NEW YORK — For decades, children visiting New York City savored one stop above all: a trip to the kind of toy store that existed only in their imagination. Now they’ll have to keep dreaming. The massive Toys R Us superstore in Times Square, which wowed shoppers with a 60-foot indoor Ferris wheel, a growling, […]
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Pope says he sings like a donkey
VATICAN CITY (AP) — While Pope Francis has made no secret of his love of choirs, he has revealed why he may not always join in. The pontiff told an audience of 6,000 young international choir singers Thursday that “I like to hear singing. But if I would sing, it would seem like a donkey.” […]
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British legislator suspended over texts
LONDON (AP) — A prominent Labour Party legislator known for his work to expose child sex abuse in his district has been suspended by the party for allegedly sending sexually explicit texts to a teenage girl. Simon Danczuk Friday apologized for his behavior and said “there’s no fool like an old fool.” He apologized after […]
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Sanford boys and girls swim past Thornton
The Sanford boys and girls swimming teams topped Thornton Academy at their meet on Wednesday. The Sanford girls won by a score of 88-81, the Sanford boys beat TA with a 96-74 victory. TA as a team won the girls 200 yard medley, while Sanford won the same event for the boys. TA’s Grecy Soucy […]
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Strong finish leads South Portland past Sanford
SANFORD— Thanks to a strong fourth quarter, the visiting South Portland boys basketball team beat Sanford 63-53 Wednesday night. South Portland guard Ansel Stilley led the Red Riots with 24 points, while forward Ruay Bol scored 11. Sanford’s Ethan Belanger led the Spartans with 25 points, while Brad Bouchard scored 12. The Spartans jumped out […]
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Warrior girls continue to grind
WELLS— With the new year approaching, local high school teams are grinding through the thick of the season. The Wells girls basketball team has jumped to a solid 4-1 start and feature one of the more dynamic teams in their division. When examining the Warrior’s roster, the first noticable element to the this team is […]
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Trojans shutout Tigers, 4-0
BIDDEFORD— The Thornton Academy boys hockey team shutout Biddeford 4-0 in a one-sided match on Thursday afternoon in Biddeford. TA’s goal scorers were Chandler Bilodeau, Logan Picard and Luke Chessie who scored twice. TA goalie Seth Dube recorded 20 saves while Biddeford’s Tom Green made 16 saves. Neither team scored in the first period, as […]
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Sports deaths 2015: Banks, Gifford, Smith, Tarkanian, Berra
The loss column is where to look in the standings. Those are the ones that can never be made up. And losses, of a different kind, hit Philadelphia in 2015 with the deaths of two 76ers centers — backboard-busting Darryl Dawkins and Moses Malone, who gave basketball a math lesson with his playoff sweep prediction […]
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Brees laughs off questions about his future with Saints
METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees sees no reason to portray the Saints’ season finale in Atlanta as the possible end of an era in New Orleans. Brees laughed when asked if he expects to be back next season, and questioned the job qualifications of anyone who’d report otherwise. “I wonder how some people in this […]
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Eagles CEO says coach following Kelly needs people skills
PHILADELPHIA — In the end, Chip Kelly created a poor culture and a beatable scheme. A day after firing Kelly, CEO Jeffrey Lurie made it clear he wants a coach who can relate to his players and everyone else in the building. “You’ve got to open your heart to players and everybody you want to […]