ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Von Miller isn’t going to lobby for holding calls or disparage Oakland’s punter for imitating his sack dances. And he sure won’t take coaches for granted after he organized the Denver Broncos’ mannequin challenge it proved so, well, challenging. The Super Bowl MVP is second in the league with 9 1/2 sacks […]
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Paul Goydos shoots 62, leads PGA Tour Champions finale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Paul Goydos shot an 8-under 62 on Friday in windy conditions to take a three-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The 52-year-old Goydos holed out from 167 yards for eagle on the par-4 12th and closed with birdies on the par-3 17th and par-5 18th […]
Much history surrounds Seahawks, Patriots Super Bowl rematch
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Pete Carroll knows he can’t go back in time to 1997 when he arrived in New England as the Patriots’ giddy 46-year-old new head coach. But if he could, he says he certainly would have done things a lot differently. It’s been 17 years since Carroll was fired after a three-year run […]
Thomas has 29, Anthony tossed as Celtics beat Knicks
BOSTON — Isaiah Thomas scored 23 of his 29 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak with a 115-87 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night. Kelly Olynyk added 19 points and seven rebounds. The Knicks have still yet to post consecutive victories this season, and […]
Spurs’ Popovich on Trump’s election: ‘That’s disgusting.’
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Saying he fears for the country’s future, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made his frustrations and anger over Donald Trump’s election very clearly known Friday night. “He is in charge of our country,” Popovich said. “That’s disgusting.” Popovich spoke before his team played Detroit, and did so after he initially […]
Kennebunk South region champs
KENNEBUNK– It was anyone’s game at the Class B Regional Finals, as the South’s best football teams, seed one Kennebunk challenged seed two Biddeford to ascend to the state championship next Friday in Orono. Both teams grinded out a gridlocked first half, evenly matched 14-14, testing each other’s defenses and making slow progress across the […]
Friday’s Maine college roundup: UMaine men lose basketball opener
Virginia Tech pulls away midway through the second half for an 80-67 victory.
NHL roundup: Capitals top Blackhawks in overtime
Washington’s 3-2 victory stops Chicago’s seven-game winning streak.
Sports Digest: Red Claws win season opener
Abdel Nader scores 28 points to help Maine beat Oklahoma City 127-105.
Augusta proposes drug diversion program
The idea is to get addicts caught with possession into treatment instead of the criminal justice system.