Portland Pirates

College Basketball: NCAA Tourney --2 #2 seeds lost to #7 seeds Kansas fell to Witchita State, 78-65 and Virginia lost to Michigan St., 60-54 --#1 seeds Duke and Wisconsin won Duke 68, San Diego St. 49 Wisconsin 72, Oregon 65

Hamden Academy beat Lisbon, 32-30 in the inaugural Unified Basketball State Championship. College Basketball: NCAA Tourney, #1 seeds Villanova, Kentucky advanced. Kentucky 79, Hampton 56 Villanova 93, Lafayette 52 --Biggest upsets of the day: #14 Georgia St. 57, #3 Baylor 56 #14 UAB 60, #3 Iowa St. 59

Boston Celtics: lost @ Oklahoma City, 122-118 --@ San Antonia, Fri. Maine Red Claws: @ Grand Rapids, Thurs.

The Portland Pirates will become the AHL affiliate team for the Florida Panthers beginning next season. The club made the official announcement this morning (March 18) in Portland.

Eastern Maine High School Unified Basketball Final: Hampden Academy 44, Oceanside 36 Maine Red Claws: won @ Grand Rapids, 110-104. --2 teams play again Thurs. @ Grand Rapids Boston Celtics: @ Oklahoma City, Wed.

Boston Celtics: beat Philadelphia, 108-89. --@ Oklahoma City, Wed.

Annual High School Hockey Banquet Sunday: --Messalonskee Junior center Jared Cunningham was named the player of the year in Eastern Maine Class B. --Waterville's Dennis Martin was named the coach of the year. --Falmouth's Isac Nordstromwon the Travis Roy Award, given to the top senior in Class A hockey...

Lawrence junior Nia Irving, who led the Bulldogs to this year’s Class A state championship, has been named the 2014-15 Gatorade Maine Girls Basketball Player of the Year. High School Unified Basketball Semi-Finals Oceanside 37, Winthrop 29 Hampden 37, Lewiston 36

Boston Celtics: beat Memphis, 95-92. --Avery Bradley had a team-high 17 points. He made eight of his 17 field goal attempts, including a 7-of-9 showing from inside the arc.

NE Patriots: Cornerback Darrelle Revis agreed to a 5-year, $70M deal with the NY Jets, with almost $40M guaranteed. --RB Shane Vereen signed with the NY Giants --WR Brandon Gibson, with Miami last year, joins the Pats.

Boston Celtics: beat Miami, 100-90.

UMaine Hockey: lost to Vermont 3-2 in Overtime in the Hockey East First Round Series.

Boy's Hockey State Championship Sat. @ Colisee in Lewiston --Class B: Gorham vs Messalonskee, 1pm --Class A: Scarborough vs St. Doms, 6pm

UMaine Basketball: Men's season came to an end with an 83-66 loss in America East Quarterfinal action at UAlbany, losing 83-66.

Boy's Hockey Regional Finals, Tuesday Eastern B: Messalonskee 8, Winslow 3 (Eagles 4th straight Regional Championship) --Messalonskee will play either Kennebunk or Gorham in the Class B state final at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Colisee in Lewiston. Eatern A: St. Dom's 5, Lewiston 3 Western A: Scarborough 5, Chevrus 2

Boy's Hockey Regional Finals, Tuesday --Alfond Arena, Orono Eastern B: Messalonskee vs Winslow, 7pm --Colisee, Lewiston Western A: Scarborough vs Chevrus, 6pm Eatern A: St. Dom's vs. Lewiston, 8pm