FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady’s ageless performances have carried the Patriots this season. But in a game where he and the offense struggled, New England’s 16-3 win over the Broncos Sunday featured the kind of defensive effort that should make the newly-crowned AFC East champs a much tougher out in the upcoming playoffs. New England’s […]
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Pats coordinators burnish resume while on Super Bowl run
DENVER (AP) — The Patriots earned a first-round bye in the playoffs — a valuable week off that will let the players rest their legs and the coordinators schedule their job interviews. Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia have been considered among the best minds in football for a while now. The jobs they’re doing this […]
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NY businessman, veteran is Trump’s pick for Army secretary
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday tapped another billionaire businessman for an administration job, naming Army veteran and fellow New Yorker Vincent Viola to be his secretary of the Army. Trump had meetings planned with a group of businessmen and former U.S. government officials as he sought to fill other posts, including […]
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MacKinnon, Gonzalez leading Terriers
WATERVILLE — The Thomas College basketball team has undergone some big roster changes in recent months. The Terriers have lost five seniors and have recruited a new freshman class, a class that includes former Kennebunk standout Zach MacKinnon. Although MacKinnon joins a new team, he does know some of its players, including his brother Carlos […]
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Tigers fall short against Trojans
BIDDEFORD — Monday night was better than all right for the fight at Biddeford High School against Thornton Academy in boys basketball. The Tigers took off to an early 29-15 lead before the end of the first half, but the Trojans saved their strength for the third and fourth period when they cleaned up on […]
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TA’s Decker honored by the NFHCA
SACO — Thornton Academy field hockey captain Grace Decker was recently selected to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s All-Region team, representing the Northeast. Decker, a senior, has started for the Trojans over the last three seasons, and has made a major impact on the TA field hockey program during that span. Not only was […]
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Professionals on Ice
BIDDEFORD — Community building is never as much fun as when men over 40 years of age check each other into walls on ice skates. Every Sunday night at the Biddeford Ice Arena, in a Clark Kent-like transformation, men enter the locker rooms as professionals and leave as athletes. The Biddeford Adult Ice Hockey league […]
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UN approves Aleppo monitors as evacuations from city proceed
BEIRUT — The leaders of Russia and Iran, military allies of Syria’s president, talked Monday about joining forces to reach a quick political settlement in Syria, as the country’s largest city, Aleppo, was poised to return to full government control. Syrian state TV said it expected the evacuation of thousands of civilians and fighters from […]
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Truck rams German Christmas market, killing at least 9
BERLIN — A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least nine people and injuring around 50 as it tore through tables and wooden stands. Police said a suspect believed to be the driver was arrested nearby and a passenger died as paramedics were treating him. The […]
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House report urges clearer guidance on cellphone technology
WASHINGTON — Clearer guidelines are needed for law enforcement’s use of secretive and intrusive cellphone tracking technology, and police and federal agents should be upfront with a judge about their deployment, a House committee said in a report Monday. The report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee examines the use of cell-site simulators […]