By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The phrase “name, image and likeness” has dominated the college sports scene this year, with a Supreme Court decision leading the NCAA to adopt an interim policy giving all of its incoming and current student-athletes the opportunity to benefit financially from those three elements of their identity.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Foxcroft Academy Pony Pride 5K road race is back.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff White-tailed deer in Maine will have a greater chance of surviving severe winter conditions in the future thanks to recent measures taken by the Legislature.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff There’s nothing like Maine-grown hardwood to rule the Home Run Derby.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News StaffChildhood friends Will Peterson, Nik Hase and Xander Keiter have shared a lot of adventures together growing up in southern Maine.

BROWNVILLE — Several years ago the Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society came into possession of the basketball scoreboard from Brownville Junction High School.

FALMOUTH — A loon glides  across a still lake, the white dots on its black wings appearing to sparkle in the reflection off the water.

LAKE VIEW PLANTATION — The third annual Schoodic Lake Charity Bass Tournament will take place on Sunday, July 11, with this year’s proceeds benefiting Camp Sunshine.

There is very good news for Maine’s whitetail deer.

Registration for the Maine Woods Rambler — a gravel ride scheduled for Sunday, Sept.

On Sunday, July 11 please join Moosehead Trails for a fun day of trail maintenance and hiking in one of the greater Moosehead Lake region’s stunning and remote locations.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff If deer hunting were easy, we would all have meat in the freezer.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic won’t be quite the same this year, but game officials hope a revised event in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will provide its participants a sense of closure to their high school football careers.

By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine anglers enjoy sharing their fishing stories.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Penquis Youth Hockey Association is looking forward to a more normal hockey season than last year and is excited to get started in planning for the 2021-22 season.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The prospect of a return to high school sports as usual this fall revives a question that’s been posed during the best of times in recent years.

Players from across the region were honored by the Penobscot Valley Conference for their play during the 2021 season.

By Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News Staff The Ultimate Fighting Championship was the first major sports franchise to resume operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, initially with fanless shows based mainly in Las Vegas and on an island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.