OXON HILL, Md. Aroldis Chapman found a spot in a most familiar bullpen — a very rich spot, too. The hard-throwing closer reached agreement to return to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night with the highest-priced contract ever for a relief pitcher, an $86 million deal for five years. A person familiar with the […]
December 2016
Dragons edged in overtime, 5-4
KENTS HILL Trailing 4-1 with three minutes to go in regulation, Brunswick came all the way back to force overtime in a girls high school hockey game on Wednesday. But, Winslow/Gardiner had an answer, getting the game-winning goal 55 seconds into the eight-minute period for a 5-4 victory. Jenna Brooks brought the Dragons back, scoring […]
James leads Cavaliers past Knicks
NEW YORK LeBron James scored 25 points, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love also surpassed 20, and the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the New York Knicks 126-94 on Wednesday night. James had nothing to say Wednesday morning about Knicks President Phil Jackson and not much more about his decision to not stay with the team in a […]
Bowdoin event Sunday
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College hockey teams will host their annual “Skate With the Polar Bears” food drive on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. at Sidney J. Watson Arena. Admission to the open skate is one non- perishable food item or paper product to be donated to the local food bank. The free skate is […]
Despite science …
DALLAS A white Chevy Suburban with “Railroad Commission of Texas” emblazoned on its side rolled north on Interstate 35. Behind the wheel sat Milton Rister, the commission’s director. Trim and balding, Rister was a veteran political operator who had held influential positions in the Texas Republican Party for decades. He could smell political disaster from […]
Don’t miss Wells Christmas Parade on Sunday
WELLS — The name of this year’s theme for the Wells Christmas Parade says it all, “Christmas Fun for Everyone.” The 31st annual parade will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday. It begins at Wells Plaza and heads down Old Post Road. It’s nearly a mile and a half from from beginning to the end […]