CHICAGO Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world’s most well known pediatricians and child development experts whose work helped explain what makes kids tick, has died at age 99. Brazelton died Tuesday at his Barnstable, Massachusetts, home. The cause was congestive heart failure, said Stina Brazelton, his youngest daughter. A Texas native long affiliated […]
2018
World-renowned fisherman, Lefty Kreh, dies
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. From the waters of Maryland to those of the Amazon, famed fisherman Bernard Victor “Lefty” Kreh reeled in 126 species of fish and new generations of fishing enthusiasts. The Baltimore Sun reports Kreh died in his sleep of congestive heart failure Wednesday afternoon. He was 93. A member of three fishing halls of […]
Academic efforts to decode men gain steam in time of #MeToo
STONY BROOK, N.Y. The professor scrawls “macho,” ‘’brave” and “strong” on a crowded blackboard, apt words for someone whose book titles are littered with “masculinity” and “manhood.” He’s spent three decades building a nascent corner of academia, presenting himself as a feminist as he dissects what it means to be a man. Now, he hopscotches […]
‘Final Four’ is tonight!
BRUNSWICK The talk is over, the teams have prepared all that they can, and tonight four squads will put it all on the line when the NCAA Division III women’s basketball “Final Four” begins in Rochester, Minnesota. In the opening game at 6 p.m., defending national champion and top-ranked Amherst, riding an impressive 64-game winning […]
Off night for Bruins, 3-0
SUNRISE, Fla. James Reimer found a great way to celebrate his 30th birthday: He tied a season high with 46 saves to lead the Florida Panthers over the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Thursday night. “If that’s what happens on my birthday, I’ll take it every day,” Reimer said. Making his first start in six games, […]
Trade reunites McCourty twins
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The McCourty twins are back together. The Cleveland Browns traded cornerback Jason McCourty to the New England Patriots on Thursday, reuniting him with his brother Devin. The Browns also sent a seventh-round pick to the Patriots to get a sixth-rounder in return. “Cleveland it’s been real!” Jason McCourty wrote on the Twitter account […]
Ramblers beat Miami with late trey
DALLAS Donte Ingram hit a 3- pointer from the March Madness logo just before the buzzer, lifting Loyola-Chicago over Miami 64-62 in its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1985. Ingram’s long shot came from well above the key. The 11th-seeded Ramblers (29-5) matched the school record for wins from their 1963 national championship team. Loyola […]
Black Bears ready for UT
ORONO The University of Maine women’s basketball team will face the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 6 p.m. Saturday. The 23-9 Black Bears, winners of 14 of their last 15 and six in a row, earned their first NCAA berth since 2004 by beating Hartford […]
Bowdoin sweeps softball
CLERMONT, Fla. The Bowdoin College softball team opened the 2018 season with a pair of victories over Smith College and UMass-Boston on Wednesday afternoon. The Polar Bears pinned a 3- 1 setback on the Pioneers ( 1- 7). Bowdoin finished off the Beacons (2-6) in five innings with a 10-2 win. The Pioneers struck first […]