FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots have always insisted it’s not about the player, but the team. Individual statistics don’t matter, wins do. But it certainly seemed they were doing everything they could Sunday to get running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis to the 1,000-yard mark. Green-Ellis was an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi in […]
2011
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Patriots Beat: Meaningless? Not to the fans
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The overriding question entering the New England Patriots game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday was not how long Tom Brady would play. (Far too long for some, not enough for others.) No, instead, the question was really, Why bother to come? The Patriots had already clinched home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs […]
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College Roundup: Edsall gets Maryland job
BALTIMORE – Randy Edsall, who diligently worked to build the Connecticut football program into a winner, has been hired to pull off a similar feat at Maryland. Edsall was picked Sunday to replace Ralph Friedgen, who was fired after a 10-year run at his alma mater. Edsall spent 12 years at Connecticut. He guided the […]
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Company to help bring cancer-finding blood test to market
The test has the potential to both quickly tell doctors whether a treatment is working and to improve screening for the disease.
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Pirates killed by penalty near the finish
An infraction with under two minutes remaining costs Portland the game in a 3-2 loss to Worcester.
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Maine Colleges: Mules roll past Spartans in tourney
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Colby women’s basketball team held Castleton State (5-4) to 14 points in the first half and opened the second half with a 22-2 run as the Mules (8-1) cruised to a 64-37 victory on Sunday at the ECAC Holiday Classic. Jil Vaughan finished with 13 points and seven rebounds to lead […]
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Inaugural may echo earlier time
Maine’s first governor with French roots sounded themes of frugality expected from Paul LePage.
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Ants pile up late as Red Claws fade
Fort Wayne takes the lead for the first time in the fourth quarter and pulls away as Maine loses again.
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Maine has record-low year for fire-related deaths
Only nine people died in fires in 2010, beating the old mark of 12 fire deaths.