WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Chris Buescher is a giant step closer to qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup after notching a victory at Pocono. Now, he has to take that small step – make it into the top 30 in points, the cutoff needed to become eligible for NASCAR’s postseason. “I absolutely think […]
August 2016
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David Lee gears up to lead US volleyball in 3rd Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO — David Lee debated whether to even march in another opening ceremony. He has done the Olympic pomp-and-circumstance thing a few times by now. The U.S. volleyball player waited until Friday to decide, wanting to make sure his long, 34-year-old legs would be plenty fresh for the Americans’ volleyball opener Sunday against […]
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Brazilian musicians delight at Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony
RIO DE JANEIRO — Music is a central part of Brazilian culture, and many of the country’s stars will be performing in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. A look at some of the artists and internationally famous songs that fans will hear opening night of the games: “AQUELE […]
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Water polo making most of better scouting
RIO DE JANEIRO — When Merrill Moses first started playing for U.S. water polo, the team manager would pack a TV and VCR for overseas tournaments, and players would watch VHS tapes of their games. Tony Azevedo remembers waiting and waiting for the play he wanted to see. On the eve of the United States’ […]
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Home-sand advantage: Brazil looms large for US on the beach
RIO DE JANEIRO — Kerri Walsh Jennings beat the Chinese in Beijing, winning one of her three Olympic beach volleyball gold medals in 2008 in front of a crowd rooting hard for the hometown opponents. That doesn’t come close to what she can expect when the 2016 tournament begins on Saturday at Rio de Janeiro’s […]
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Yankees’ Mark Teixeira plans to retire at season’s end
NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira plans to retire at the end of the season, announcing his decision during a tear-filled news conference Friday at Yankee Stadium. “I gave you everything I had,” he said to Yankees fans during the televised announcement, his voice cracking before he took 15 seconds to regain his composure. “It wasn’t […]
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Brady: No appeal ‘a personal decision’ in ’Deflategate’ saga
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Addressing reporters for the first time since opting not to pursue further appeals of his four-game suspension in the “Deflategate” saga, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady called it a personal decision and said he is trying to move on. The four-time Super Bowl winner spoke to the media Friday at New […]
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Can house dust explain why Amish protected from asthma?
CHICAGO — Forget Fluffy and Fido. Bessie the cow just might make a healthier pet. That idea stems from new research in two farming-based religious communities that shun modern ways but have dramatically different childhood asthma rates. The goal was to find an explanation for why asthma is so uncommon among Amish communities, where children […]
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Chapter & Verse
Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St., holds summer worship services every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor through Labor Day. There is no child care or religious education during the summer. Everyone is welcome. For more information, visit sanforduuchurch.org, like the church on Facebook or call 324-3191. Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco- Biddeford’s […]
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The symbolic death of Father Jacques Hamel
One after another, news reports about violence at Catholic churches in France kept stacking up. There was a mysterious fire on a church altar in Provence. Elsewhere, someone attacked the tabernacle containing the unleavened bread used in the Mass, scattering hosts on the floor. Attackers destroyed crosses and crucifixes in graveyards. None of this surprised […]