NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to eight with a 106-79 victory Monday night over Brooklyn in the Nets’ first game since an organizational shake-up. A day after coach Lionel Hollins was fired and general manager Billy King reassigned, the […]
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Cardinals expect more from Packers
TEMPE, Ariz. The Arizona Cardinals will meet a familiar foe in the NFC divisional playoffs on Saturday night. But they won’t expect a one-sided affair over the Green Bay Packers like the previous time they met. Green Bay won at Washington 35-18 on Sunday to earn a rematch with the Cardinals after losing 38-8 at […]
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FIFA prosecutors to appeal for tougher Blatter, Platini bans
ZURICH Already banished from soccer for eight years, former FIFA leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are again facing the threat of life bans. FIFA ethics prosecutors said Tuesday they will appeal to increase the bans, arguing they are too lenient. “The investigatory chamber intends to appeal against the decision against Mr. Blatter and Mr. […]
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Mt. Ararat 8th grade girls grab pair of wins
BATH — The Mt. Ararat Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball team jumped out to an early lead and didn’t look back en route to a 47-29 victory over Tripp Academy recently. A 13-2 first quarter lead turned into a 21-12 advantage at the break. The Eagles surged for 23 points in the third quarter, pushing […]
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Morse jayvee girls basketball in action
BATH — The Morse High School jayvee girls basketball team dropped a game, 39-34, to Camden Hills recently. After falling behind 12-4 in the first frame, Morse trailed 23-19 and 33-26 at the next two quarter breaks. Camden’s leading scorer was Charlotte Leparulo with 15 points, and Mabea Russell and Izzy Lang split another 12. […]
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When an avalanche hits, let the dogs out
LOS ANGELES Wylee the border collie can search an avalanche the size of a football field in five or 10 minutes. It would take a probe line of 50 people using poles a couple hours to cover the same ground. When 30 minutes can mean the difference between life and death for a skier lost […]
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Plans for the new year
I wonder why so many of us make resolutions at this time of year: lose weight, keep a clean desk, be nicer to people working for political candidates that call us during dinner time … and so on. As a gardener, I don’t tend to think so much about resolutions, but more about what I […]
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Why we still love the snow
Until I moved to Maine in 2008, when I was 31-years old, I had never seen more than a few inches of snow, and then, only when on vacation. I had a lot to learn, like: Why would anyone rake anything off their roof (“It looks so pretty with snow on it!”), and why people […]
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Recipe: Baked egg rolls as good as fried
Alice was our au pair from China, and when she joined our family she brought with her a slew of tasty dishes. Our family fell in love with her complex fried rice, dumplings with juicy meat fillings, and her crispy egg rolls with garlicky-meaty-mushroom fillings. The tricky thing was that Alice was one of those […]
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Fast-food price fight: Combo deals abound
NEW YORK Another price fight is breaking out among the country’s biggest burger chains, this time with meal combos designed to make people forget about the once ubiquitous dollar menus. The new “bundled offers” show how hungry McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s are to win over deal seekers, and how quickly a popular idea gets […]