WINNIPEG, Manitoba Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season, rookie Patrik Laine scored his NHL-leading 12th goal and the Winnipeg Jets beat the division leading Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Tuesday night. Lightning 4, Wings 3 DETROIT (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game with 1:10 left […]
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Kansas slips by No. 1 Duke
NEW YORK Frank Mason III hit a short jumper with 1.3 seconds to play to give No. 7 Kansas a 77-75 victory over No. 1 Duke on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic. The Jayhawks (1-1) beat a top-ranked team for the eighth time and this one looked a lot easier with 8 […]
LeBron double-double powers Cavaliers
CLEVELAND LeBron James had 28 points and 14 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 24 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 121-117 on Tuesday night to match the best start in franchise history after 10 games. It was another tense matchup between the teams who met in last season’s Eastern Conference finals and could […]
Red Claws drop first
HIDALGO, Texas The Maine Red Claws had a halftime lead, but lost its offensive momentum in the second half, falling to Rio Grande Valley Tuesday night, 152-128. The Vipers (2-0) set several Red Claw records in the game, including most points scored by a Red Claws opponent. The Red Claws (2-1) were led by Jalen […]
News from Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber
After a very divisive election season — both nationally and at a statewide level — many people are trying to figure out what to do now. There has been a call for unity and engagement from many, and though some incidents of hate have manifested in some terrible stories around the country, the clear majority […]
Retail sales jump 0.8%
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers ramped up their spending last month in a sign of robust health heading into the crucial holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.8 percent in October, after an upwardly-revised 1 percent gain in September, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The two-month increase was the largest since the spring of 2014. […]
5?S… with Amy Mclellan
BRUNSWICK 1. First of all Amy, please tell us a little about yourself, such as where you grew up, your schooling background, your career and what you enjoy doing in your spare time. I am a Maine girl through and through. Like all of us in the middle of February, I threaten to leave the […]
Report: Cities passing more laws making homelessness a crime
HONOLULU Cities across the country are enacting more bans on living in vehicles, camping in public and panhandling, despite federal efforts to discourage such laws amid a shortage of affordable housing, a new report said. Denver, which ordered about 150 homeless people living on sidewalks to clear out their belongings Tuesday, was among four cities […]
Mayor in West Virginia resigns after racist Obama post
CLAY, W.Va. A West Virginia mayor resigned Tuesday following a backlash after she posted a response to a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. The Clay Town Council accepted Mayor Beverly Whaling’s resignation in a meeting late Tuesday afternoon and said it would act quickly to name a replacement for the remaining […]