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March 17

Deirdre Fleming: Special emphasis on the bass run

March 17

North Cairn: A little dirt on hands helps cultivate crops and calmness

March 17

Birding: Female birds rule the family roost, so they can make the males dance

March 17

Allen Afield: No stats on how well Hank Aaron rode a bike

March 17

Skiing in Maine: Snowstorms showed great timing this year, for skiers and resorts

March 17

When maturity makes the musher matchless

Mitch Seavey might be an old dog himself, but he knew enough old tricks to win the Iditarod.

March 17

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March 17

Penalties have Pirates waddling in loss to Penguins

Portland now trails East Conference leader Providence by six points with 15 games remaining.

March 16

Aceves, Rodriguez nearly have fight as Sox beat Rays, 9-2

March 16

Bruins make lead last vs. Caps

This time Boston sustains an advantage over Washington with three solid periods in a 4-1 win.

March 16

Former Patriots injured when balloon hits power lines

Donte Stallworth is hospitalized with serious burns after the hot air balloon carrying him and two other people crashed into power lines above South Florida.

March 16

Ligety gets 6th World Cup giant slalom win

Ted Ligety joins Ingemar Stenmark as the only men in the 47-year World Cup history to get six GS victories in a season.

March 16

Deering graduate ready for Madness

Zak Boisvert, an assistant coach for Iona College, will be helping the Gaels in the NCAA tournament.

March 16

Maine Colleges: Bowdoin baseball team records a sweep

March 16

Hockey stalwarts contend for Travis Roy Award

The list of candidates for the state's top senior high school player is narrowed to four finalists.

March 16

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March 16

Red Sox tie Orioles, then defeat Twins

Felix Doubront has a strong outing in a 5-0 win over Minnesota, after the Sox tie Baltimore 3-3.

March 16

OT goal stands, Bears fall from playoffs

Top-ranked UMass-Lowell comes back to sweep Maine out of the Hockey East quarterfinals.

March 16

Patriots shake and shuffle

Amendola replacing Welker is big news, but there are other notable changes.

March 16

Ever playing the heavy, a Pirate rookie's rewarded

Impressed with his attitude and play in Portland, Phoenix signs Darian Dziurzynski to an NHL deal.

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