PITTSBURGH — Here’s the skinny on a Philly guard called Fatts: The player with the best nickname in the tournament given because he was a chunky baby turned in the stout performance Rhode Island required to win.Fatts Russell hit three 3s and showed that — for this game, at least — he was the best freshman guard around as […]
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Bagley, Duke rout Iona
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski keeps wringing his hands about his team’s youth. And then Duke and its roster of NBA-bound freshmen get on the floor against a more experienced opponent and the Hall of Fame coach’s fears largely vanish. Having Marvin Bagley III certainly helps.The Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year did whatever he wanted […]
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Stenson bounces back and leads Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. — Henrik Stenson had a hot putter, a much quieter crowd and a one-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.One week after Stenson returned from his winter break and spent two days with Tiger Woods and his raucous crowds, he made birdie on half of the holes at Bay Hill for an 8-under […]
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No.1 Villanova thrashes Radford
PITTSBURGH — Jalen Brunson scored 16 points and No. 1 seed Villanova hit 14 3-pointers in an 87-61 romp over Radford in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.The Highlanders (23-13) posed no threat at becoming the first 16 seed to ever knock off a No. 1 in the tournament.Villanova (31-4) played […]
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Trade reunites McCourtys, brings Jason to Devin’s Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — 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 […]
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GOP candidate who mocked Parkland students now has opponent
LEWISTON (AP) — A Republican Maine House candidate now has an opponent after he used Twitter to attack two students who survived a shooting at a Florida high school, calling one of them a “skinhead lesbian” and the other a “bald-faced liar.” Democrat Eryn Gilchrist filed to run against Leslie Gibson on Thursday, eliminating his […]
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Suspect in Walmart parking lot shooting convicted
BANGOR (AP) — A New York man charged in connection with a 2016 shootout at a Maine Walmart has been found guilty of federal gun and drug possession charges, but not guilty of firing his weapon. WABI-TV reports that 39-year-old Reginald McBride was convicted Wednesday in federal court in Bangor. He still faces charges in state court […]
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12 cleared for governor primary races
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Department of the Secretary of State says 12 candidates have qualified for the primaries to run for governor. Republican Gov. Paul LePage is leaving the post because of term limits. Democratic candidates are Attorney General Janet Mills; State Sen. Mark Dion; former state speaker of the House Mark Eves; former […]
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Worker killed in crash with snow hauler identified
PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Portland, Maine, say a man who died in a crash involving a city-owned snow hauler has been identified. Police say the crash killed 58-year-old Robert Belanger, of Portland, at 3:46 a.m. on March 10. The crash is still under investigation. Police say Belanger was walking on a major street in […]
