BAZWAYA, Iraq Iraq’s special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul today and were advancing toward its more urban center despite fierce resistance by Islamic State group fighters who hold the city, an Iraqi general said. It was the first time Iraqi troops have set foot in the city, Iraq’s second largest, in over two years. […]
November 2016
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Time runs out on Eagles
BANGOR Monday night’s Class A North boys soccer semifinal looked to be over when Bangor punched in a controversial second goal at the 10:57 mark in the second half. As he charged off his line, Mt. Ararat keeper Gavin Patterson had the ball poked out of his grasp and turned around to watch the ball […]
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Brady, Patriots roll into halfway point back on top
BOSTON So much for “Deflategate” having a lasting impact on the Patriots this season. New England has reached the halfway point of its 2016 season and enters its bye week — surprise — with the best record in the AFC. The Patriots battled through some early injuries and performed above expectations to go 3-1 with […]
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Ross, Lester stay the course with Chicago
CHICAGO David Ross isn’t done just yet. Same for Jon Lester and the rest of the Chicago Cubs. Ross played a starring role as the Cubs stayed alive in the World Series, topping the Indians 3-2 in Game 5 on Sunday. The 39-year-old catcher, who plans to retire after the season, had a superb night […]
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Pats trade Jamie Collins to Browns
BEREA, Ohio The winless Cleveland Browns were perceived to be sellers, not buyers, on the eve of the NFL’s trade deadline. They proved that theory wrong Monday. Cleveland acquired Pro Bowl linebacker Jamie Collins from the Patriots in exchange for a conditional third-round draft choice, bolstering a defense that has allowed the most yards in […]
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Cleveland looking to win another title
CLEVELAND Flash back to Oct. 12, 1920. “An overjoyed crowd of nearly 28,000 fans blazed into a conflagration of hysterical excitement when the game was over and Cleveland had realized at last the baseball ambition of two-score years,” The New York Times wrote the following day. Stan Coveleski’s five-hitter led Cleveland over Brooklyn 3-0 that […]
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Bears knock around Bradford, Vikings
CHICAGO Quarterback Sam Bradford probably wishes now he’d bought travel insurance for the journey that brought him to Minnesota just in time for the season opener. What seemed like a steal for most of the last two months as the Vikings cruised to a 5-0 start increasingly feels like a bad trip. The Chicago Bears […]
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Bulls improve to 3-0
NEW YORK Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and Dwyane Wade had 12 in the first road game with the Chicago Bulls, who improved to 3-0 by beating the Brooklyn Nets 118-88 on Monday night. The Bulls had seven players in double figures, with Wade becoming the last of them when he left Bojan Bogdanovic behind […]