BIDDEFORD– The jersey numbers don’t matter, everyone has a day job, and some of the unnamed players moonlight on more than one team. This is A Division adult industrial hockey, the under 40 years of age mens league. What appeared on the Biddeford Ice Arena schedule at 10:05 p.m. as, “ALBERTS VS HOCKEY BOBS,” is […]
2016
Brady ties Manning with 200th win, Patriots beat Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tom Brady was hobbled, yet efficient as ever with the game on the line and time on the clock. Playing with an ailing knee, Brady tied Peyton Manning for most wins by a quarterback in NFL history, getting his 200th by throwing a go-ahead 8-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Mitchell with […]
Banged-up Brady glad week’s over — and with win for Patriots
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tom Brady got one practice in last week before facing the New York Jets. The New England Patriots hope his ailing knee allows him to get a few more in this week before hosting the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday. “I’m happy the week is over,” Brady said after a 22-17 […]
Hayes scores as Bruins beat Lightning 4-1
BOSTON — Jimmy Hayes had a little fun after scoring his first goal of the season. Hayes capped Boston’s three-goal second period, Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots and the Bruins snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Sunday. Hayes tipped David Krejci’s pass into the top right corner late […]
Bills hold on to beat Jaguars, 28-21
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — LeSean McCoy scored twice, including a career-best 75-yard run. Tyrod Taylor’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter with 10:46 remaining put the Bills ahead for good during a second half in which the teams traded the lead five times. Taylor also scored on a 7-yard run in helping keep Buffalo in […]
Pacers send Clippers to first two-game skid, win 91-70
INDIANAPOLIS — Glenn Robinson III and Myles Turner each scored 17 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 91-70 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Blake Griffin had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers, who have lost two in a row for the first time this season. Chris Paul […]
Second-period spurt carries Salem State to win over Nor’easters
SALEM, Mass. — Salem State University scored three goals in a span of 5:27 midway through the second period before holding off a late comeback bid by the University of New England for a 3-2 non-conference women’s ice hockey win Sunday afternoon (Nov. 27) at Rockett Ice Arena. The victory was the first of the […]
Two men dead, third injured in Casco, Naples shootings
NAPLES (AP) — Authorities say two men are dead and a third wounded following weekend shootings in Casco and Naples. Police say 59-year-old Norman Strobel of Naples was shot and killed in a confrontation with Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday night at a mobile home in Naples. Deputies had been looking for Strobel after a shooting at his […]
Lawsuit alleges fraud at electric company
AUGUSTA (AP) _ A new class-action lawsuit claims that an electric company deceived Maine consumers and shorted them of $35 million. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Portland on Nov. 18 claims that Electricity Maine used fraud and deception to enroll 200,000 Maine households and small businesses with the promise of substantial cost […]
Parents file suit alleging teacher put bag over student’s head
PORTLAND (AP) – Two Maine parents are suing a public school district and teacher for humiliating their daughter by placing a bag on her head four different times. Authorities report that Michelle and Adam Woodford claim Regional School Unit 38 violated a state anti-bullying statute and public records law. The alleged head-bagging happened last fall, […]