The coach Philadelphians couldn’t get rid of fast enough in January probably will get a big ovation from those same fans tonight. He’ll be subjected to a torrent of boos once more if he walks out of the Linc a winner. Andy Reid returns to the city where he spent 14 years as head coach, […]
September 2013
Red Sox miss playoff clinch in 5-3 loss to O’s
BOSTON (AP) — Chris Davis has rewritten the Baltimore Orioles record book with 51 homers, and he leads the majors with 92 extra-base hits. Sometimes a single is good enough. The Orioles slugger drove in the game-winning runs with his 12th-inning single to beat Boston 5-3 on Wednesday night and help Baltimore avoid elimination in […]
St. Dom’s blanks Lisbon
AUBURN — Two things got in the way of St. Dom’s scoring goals early Wednesday afternoon — inexperience and Lisbon High school goalie Nate Bergeron. The Saints were thwarted often by Bergeron throughout the day. St. Dom’s still managed to execute well enough offensively and finish a couple as well in a 2-0 win over […]
Lisbon tops St. Dom’s
LISBON FALLS — Arianna Kahler registered a hat trick to propel Lisbon High School to a 7-1 Mountain Valley Conference field hockey win over St. Dom’s on Wednesday. Sarah Craig chipped in two goals for the Greyhounds (4-0- 1 and scheduled to visit Winthrop today in makeup action), while Cathy Pace and Molly Nickelson added […]
Bowdoin women now 3-0-1
LEWISTON — Kiersten Turner performed all the scoring Bowdoin College needed in the fourth minute, but added a second score in the final minute, as the Polar Bears defeated the Bates women’s soccer team in a NESCAC game, 2-0 Wednesday afternoon.Bowdoin (3-0-1, 2-0-1 NESCAC) outshot Bates (2-3-0, 1-2-0) by only an 8-6 margin in the […]
Visiting Egypt in crisis
CAIRO T he lone tourist bus curved through the desert past the limestone-topped Pyramid of Khafre, leaving the camel handlers and postcard sellers trudging through its dust. It rounded one last turn, then settled atop a plateau overlooking the pyramid and its two mammoth siblings. The bus door flapped open, unleashing a dozen Chinese tourists […]
Freeport among MMA winners for reports
AUGUSTA — The municipalities of Freeport, Vassalboro, Hope, Jackman and Carrabassett Valley were recognized for producing the highest-quality Annual Reports, during recent judging held at Maine Municipal Association.MMA’s Annual Report Competition, which has been held for 50 years, recognizes municipalities for producing reports for their citizens that have excellent content, are well organized and visually […]
Letters to the editor: Nemitz derides park supporters’ views
Bill Nemitz is not expected to always say what some of us might want, but I am disappointed in his generally derogatory approach to the subject of Congress Square and condescension toward citizens who spoke of it (“Portland plaza reality gets lost in the kerfuffle,” Sept. 13). I missed the Sept. 9 hearing, but comments at […]