SACO — Despite erasing an early deficit, the Thornton Academy football team could not keep up with visiting Scarborough in the Class A South semis, falling 36-29. The Red Storm would take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and later a 14-7 lead into the half. The Trojans marched back in the third, begging […]
2016
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UNE field hockey wins CCC title
BIDDEFORD — Nicole Matarozzo (Wolfeboro, N.H. / CCC Offensive Player of the Year) and Vonde Saunders (Center Conway, N.H. / CCC 1st Team) each recorded hat tricks to lead top-seeded University of New England past No. 3 Western New England University in the final of the 2016 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Field Hockey Championship on […]
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Mudiay’s fast start helps Nuggets cruise by Celtics
BOSTON — Emmanuel Mudiay scored 24 of his season-high 30 points in the opening quarter, helping the Denver Nuggets to a big first half Sunday night on their way to a 123-107 win over the injury-depleted Boston Celtics. Wilson Chandler added 22 points before leaving with a left hamstring injury. Danilo Gallinari scored 16, and […]
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Split-second finish at cross country state championship
BELFAST — Years of training paid off for the best of Maine’s young runners Saturday at the Maine cross country state championship meet. Both girls and boys times were extremely close, demonstrating Maine’s well-developed running community and wide pool of runners. In the Class A boys five kilometer race, Tucker Barber took first place with […]
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Baltimore holds on to beat rival Steelers
BALTIMORE — Joe Flacco threw a 95-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace, and Baltimore frustrated an ineffective Ben Roethlisberger in a victory over Pittsburgh. Baltimore (4-4) snapped a four-game losing streak and moved into a tie atop the AFC North with the Steelers (4-4), who have dropped three in a row. Three weeks after undergoing […]
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Cespedes opts out of Mets deal, free agent again
NEW YORK — Yoenis Cespedes opted out of the remaining two years of his contract with the New York Mets on Saturday to become a free agent again. Acquired by the Mets from Detroit at the July 31 trade deadline in 2015, Cespedes had 17 home runs and 44 RBIs in 57 games with the […]
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Diamondbacks hire Lovullo as manager
PHOENIX — Boston Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo was hired Friday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. “I appreciate the opportunity to join the D-backs family,” Lovullo said in a statement. “I’m excited to get to work with the staff and players to help lead this organization back to title contention.” Lovullo will be […]
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Author King celebrates his latest book
ORONO (AP) — Stephen King is launching his latest work, “Hearts in Suspension,” with a reading of the book at his alma mater, the University of Maine. The book’s publication on Monday marks the 50th anniversary of King’s entrance into UMaine in 1966. Monday evening, King plans to discuss his student days during the turbulent […]
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Technical glitches delay auction of 1893 jeans
PORTLAND (AP) — There are vintage jeans. And then there are the 123-year-old jeans up for sale in Maine. The bona fide Levi Strauss & Co. blue jeans from the American Old West are still awaiting a new owner after technical glitches prevented the denim pants from being auctioned Saturday in Maine. Daniel Buck Auctions […]
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Frant target substance misuse expansion in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine plans to expand its efforts to prevent substance abuse with the help of a federal grant. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is giving the state up to $94,000 for programs aimed at mental and substance abuse disorders. The federal agency says the grant is specifically targeted at […]