– The Associated Press NEW YORK – Ichiro Suzuki homered off Tanner Scheppers with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Suzuki’s drive to right-center was the Yankees’ fourth home run of the game, three coming off Japanese ace Yu […]
2013
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Yankees GM angered by Rodriguez’s tweet
– From news service reports Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday night posted on his verified Twitter account that his hip surgeon over the weekend gave him ‘the green light to play games again!” But the Yankees have not cleared Rodriguez to play in minor-league rehab games and GM Brian Cashman reacted angrily to Rodriguez’s tweet, according […]
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Sports Digest for 06/26/2013
– COLLEGES UCLA blanks Mississippi State 8-0 to win first College World Series title Eric Filia drove in a career-high five runs, Nick Vander Tuig limited Mississippi State to five hits in eight innings, and UCLA won its first national championship in baseball, 8-0 Tuesday night at Omaha, Neb. The Bruins (49-17) completed a two-game […]
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LePage asked Collins to help him lobby
The governor attempted to recruit the U.S. senator to persuade state lawmakers to oppose Medicaid expansion, but she declined.
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Maine girl in infant death case not competent for trial
The 11-year-old is the youngest person to face manslaughter charges in Maine in 25 years.
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Sox a hit for Dempster
Boston finally unleases its offense with Ryan Dempster on the mound, collecting 20 hits against Colorado.
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Maine officials: Regular inspections keep heat systems safer
Maine leaves it up to homeowners to decide when service is needed.
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Kevin Thomas: Cecchini & baseball, a heavenly match
PORTLAND – Garin Cecchini knows baseball well, a true student of the sport. Maybe it’s because he took in his first game when he was 4 days’ old. Or the lessons could have begun earlier, while he was still in the womb and his mom was coaching first base. The Red Sox promoted Cecchini, 22, […]
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Local basebell: Andrews Post earns victory over First Title
PORTLAND – Caleb Fraser struck out nine and allowed two hits over five hitless innings Tuesday to lead Andrews Post to a 4-0 victory against First Title in a Zone 4 American Legion baseball game at Cheverus High. Mike Scala hit a two-run single to spark a four-run sixth inning for Portland. Dan Kane and […]
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Steve Solloway: Ups and downs of Boston sports leave fans with hollow feeling
The news from Boston hasn’t been good but then, it’s the ups and downs that enthrall us.