Kevin Thomas of Pablo Sandoval’s benching and the 2016 Red Sox

Kevin Thomas of the Portland Press Herald joined Downtown on Thursday afternoon to talk about the benching of Pablo Sandoval and the 2016 edition of the Boston Red Sox.  Thomas spoke about the third base situation and said that he feels the move is the right one for the team and for manager John Farrell.  […]


Mike Lowe on Peyton Manning retirement, Gronk extension

  Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald joined Downtown on Monday to talk about the Patriots’ off-season story lines and the retirement of Peyton Manning. Lowe said that he enjoyed Manning’s retirement speech and said that he will probably be remembered as one of the top five QBs to ever play. He also spoke […]


Mark Emmert on Sigi Koizar and UMaine athletics

Mark Emmert of the Portland Press Herald came on Downtown to talk about all the happenings on the UMaine sports scene. Emmert talked about his story in the Herald about Sigi Koizar and how she ended up in the state of Maine. He also talked about how all the winter sports teams are doing so […]


Mike Lowe reviews Patriots’ loss to Denver in AFC Championship

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald joined Downtown for the final time of the season from Denver to talk about the loss of the Patriots to the Broncos on Sunday. Lowe said that the Pats were just outplayed on Sunday and Stephen Gostkowski was not to be blamed for his missed extra point early […]


Mike Lowe: [Pats] will beat the Broncos by two scores

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald came on Downtown to talk about Tom Brady and the Patriots securing yet another bid to the AFC Championship game. Lowe said he was impressed in how well the team played on Saturday afternoon, especially the returning players like Julian Edelman. Before he left, Lowe called his shot […]


Mike Lowe previews the Patriots/Chiefs playoff match-up

Mike Lowe, the 2015 Maine Sportswriter of the Year, joined Downtown for his weekly appearance to talk about whether or not the Patriots could beat the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend. Lowe spoke on the what exactly New England should be worried about in stopping the Chiefs and what we can expect from returning players […]


Mike Lowe previews New England’s title chances

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald joined Downtown on Monday to wrap up the 2015 regular season for the Patriots. Lowe spoke about another disappointing loss to end the year for the Pats and if he’s worried about the team when they face either the Bengals, Texans, or Chiefs in two weeks. He also […]


Mike Lowe on the “coin flip” and Pats’ missed opportunity to clinch the #1 seed

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald joined Downtown to talk about the crazy coin flip and loss to the New York Jets. Lowe said the decision to kick in overtime was more a confidence factor versus the Jets’ offense than a big mistake. He also dispelled any credence to the rumors that it was […]


Mike Lowe talks about Patriots’ injuries

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald came back on Downtown to talk about the Patriots clinching a first round bye in the playoffs. He talked about the ugly game on Sunday and if there is anything to explain about all of the injuries with the team. Lowe spoke about whether or not the team […]


Mark Emmert talks about the UMaine Football coaching search

  Mark Emmert of the Portland press Herald came on Downtown on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the hiring of Joe Harasymiak as the new Head Coach of UMaine football.  He spoke about who he may be calling to be his coordinators and talked about how successful Harasymiak can be in Orono.  Emmert also gave his […]


Mike Lowe talks about the return of Rob Gronkowski

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald joined Downtown to talk about the Patriots win on Sunday night versus the Texans. Lowe talked about how the night set up nicely for the Pats even before the first snap with both the Bengals and Broncos losing earlier in the day. He spoke on the return of […]


Mike Lowe on what went wrong with Patriots versus Eagles

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald joined Downtown on Monday to talk about yet another loss by the Pats. Lowe was on hand for the seven point loss to Philadelphia and he discussed what he thought went wrong for New England in the game.  He pointed the finger of blame on the poor coaching […]


Mike Lowe on Patriots’ first loss and Gronk’s injury

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald joined Downtown to talk the first loss of the year for the Patriots. He spoke about the Gronkowski injury and what it means for the Pats should he miss an extended period of time. Lowe also gave his opinion on the officiating in the NFL this season and […]


Mike Lowe previews Pats/Bills game

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald came on Downtown to preview the Monday Night Football game with the New England Patriots hosting the Denver Broncos. Lowe said that this game will likely be closer than we thought it would be with the amount of injuries plaguing the offense. He seemed confident that the Pats […]


Mike Lowe on Pats/Giants thriller and replacing Julian Edelman

Mike Lowe of the Portland Press Herald joined Rich to talk about the great game between the Patriots and the Giants from the weekend. Lowe said that this was one of the three best games he has ever seen during his almost two decade long run covering the Patriots for the Press Herald. He also […]