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Maine Celtics

  • Published
    November 10, 2011

    Red Claws looking good

    Training camp opens Saturday, but team officials like what they see.

  • Published
    November 4, 2011
    Chris Wright, Rob Loe

    Red Claws: Bullish about their draft

    Maine adds several promising players in the D-League draft, led by first-rounder Chris Wright.

  • Published
    November 2, 2011

    Red Claws to fill roster with draft help

    The Maine Red Claws have the third pick in Thursday’s draft and two second-round picks.

  • Published
    October 27, 2011

    Steve Solloway: We have the Red Claws due in part to Burke

    SOUTH PORTLAND — Jon Jennings was a fresh face with an old idea when he started knocking on doors some four years ago. He was pitching professional basketball for Portland and for every person who told him he could do it, others said he couldn’t. Daniel Burke and Charlie Eshbach lined up behind Jennings in […]

  • Published
    August 30, 2011

    Red Claws will be working for the weekends

    Maine's NBA Development League team will play 23 of its 24 home games on weekends, including 12 on Sundays.

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  • Published
    August 17, 2011

    Portland majoring in the minors

    Two years ago, Portland was on the lower end of the nation's top 100 minor league sports markets. Now, boosted by the addition of a basketball team and the tenure of two longtime franchises, the city has been named the No. 5 market nationwide.<br><br>The Sports Business Journal attributes Portland's jump in the rankings to the fact that it has one of the highest attendance-to-population ratios of any multiple-team market.

  • Published
    July 24, 2011

    Claws job next best move for Leitao

    New Red Claws Coach Dave Leitao brings a focus on teaching – and balance – to the court.

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    July 8, 2011

    Red Claws add Sixers as third affiliation

    Philadelphia will be joining Charlotte and Boston as the teams sending players to Maine.

  • Published
    July 6, 2011

    Steve Solloway: First-class coach is the goal for Red Claws

    Jon Jennings wants a teacher to coach his basketball team. He doesn’t covet a game-day genius but wouldn’t turn his back on one if he could develop talent at the same time. He’s looking for a veteran, someone whose instincts have been honed by experience. Someone mature but enthusiastic. His next coach need not have […]

  • Published
    June 29, 2011

    Red Claws renew series of summer clinics

    The Maine Red Claws will host the first of 13 summer basketball clinics for children of all ages from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday in Portland’s Monument Square. The series will travel as far south as Kittery and as far north as Presque Isle during the months of July and August. “We received overwhelming positive […]