column:

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/04/v...

Valley High celebrates Cody Laweryson’s major league journey

Laweryson returns to his roots in the Moscow-Bingham area after making his major league debut, and the community embraces him.

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Travis Lazarczyk @tlazarczyk.bsky.social · 12d

An exhibition game Friday night at Bowdoin's Watson Arena showed the UMaine men's hockey team has a lot of work ahead to get to where it wants to be in March and April. My column:

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/03/e...

Exhibition game shows UMaine men’s hockey’s flaws

With a number of newcomers this season, the Black Bears are learning how to play college hockey on the fly.

www.pressherald.com

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