Archive for Derek McKinley
Sunday, November 15th, 2009, 8:21 pm in Sports
Cross Country: Conner leads way at NCAA Qualifier
By Derek McKinley
At a National Collegiate Athletic Association qualifying meet that senior runner Jordan Daniel called “pouring and sloppy,” the University of Maine cross country teams ran hard in hopes of earning a shot at the national championship …
Saturday, November 14th, 2009, 4:52 pm in Sports
Football: UMaine throttles URI in final home game
By Derek McKinley
The University of Maine football team headed into their last game this season at Alfond Stadium hoping to erase memories of their loss to James Madison University last weekend and preparing for a showdown next week …
Thursday, November 12th, 2009, 1:31 am in Sports
Column: Blount doesn’t deserve another chance
By Derek McKinley
University of Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount was reinstated this week after being suspended for the team’s last seven games. The “powers that be” in the Pac-10 decided he had suffered enough for the cheap shot …
Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:16 am in Sports
Cross Country: Conner races to America East title
By Derek McKinley
After three weeks of waiting for competition, New England champion Corey Conner was eager to make another big impact for the women’s cross country team. On Saturday at the University of Vermont, the front-running sophomore took …
Monday, October 19th, 2009, 1:01 am in Sports
Football: Spiders steamroll Bears in second half
By Derek McKinley
The University of Richmond came to Alumni Stadium with a 14-game winning streak, a perfect record for the season, a No. 1 ranking, and everything to lose. The Black Bears walked onto the familiar turf with …
Monday, October 19th, 2009, 12:51 am in Sports
Column: Tyson deserves a chance at redemption
By Derek McKinley
There was a lot of talk this week about former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson’s appearances on The Oprah Winfrey show, both on Monday and again on Friday, for a live show. Most people were surprised …
Saturday, October 17th, 2009, 7:03 pm in Sports
Football: Second-half woes resurface against U. Richmond
By Derek McKinley
The University of Richmond came to Morse Field with a 14-game winning streak, a perfect record for the season, a No. 1 ranking and everything to lose. The Black Bears walked onto the familiar turf with …
Thursday, October 8th, 2009, 1:04 am in Sports
Predictions: Yanks will deny Phils back-to-back titles
By Derek McKinley
Oh bittersweet October, you have almost no redeeming qualities. Nature is dying right in front of us, and for delicious candy and scantily clad co-eds, we must wait all the way until the end. Your only …
Monday, October 5th, 2009, 2:01 am in Sports
Football: Second half struggles doom Black Bears
By Derek McKinley
After letting halftime leads slip away in their last two games, the University of Maine football team was eager Saturday night to prove they could play hard for the entire game against the University of Delaware. Unfortunately …
Monday, October 5th, 2009, 1:47 am in Sports
Cross Country: Conner stellar at Murray Keatinge
By Derek McKinley
The University of Maine cross country team went into the Murray Keatinge Invitational confident they could put up fast times and set up for the regional and conference meets that are coming up in the next …
