WELLS — Who says sports doesn’t help people? Certainly not the Wells girls basketball team. For the second straight year the team hosted the “Shootin’ for a Cure” shootaround on Jan. 15. The event was a greater success this year than in 2009, raising $16,000 for breast cancer treatment at York Hospital. In only two […]
2011
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Red Claws’ rally fizzles
After trailing by as many as 26 in the first half, Maine stages a late comeback before Rio Grande Valley holds on.
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Here, crime pays … as a teaching tool
PORTLAND — One could almost hear the heart-thumping strains of The Who as students filed into the mock crime scene on the fourth floor of Deering High School on Tuesday. Details of the case could have been “ripped from the headlines” or featured in the latest episode of “CSI.” It was the first day of […]
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Bruins: Finer than Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — Tim Thomas knew the Boston Bruins wouldn’t have it nearly as easy this time against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Not until he peeked at the shot counter did he realize just how hard he was working to beat them again.
Thomas made a season-high 43 saves Tuesday night to lead the Bruins past Carolina, 3-2.
“When they started to add up in the second, I was aware because physically I could feel it,” said Thomas, who won his fourth straight start and a matchup of All-Star goalies. “I was like, ‘Whoa, this is a lot of shots.’ ”
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Bayside Village sale won’t change status
The new owner plans to ask the City Council for a tax break to continue student housing.
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Bill Nemitz: Answers by Maine Gov. LePage result in questions
First, a correction. In my latest letter to Gov. Paul LePage, on Sunday, I referred to Devon Raymond as “a Jamaican lad you adopted in 2002 at the age of 17.” I was wrong. LePage may call Raymond “my adopted son,” love him like an “adopted son” and pay his college tuition like an “adopted […]
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Maine gets a new winter coat
About 5 inches of snow fell on Greater Portland on Tuesday, but the morning and evening commutes weren’t all that treacherous. Police reported no major accidents or fatalities related to the snow, only a few cars sliding off roads. The trouble for drivers was expected to come Tuesday night and into this morning, as snow […]
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College Roundup: Maine gets big win
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Gerald McLemore scored 14 points, including the 1,000th of his career, to lead the University of Maine to a 72-58 victory over Vermont in an America East Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night. Raheem Singleton and Troy Barnies each also scored 14 for the Black Bears (11-7, 5-1 America East Conference), who […]
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Sports Digest, Jan. 19, 2011
SNOWBOARDING Wescott takes silver medal behind Australian in Spain Olympic champion Seth Wescott of Carrabassett Valley was runner-up to Australian rider Alex Pullin in the snowboard cross world championship at La Molina, Spain. American Lindsey Jacobellis cruised to a third title in the women’s event. Pullin held off Wescott and American Nate Holland, who took […]
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Red Sox reach agreement with Papelbon, Ellsbury
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox reached agreement on one-year deals with closer Jonathan Papelbon and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, said two people familiar with the contracts. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the deals had not been announced. The base salaries are $12 million for Papelbon and $2.4 million for Ellsbury. […]