BOSTON – The Boston Red Sox acquired third baseman Danny Valencia from the Minnesota Twins for a minor league outfielder. Minnesota will get Jeremias Pineda, who was playing in Class A. The deal was announced during the Twins-Red Sox game at Fenway Park on Sunday. Valencia, 27, hit just .198 with two homers and 17 RBI […]
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Child, woman injured in Boston crash
The 4-year-old girl was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after an accident in the Tip O’Neill Tunnel.
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Olympics: Williams sisters defend doubles gold
Serena and Venus post a straight-set victory over Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic.
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One out from victory, Red Sox lose to Twins
Joe Mauer hits a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth as Minnesota wins at Fenway again.
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BEACH TO BEACON 10K ROAD RACE: A hot day for a race
CAPE ELIZABETH — It’s not every competition where 14-minute milers are greeted at the finish line with handshakes and high fives from an Olympic gold medalist, but Joan Benoit Samuelson’s Beach to Beacon 10K is not your ordinary road race.
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Space: 10th anniversary celebration
In the decade since its founding, Space Gallery has helped transform Portland’s once forlorn Congress Street while providing a much talked about venue for alternative artists and ideas. On Wednesday night, the gallery, which has recently expanded into an adjacent storefront, held a 10th anniversary party to celebrate all it’s accomplished. The centerpiece of the […]
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Beach to Beacon Notebook: For Gorman, a tumble can’t take away from a run with friends
CAPE ELIZABETH – Joan Benoit Samuelson once again ventured out onto the course of her baby, the TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race, joined this time by Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter and Leon Gorman, three men she said had a profound influence on her life. Rodgers and Shorter are two of the greatest marathon […]
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Past Beach to Beacon Winners
– ** – denotes course record 2011 MALE: Micah Kogo, Kenya, 27:27 FEMALE: Aheza Kiros, Ethiopia, 32:09 MALE MAINER: Louie Luchini, Ellsworth, 30:36 FEMALE MAINER: Sheri Piers, Falmouth, 35:12 MALE MASTERS: James Koskei, Kenya, 30:28 FEMALE MASTERS: Nuta Olaru, Romania, 34:07 MALE SENIORS: James Koskei, Kenya FEMALE SENIORS: Nuta Olaru, Romania MALE WHEELCHAIR: Tony Nogueira, […]
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Facebook says up to 83 million users aren’t legit
NEW YORK – Facebook says there may be as many as 83 million false or duplicate accounts on its website. The company said in a regulatory filing this week that 8.7 percent of its 955 million monthly active users may be duplicate or false accounts. In May it estimated that up to 6 percent were […]
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Is this farmers market weathering market forces?
Some say the South Portland Farmers Market isn’t thriving at its new Hinckley Drive location; others argue it just needs time to take root.