As expected, Maine basketball phenom Cooper Flagg was the first pick in last night's NBA draft, chosen by the Dallas Mavericks. There were several boisterous watch parties in Flagg's hometown of Newport, where locals who knew the outcome cheered nonetheless.

While proposal prohibiting transgender girls from competing on girls' and women's sports teams narrowly cleared the House, it was defeated in the Senate alongside a slate of other related bills.

The University of Maine will opt out of a landmark settlement between the NCAA and Division 1 student athletes that would allow colleges and universities to pay athletes directly in addition to providing them with athletic scholarships.

The team set a new program record of 17 wins in a single season when they beat Wesleyan University 7-6 last Sunday.

The Southern Maine Community College softball team won the National Championship for the first time after defeating Florida National University in the conference title game Thursday.

Critics say the movement to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports doesn't have anything to do with fairness.

The Mavericks, who had just a 1.8% chance to receive the first pick, had never won the draft lottery until Monday night. And they're expected to select Duke's standout player Cooper Flagg.

Several proposals aim to reverse gender identity protections in the Maine Human Rights Act that have existed for years, but have drawn repeated criticism from Republicans and President Donald Trump.

Tickets for the game sold out quickly, according to team founder Gabe Hoffman-Johnson. He says the Portland club is expected to set a league record for attendance.

The report details physical aggression and sexually inappropriate conduct between players, including the use of homophobic language, intentional urination on teammates in the shower and other degrading conduct.