The University of Maine Black Bears fell to the James Madison Dukes by a score of 31-20 on Saturday afternoon for the opener at Alfond Stadium.
JMU running back Khalid Abdullah rushed for 172 yards including two scores to help lead the Dukes to the win. Maine quarterback Dan Collins passed for 238 yards and had three interceptions in the contest.
The scoring started with a JMU touchdown as the Du
The New England Patriots have agreed to terms with free agent and former University of Maine wide receiver Derrick Johnson. Last season, Johnson was tied for the team lead in receptions with 60 for 608 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games.
This weekend at the University of Maine at Orono (UMO) it was their annual Engineering Expo. It was free and open to the public and targeted kids and tweens.
University of Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron has pledged for the third consecutive year to shave his head if Black Bear fans contribute $10,000 for women’s cancer research.
A tragedy involving a former U-Maine Black Bear and current Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, Jovan Belcher. Reports are that he allegedly killed his girlfriend, then drove to the Chiefs practice facility and killed himself.
The 2013 edition of “The Best 377 Colleges” from the Princeton Review has 62 ranking lists based on surveys of 122,000 students, including the top 20 party schools. The University of Maine, Orono comes in at #19.