NEW YORK — The New York Jets saluted the U.S. military by helping throw a green-and-white flag football game in Afghanistan. Service members from the 10th Mountain Division, 518th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade and the 25th Signal Battalion of the U.S. Army took the field Friday at Bagram Air Base with custom-made jerseys donated by […]
August 2016
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Solo, Lochte and a look at gender equality after Rio
A triumphant Olympics for the U.S. team – especially all those golden female athletes – has come with some nasty aftershocks, raising more potential questions about gender inequality. Let’s start with Hope Solo, who was suspended for six months and effectively kicked off the national women’s soccer team for some sore-loser comments in the wake […]
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Patrick Reed builds a 2-shot lead at Bethpage Black
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Reed’s place in the Ryder Cup is looking better with each round at The Barclays, and so are his prospects of winning. Even with a careless finish Friday at Bethpage Black, Reed rode a fast start to a 3-under 68 and a two-shot lead over Emiliano Grillo and Rickie Fowler going […]
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Bowman excited to fill in for Earnhardt again
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Alex Bowman should have plenty of fans this weekend at Michigan International Speedway in his return to NASCAR Sprint Cup racing. Not only will he be filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr., but his No. 88 Chevrolet will be adorned with a special University of Michigan paint scheme. Maybe that’ll be enough […]
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Ali Center looks to future without boxing great
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali’s legendary presence made him a natural ambassador for the center bearing his name. His family and friends hope his death won’t stop fans from opening their checkbooks to support his legacy in the city where his boxing career started. Ali’s death in June at age 74 after a long […]
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Rangers reliever Jeremy Jeffress charged with DWI in Dallas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers reliever Jeremy Jeffress, twice suspended in the minor leagues for violating drug rules, was away from the team Friday following his overnight arrest in Dallas on a drunken driving charge. A Dallas police spokesman said an officer made a traffic stop at 2:24 a.m. Friday and arrested the 28-year-old […]
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Bishop assigns Fr. Dominic Tumusiime Good Shepherd Parish
SACO — Bishop Robert Deeley has assigned Fr. Dominic Tumusiime as a parochial vicar to Good Shepherd Parish, which includes: Most Holy Trinity Church, Saco; St. Joseph Church, Biddeford; St. Margaret Church, Old Orchard Beach; St. Philip Church, Lyman; and St. Brendan Chapel, Biddeford Pool. The assignment is effective Sunday. In recent months, Tumusiime has […]
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Couple married for 59 years hold hands at death
SALISBURY, N.C. — On Aug. 19, no doubt against hospital protocol, somebody pulled some strings and allowed Don and Margaret Livengood to share a room together in Intensive Care. Both were suffering. With his pulmonary fibrosis and bilateral pneumonia, Don could hardly breathe and was receiving 70 liters of oxygen. The cancer Margaret had been […]
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The purpose-driven swimming superstar
Pastor Rick Warren has heard his share of inspiring stories about people reading “The Purpose Driven Life.” That comes with the territory when you write a book that sells about 40 million copies and gets translated into 85 languages. But the leader of Saddleback mega-church in Orange County, California, was surprised when he watched the […]
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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 […]