2018
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Stags rebound to top Capers
PORTLAND — The Cheverus/Kennebunk girls hockey team cruised to a 7-0 record to start the season, but dropped a tough game to Portland over the weekend. Things got off to another rough start on Wednesday, as visiting Cape Elizabeth/South Portland/Waynflete jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. However, the Stags would storm […]
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Biddeford pins down wins over Deering, Kennebunk
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford wrestling team swept a tri-meet with visiting Kennebunk and Deering on Wednesday evening. Biddeford picked up a 48-30 win over Kennebunk and rolled to a 57-15 victory over Deering. Kennebunk salvaged a split with a 48-18 win over Deering. In the Biddeford-Kennebun match, the Tigers would get pins from Coby Downs […]
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Time for college football to expand ‘playoff’
“Playoffs? Don’t talk about … playoffs?!You kidding me? Playoffs?!” That is the start of a famous quote from former Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Mora. While Mora was talking about how his team was struggling and should only be worried about winning another game — that outburst comes to mind every time I think about the […]
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Rozier scores 20, leads Celtics to win over Cavaliers
BOSTON — Terry Rozier scored 20 points in 20 minutes, stealing the spotlight from LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Isaiah Thomas in a rematch of the Eastern Conference finals and leading the Boston Celtics to a 102-88 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Rozier scored the last eight Boston points of the first […]
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Gruden: There’s ‘good chance’ he’ll return as Raiders coach
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Jon Gruden says he had a good talk with Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis about returning to the organization for a second stint as coach and believes there is a “good chance” it will happen. Gruden gave an interview to ESPN Radio on Wednesday to discuss his pursuit of the Raiders job […]
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Dolphins coach: Brawl involving Landry was ‘embarrassing’
DAVIE, Fla. — Jarvis Landry’s return to the Miami Dolphins in 2018 looked a little less likely Wednesday after coach Adam Gase delivered a stinging critique of the excitable receiver’s behavior in the season finale. Landry and teammate Kenyan Drake were ejected in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. Landry was […]
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Alabama-Georgia don’t routinely match up, even in the SEC
ATLANTA — Alabama and Georgia don’t meet every season, so when the tradition-rich schools play, it’s special — even when it is a regular-season matchup. So while it may sound like just another SEC game, when the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs play Monday night for the national championship, it will be an event. There have […]
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Legislature postpones meetings because of storm
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are postponing hearings due to forecasts of snowy, blustery conditions. The Maine Legislature delayed Thursday hearings and work sessions and will reschedule them later. Lawmakers have hundreds of bills to sort through this year, on top of the need to figure out the future of voter-approved Medicaid expansion and recreational […]
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National Guard leader receives promotion to Major General
AUGUSTA (AP) — The leader of the Maine National Guard has been promoted. Republican Gov. Paul LePage says Maine Adjutant General Douglas Farnham has been promoted from the rank of brigadier general to major general. LePage presided over Farnham’s promotion ceremony on Wednesday. Farnham leads 3,000 airmen and soldiers. He was promoted to brigadier general […]