FRISCO, Texas Tony Romo stretched alongside Jason Witten early in practice for the Dallas Cowboys, just as they’ve done for most of the past 10 years. Then the 36-year-old quarterback went off to run the scout team, and his trusty tight end joined the first-teamers along with rookie Dak Prescott, who has a seven-game winning […]
2016
DeRozan drops 37 on Thunder in win
OKLAHOMA CITY DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-102 on Wednesday night. DeRozan, the NBA’s leading scorer, made 13 of 22 field goals and 11 of 15 free throws. Kyle Lowry added 19 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds and Patrick Patterson had 13 points for […]
Voters reject Chargers proposed stadium plan
SAN DIEGO Voters have called the San Diego Chargers’ bluff, leaving the NFL team to decide whether to try one more time to get a new stadium built here or pack the moving vans for the trip up Interstate 5 to Los Angeles. Measure C, which would have raised $1.15 billion from increased hotel occupancy […]
Blackhawks stay hot, beat Blues
ST. LOUIS Artemi Panarin scored 25 seconds into overtime and Corey Crawford made 27 saves, leading the Chicago Blackhawks over the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win. Crawford won his sixth consecutive game and improved to 15-5-5 against the Blues. Chicago has earned a point in nine straight games. […]
U.S. comes ‘home’ to Columbus for qualifier vs Mexico
COLUMBUS, Ohio The U.S. is back in Columbus this week, where it enjoys a distinct home-field advantage. MAPFRE Stadium, the 20,000-seat home of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, hosts the Americans’ fifth straight home World Cup qualifier against Mexico. The game has become known as “Dos a cero” following four straight U.S. wins by 2- […]
Beyond the Bullet
CHICAGO He suddenly felt as if a hot wire had torn through his chest. It hurt to breathe. Jonathan Annicks wasn’t sure he’d been shot. It was after midnight when he’d dashed outside his family’s house to retrieve a phone charger from the car. Now, slumped over in anguish, he frantically punched his brother’s number […]
One of the best
Sara Eck, Staff Schedulerand CNA at Varney Crossing Nursing Care Center in North Berwick, recently received the Maine Health Care Association 2016 Celebrating Excellence in Caregiving Award during a recognition ceremony held at the Augusta Civic Center. The awards, which were presented by Maine First Lady Ann LePage, are given annually to long term care […]
Grant boosts school’s aquaponics program
Tyler Fortier of VOYA Financial’s Unsung Heroes grant program visited Lafayette School last month to present a check for $2,000 to third-grade teachers, Cristy Crowley and Karen Kantolak, and their former second-grade colleague, Sherri Baron. Last spring these teachers worked with technology specialist, Deb Rosa to write a grant to support their focus on reducing, […]
SMHC Pediatrics earns distinction for care
SANFORD — Southern Maine Health Care’s Pediatrics practice in Sanford has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for providing Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home care to its patients. The Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care, better patients’ experience of […]
Grateful for public’s support
On behalf of the Saint James School PFTA, we would like to say thank you to all of the runners, walkers, volunteers, and sponsors that made our Saint James School Trot for Catholic Education a success. We had over 100 people registered for this year’s 5K and 39 children registered for the Kid’s Fun Run. […]