BIDDEFORD – Meghan Gribbin scored 17 points for the University of New England, which stayed undefeated in the Commonwealth Coast Conference with a 56-46 women’s basketball victory against Curry on Tuesday night. The Nor’Easters broke a 36-all tie in the second half with a 14-1 run. UNE’s Beth Suggs contributed 14 points and 15 rebounds, […]
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NHL Roundup: Islanders drub Penguins for third straight time
PITTSBURGH – The New York Islanders are done playing pushovers for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Moulson scored a goal and assisted on another, Evgeni Nabokov stopped 37 shots and the Islanders dominated listless Pittsburgh 4-1 on Tuesday night. John Tavares scored for the second straight game for New York while Michael Grabner collected his fourth […]
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NBA Roundup: Celts on guard with Rondo out
WALTHAM, Mass. – Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics showed up Tuesday for his pre-practice meeting with reporters carrying a basketball, which he bounced from time to time while answering questions. Get used to it: Pierce will have the ball in his hands a lot more from now on. Two days after learning that Rajon […]
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Boys’ Roundup: Capers prevail as Robicheaw leads the way
WELLS – Chris Robicheaw scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday night, helping Cape Elizabeth hold off Wells for an 80-75 victory in a Western Maine Conference schoolboy basketball game. The Capers (11-4) hit all 10 of their free throws in the final period. Henry Babcock and Edward Galvin added 18 […]
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$38 million Bayside project gets a renewed look
Concerns over density, height and the impact on a trail seem likely to slow the approval process.
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Westbrook blazes ahead in second half
Boys’ basketball: Westbrook uses a big second half for a 67-46 win over Thornton.
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NFL Notebook: Moss acts like a star for a day
NEW ORLEANS – Randy Moss strolled to the podium on Super Bowl media day — his 49ers hat tilted slightly to the left, his sleeves rolled up high to reveal a cross tattooed on one arm, a large “R” tattooed on the other. He carried himself very much like the star he once was. “I […]
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Growth of Portland’s refugee community attributed to ‘welcoming’ city
Federal officials visit Portland to get feedback from refugees and the agencies that serve them.
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In Focus: Obama stumps to build consensus for immigration overhaul
Hinting at impatience, the president says he’ll submit his own plan if lawmakers can’t come up with one.
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Dispatches
NEW ORLEANS BP accepts penalties, guilt in deaths of 11 rig workers BP PLC closed the book on the Justice Department’s criminal probe of its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill Tuesday, when a federal judge agreed to let the London-based oil giant plead guilty to manslaughter charges for the deaths […]