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  • Published
    November 29, 2011
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    For Maine Red Clawsthey’re kin of the courts

    PORTLAND — Kenny Hayes was Stone Cold Steve Austin. Chris Wright was The Rock. Or maybe The Undertaker.<br><br> As kids, they would arrange the furniture in Wright's basement to simulate a wrestling ring.<br><br> They lived about seven houses apart on Mario Drive in Trotwood, Ohio, just outside Dayton. Not only were Hayes and Wright best friends, but cousins.

  • Published
    November 26, 2011

    Claws start off season with loss

    Turnovers and first-game butterflies take a toll on the Maine team as it loses to the Armor, 94-87, in Springfield.

  • Published
    November 24, 2011

    Answers beginning with opening game

    The Red Claws will get their first test against a league opponent Friday night when they travel to Springfield.

  • Published
    November 23, 2011

    Steve Solloway: Learning his place in basketball, and his place in life

    PORTLAND – Darren Cooper thought he heard a voice from the Portland Expo crowd call his name. He decided he imagined it. He was in town last winter with the Dakota Wizards, out of Bismarck, N.D., to play against the Maine Red Claws. He grew up in Oregon, in the other Portland, and graduated from […]

  • Published
    November 23, 2011

    Ready to learn, and win

    The Red Claws will strike a balance between player development and going after that championship.

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  • Published
    November 22, 2011

    Maine Claws waive Husson player

    Josh Jones wasn't consistent enough to make the team, says Coach Dave Leitao.

  • Published
    November 17, 2011

    Claws: Lockout can help

    The Maine players believe more scouts and GMs will watch them without the NBA.

  • Published
    November 15, 2011
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    Holdovers ready to offer their guidance

    PORTLAND – As the Maine Red Claws went through their annual media day Monday morning at the Portland Expo, first-year coach Dave Leitao looked out at his 12 players as they went from one interview station to another. Yes, he said, practice is going as expected. If, that is, “you expect the unexpected.” Leitao has […]

  • Published
    November 15, 2011
    20111114_RedClaws

    Red Claws get ready: They all have a story

    PORTLAND – Meet Tyc Snow, who in a quiet and disarming way upstaged the bigger names and bigger bodies Tuesday morning at the Maine Red Claws’ annual media day. Dribbling four basketballs at once will do that. So will standing on the basketball court at the Portland Expo and hiding a grin when Mike Tisdale […]

  • Published
    November 12, 2011

    Photo: A heart-felt welcome

    Photo courtesy of Mercy Hospital Dr. Patrick Pierre of Mercy Windham Family Practice, the team doctor for the Maine Red Claws, examines Chris Wright, the first-round draft choice, as team members underwent preseason physicals Friday. The regular season will begin Nov. 25 at Springfield, Mass.