The Biddeford-Saco Elks Lodge is holding its annual Hoop Shoot at the Saco Middle School gym on Sunday, Jan. 6. The 25-shot free-throw contest is open to boys and girls who will be ages 8-13 as of April 1. Registration and warmups begin at 1 p.m. and the contest starts at 1:30. There is no […]
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College Roundup: Army starts fast, rips Maine 96-67
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Kyle Wilson scored 18 points, Ella Ellis had 17 and Army closed the first half by outscoring Maine 32-9 en route to a 96-67 men’s basketball win Friday night. Larry Toomey and Kyle Toth had 11 points each and Josh Herbeck 10 for the Black Knights (5-5). Justin Edwards led the […]
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Boys’ basketball: Talbot front and center for Bulldogs
Max Talbot goes from horrid to torrid in the second quarter, scoring 15 points in eight minutes.
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Girls’ Roundup: Sanford uses second half to pull away from Gorham
SANFORD – Morgan Fogg scored 17 points Friday night to lead undefeated Sanford to a 55-47 victory against Gorham in a Southwestern Maine Activities Association schoolgirl basketball game. Samantha Adams contributed 15 points and Heather LeBlanc added 12 for Sanford (3-0), which took a 39-36 lead through the third quarter after a 22-22 halftime score. […]
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Major League Notebook: Sanchez decides to remain with Tigers
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have made another major move to help their quest to win a World Series for the first time since 1984. Right-handed pitcher Anibal Sanchez agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract with the Tigers, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking on […]
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Boys’ Roundup: Marshwood goes to OT before defeating Storm
SOUTH BERWICK – Alexander McLean scored 18 points and Brady Innes added 15 to lead Marshwood to a 77-74 overtime victory against Scarborough in a Southwestern Maine Activities Association schoolboy basketball game Friday night. The Hawks (1-2) used a 12-9 overtime run to put away the Red Storm (1-2), who had rallied late in regulation. […]
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ intensifies debate about detainees’ torture
The complexity of the hunt for Osama bin Laden could be lost as the film implies that torture yielded some information that helped. And that could shape beliefs as Congress disagrees over that very question.
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Maine Voices: Solid federal tax policy must promote energy-efficiency incentives
This approach is a direct investment in local firms, and it boosts local families’ and towns’ well-being.
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Maine officers give back before they even start
Maine’s newest crop of police officers decides to celebrate with a shopping spree for needy children.
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Another View: Mainers should support public financing of federal campaigns
A form of campaign finance from Maine merits the entire congressional delegation’s backing.