NEW YORK – Felix Hernandez dominated the Yankees in their own ballpark again, pitching his third shutout of the season to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 1-0 win on a sunny, sticky Saturday afternoon. Hernandez outpitched Hiroki Kuroda in a duel of pitchers who haven’t lost since June. Mike Carp hit an RBI single […]
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BASEBALL Mainers force third game in NECBL playoff series Nate LaPointe’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the fourth-seeded Sanford Mainers a 7-6 victory over the top-seeded Newport Gulls in the New England Collegiate Baseball League division semifinals at Goodall Park. The win tied the best-of-three series. The deciding game is […]
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Montoya wins Pocono pole
LONG POND, Pa. – Juan Pablo Montoya’s contribution to the NASCAR highlight reel this season was his crash into a jet dryer in the season-opening Daytona 500. Montoya finally has a bright spot that didn’t involve explosions and raging fuel fires. He turned a lap of 176.043 mph Saturday to win the pole at Pocono […]
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Major League Notebook: Beckett’s return due Wednesday
BOSTON – Right-hander Josh Beckett of the Boston Red Sox is expected to return to the rotation Wednesday against the Texas Rangers. Beckett was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday against Minnesota. He left his previous outing after 2 2/3 innings because of a back spasm. Manager Bobby Valentine said Beckett threw on the side […]
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Legion state tournament: Three-team final day as Post 51 triumphs
First Title, beaten 14-4, will be in an all-or-nothing game Sunday against the Post 51-Pastime winner.
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Legion state tournament: Lewiston team goes on as Windham heads out
Pastime Club takes advantage of mistakes to stay alive in the Legion baseball state tournament.
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Olympics: Faring well in a farewell
Michael Phelps says goodbye to his swimming career – insisting it really is a goodbye – by leading a U.S. relay team to another gold medal.
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Plenty of heroes for Sea Dogs
Stolmy Pimentel and two relievers shut down Erie, and Marquez Smith delivers the winning hit.
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Headliner provides a fine, fitting finish
PORTLAND — Tickets were more coveted than Willy Wonka’s golden one for the more than 15,000 concert goers assembled at Portland’s Eastern Promenade for the sold-out Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road stopover festival. The British folk-rock band chose Portland as one of only four cities in the U.S. to host these one-day events. […]
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Scarborough falls in 7th of Little League opener
Scarborough is unable to hold a 4-0 lead and loses to a Massachusetts team in the regional pool play.