U.K.’s Prince Philip remains in hospital LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Philip spent a third night in the hospital as he recovers after treatment for a blocked coronary artery. The 90-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II is in good spirits and will remain under observation for “a short period,” Buckingham Palace officials said today. There […]
2011
Fire in Richmond damages home
RICHMOND The Richmond Fire Department and four neighboring departments responded to a chimney fire on Plummer Road on Sunday night that turned into a structure fire that badly damaged a home. Fire Chief Andrew Pierce said this morning he received the call of a chimney fire at 10:47 p.m. Sunday at 218 Plummer Road. When […]
U.S. weighing request for Yemen’s leader
HONOLULU ( AP) — The Obama administration is considering whether to allow Yemen’s outgoing president into the United States for medical treatment, as fresh violence and political tensions flare in the strategically important Middle Eastern nation. A senior administration official said President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s office requested that he be allowed to receive specialized treatment […]
Holiday action on tap
BRUNSWICK The holidays are here and that means holiday tournament and regular- season action for several Mid-coast region squads. Freeport girls host The Freeport girls basketball team is scheduled to host a Holiday Round Robin on Friday. The schedule has Fryeburg/ Monmouth at 11 a.m., followed by Freeport/Spruce Mountain at 12: 30 p. m., Freeport/Monmouth […]
Celtics drop opener to Knicks, 106-104
NEW YORK Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks know it will never be easy against the Celtics. Not beating them in one game, and certainly not beating them for a division title. But pulling out the kind of nail biter that’s long gone Boston’s way in this rivalry only reinforced the Knicks’ belief that they can […]
Oh, what a comeback!
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The New England Patriots emphasize playing well for 60 minutes every game. On Saturday, 30 was enough — barely. Rallying from their worst half of the season, the Patriots scored on their next five possessions and clinched a playoff bye with a 27-24 win over the Miami Dolphins on Saturday. “You don’t want […]
Heat win NBA finals rematch
DALLAS ( AP) — LeBron James and the Miami Heat couldn’t keep the Dallas Mavericks from winning the most recent NBA championship. They did a nice job, however, of getting the Mavs’ title defense off to an ugly start. James had 37 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the Heat beat the Mavericks 105-94 […]
Brees: Payton, Saints gave him confidence
NEW ORLEANS Ever since Drew Brees arrived in the Big Easy, he’s made playing quarterback in the NFL look easy. Brees has 27,698 yards passing since arriving in New Orleans in 2006, more than any other NFL quarterback during that span. Before that, though, he had never thrown for as many as 4,000 yards in […]
Packers down Bears; clinch top spot in NFC
GREEN BAY, Wis. Now that the Green Bay Packers have wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NFC, Mike McCarthy is free to rest some of his starters in the regular-season finale. And while McCarthy’s natural inclination might be playing to win — especially with the NFC North rival Detroit Lions coming to Lambeau […]