MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — When an achy Tom Brady had finished fending off questions about the New England Patriots’ desultory regular-season finale, he stepped gingerly off the interview podium, looking a little wobbly as he heads for the playoffs. The Patriots need to regain their footing, and fast. Brady took a pounding Sunday and the […]
2016
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Lopez has 30 points, Nets beat Celtics
BOSTON — Brook Lopez’s size was too much for Boston’s smaller lineup. The 7-footer scored a season-high 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 100-97 victory over the Celtics on Saturday. “I did my best to make the right play every time, realizing that, and just tried to read the […]
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Steelers playoff bound after beating Browns, help from Bills
CLEVELAND — They’re the last team to qualify for the AFC playoffs, but the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t care about their seeding. They’re in. And they’re dangerous. Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes, Pittsburgh’s defense recorded seven sacks and the Steelers, sometimes sloppy, sometimes superb, slipped into the postseason with a 28-12 win Sunday over the […]
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High school roundup
Mt. Ararat 66, Biddeford 56 Biddeford’s leading scorer on the day was Kyle Norton with 15, while Caleb Ball scored 13. Ball also added 13 rebounds. Brunswick 53- Kennebunk 45 Zach MacKinnon led the Rams with 15 points while Cam Lovejoy added 11. Caleb Cost led Brunswick with 15 points. Thornton Academy 54, Scarborough 38 […]
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Weekly high bowling scores
Men ’s Hi gh Sin gle Bill Gooch, 145; Mike Gagnon, 140; David Kelly, 137; Mark Welch, 136; Tom Bouchard, 135; Jay Tilley, 135; Chris Gendron, 134; Joe Hutchinson, 133; Jeff Lebel, 133; Sylvain Beaulieu, 133 La dies ’ Hi gh Sin gle Stefanie Chase, 114; Eileen Morton, 108; Danielle Anderson, 106; Gerri Paquette, 101; […]
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What’s on TV
COLLEGE BASKETBALLESPN North Carolina at Florida St., 7 p.m.ESPN2 West Virginia at TCU, 7 p.m.ESPN Oklahoma at Kansas, 9 p.m.ESPN2 Virginia at Virginia Tech, 9 p.m.ESPNU Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 9 p.m. NBA BASKETBALLNBA Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.NBA Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m. NHL HOCKEYNBCSN Los Angeles at Colorado, 9 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE […]
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Jets playoff hopes thwarted in 22-17 loss at Buffalo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Of all the places, and against all the teams Ryan Fitzpatrick and the New York Jets could have their playoff hopes spoiled, it had to be Buffalo and Rex Ryan’s Bills. A year after being fired by the Jets, Ryan got back at his former team by thwarting New York’s chances […]
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Manning helps Denver earn top seed with win over SD
DENVER — It could be Peyton Manning starting for the Denver Broncos when they open the playoffs in two weeks. Or it could be Brock Osweiler. Would either decision really come as a surprise for the Broncos, whose 27-20 victory over the Chargers fit the script of their season – by being anything but routine? […]