GREENSBORO, N.C. Time is running out for some players at the Wyndham Championship. For U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III, there are precious few weeks left to complete his roster. For others, the need is much more pressing: Play well or forget about making the FedEx Cup playoff field. “It is on your mind […]
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Carl Pettersson takes 1-shot lead
GREENSBORO, N.C. Golf is a game of streaks, and Carl Pettersson wants to ride this hot surge as long as possible — perhaps all the way through his adopted hometown tournament. Pettersson shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday — the best opening round of his PGA Tour career — to take the first-round lead in […]
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Wyman into Match Play semifinals
VASSALBORO — Freeport native Jack Wyman has advanced to today’s semifinal of the 2012 Match Play Championship at Natanis Golf Club. Wyman, the No. 17 seed, was scheduled to tee off against third-seeded Johnny Hayes IV early this morning, while in the other semifinal, No. 4 Joe Walp was to take on No. 25 Curtis […]
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Browns down Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden showed improvement in his second preseason game, avoiding major mistakes as the Cleveland Browns beat the Green Bay Packers 35-10 at Lambeau Field on Thursday night. Aaron Rodgers looked sharp in limited action, but backup quarterback Graham Harrell was shaky for the Packers. Browns kicker Phil […]
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Sea Dogs get the sweep
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat the Altoona Curve, 2-1, Thursday night at Hadlock Field, earning an Eastern League three-game series sweep. Portland has won seven straight home games, the first time the feat has been accomplished since the team became a […]
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Dinner and a show: NERTC, Byrnes offer ‘Fantasticks’
BATH — The curtain will rise on the New England Regional Theater Company as they perform Broadway’s longest running show, “The Fantasticks.” On Aug. 25, a spaghetti dinner will be served at 6 p.m., with the show to begin at 7 p.m., and on Aug. 26, lunch will be served at 1 p.m., with the […]
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‘Expendables 2’: fleet-footed, engaging
LOS ANGELES Capping off the summer box office with explosive action, “The Expendables 2” offers the send-off that adrenaline junkies are seeking before the more sedate pace of fall releases. As he proved with the original installment, Sylvester Stallone grasps the action-oriented DNA of the films’ badass cast of reprobate mercenaries with an intuition derived […]
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‘Expendables 2’: fleet-footed, engaging
LOS ANGELES The veteran action stars of “The Expendables 2” say a stuntman’s onset death served as a reminder of the danger behind building big-screen thrills. Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger star in the film, which plays as a throwback to their 1980s heyday. The actors emerge unscathed from massive, bloody shootouts to […]
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X marks the spot for Arts are Elementary
BRUNSWICK — Arts are Elementary will present two performances of “Blackbeard the Pirate” at Brunswick High School’s Crooker Theater, 116 Maquoit Road, on Saturday at 3 and 5:30 p.m. A news release describes the performances as follows: Directed by Joe Godburn and Eli Halterman of the Missoula Children’s Theater, these shows will be the culmination […]
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Popham lights up the night
PHIPPSBURG Once a year, when flares and noise-makers enliven the Popham Beach nightscape, George Popham makes an appearance of sorts. George Popham, of course, has not been among the living since 1608. That was a year after the pioneering colonist sailed from Plymouth with two ships and about 120 people and landed at the mouth […]