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Review: Marsalis musicians live up to their reputations

The number of jazz artists who can sell out Merrill Auditorium is very small, even smaller now that Dave Brubeck is gone. The man who is probably at the top of the list of those who can still draw a large audience for jazz is Wynton Marsalis. The 51-year-old trumpeter, composer, educator and sometimes controversial […]

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Fox News, Palin end 3-year stint

NEW YORK – Fox News Channel is parting ways with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, ending her three-year tenure as a contributor on the network. While Palin’s time at Fox was occasionally rocky, the network’s news executive, Bill Shine, said Friday that “we have thoroughly enjoyed our association” with her. “We wish her […]

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Girls’ Roundup: Briggs sparks Storm to win over Spartans

SCARBOROUGH – Ashley Briggs scored 18 points to help Scarborough earn a 52-42 win over Sanford in an SMAA girls’ basketball game Friday night. Mary Redmond contributed nine points for Scarborough (11-3), which tightened up its defense after falling behind 17-16 in the first quarter. Heather LeBlanc scored 15 points for Sanford (9-4). MCAULEY 72, […]

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Boys’ Roundup: York pulls away to down Capers

CAPE ELIZABETH – Aaron Todd scored 11 of his 22 points in the third quarter Friday night to help York pull away to a 65-47 victory against Cape Elizabeth in a Western Maine Conference schoolboy basketball game. The Wildcats (12-1) took advantage of offensive rebounds and outscored the Capers 23-10 in the third quarter to […]

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NBA Roundup: Celtics lose big lead and game to Hawks

ATLANTA – They don’t come any more dramatic than this one. The Hawks erased a 27-point deficit to the Celtics, mostly on the strength of Kyle Korver’s 3-point shooting, in a 123-111 double- overtime victory Friday night. The Hawks scored the first 10 points of the second overtime. Josh Smith and Al Horford scored the […]

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NHL Roundup: Canes skate past Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Jay Harrison scored the go-ahead goal with 4:50 left, helping the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. Harrison fired a slap shot from the right point after Eric Staal won the faceoff, and the puck beat Buffalo’s Ryan Miller on the short side. Alexander Semin […]