PORTLAND – Eight pins scattered, leaving two standing on either side of the lane. It was a terrible, almost unmakeable split. You’re going to need two balls, a voice shouted from the crowd. The suggestion was a joke. Ten-pin bowling rules permit only one ball to be rolled down the lane at the same time. […]
2013
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Sports Digest
PREP SCHOOLS BOYS’ LACROSSE: Will Reis scored three times for Berwick Academy (0-2) in a 15-4 loss to the Groton School (2-0) at Groton. Mass. Sam Hereford scored the other goal for the Bulldogs while Brendan Bradley assisted on all three of Reis’ goals. TENNIS Family Circle semifinal a Williams’ family affair Serena Williams dominated […]
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Korean crisis may help U.S. forge new ties with China
North Korea’s threats have focused China and the U.S. on regional security instead of an economic rivalry.
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On Baseball: His heart’s on baseball, and so much more
PORTLAND – The morning of Dec. 14, before he heard about the shooting rampage, Matt Barnes enjoyed a breakfast sandwich while visiting friends at his old school, the University of Connecticut. “I was about to go home,” Barnes said. “Then we looked up at the TV and it said ‘school shooting in Newtown.’ I didn’t […]
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People & Entertainment: Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter may wed on TV
NEW YORK – Nick Carter could bring his wedding to the small screen. The Backstreet Boys singer proposed to fitness trainer Lauren Kitt in February, and he says their marriage could be filmed for a TV special. “There have been offers and opportunities to film the actual wedding, like a TV show,” the 33-year-old said […]
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Work needed, but Wiscasset draws praise
The drivers at the opening of Wiscasset Speedway are pleased that new owners care for the track.
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Immigration-reform rallies draw hundreds in two cities
BOSTON – Hundreds of immigrants and their supporters rallied Saturday in Boston and Nashua, N.H., to pile up pressure on the U.S. Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reforms that include a path to citizenship for the 11 million foreign-born citizens living illegally in the country. In Boston, organizers say about 800 immigrants, community activists, representatives […]
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Telegram All-State Hockey: Girls: Morrison moves Rangers to more postseason success
The blueliner is only a sophomore but already a dominating presence at both ends of the ice.
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Pot legalization on a roll, lobbyists say
Maine is among states where bills have been introduced to tax and regulate recreational pot.
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Paris hires sheep to mow the city’s lawns
Will tourists soon see flocks of baaing sheep at the Eiffel Tower and bleating ewes by Notre Dame cathedral? That could be the case, after Paris City Hall last week installed a small flock of sheep to mow the lawn at the city’s gardens, replacing gas-guzzling lawnmowers. Four woolly ewes are currently munching the grass […]