Journal Tribune
MAINE MOTIVATION: All the world’s a stage
From behind the heavy, red velvet curtains, you can’t really see the audience, but you might peek and squint to see if you recognize anyone in the sea of faces. At the same time, you are going over your routine in your head, flexing and trying to keep a pump, after “pumping up” for far […]
Gordon back with Patriots while on non-football injury list
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Oft-suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon returned to the New England Patriots’ practice field on Monday without pads and without saying when he might be able to play again. Gordon was seen stretching on the field during the portion of the team’s workout that was open to the media. In the locker room […]
Red Sox shut down Sale for rest of season
BOSTON — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is receiving treatment for inflammation in his elbow that will shut him down for the rest of the regular season, another blow to the defending World Series champions whose postseason hopes appear all but dashed. Orthopedist Dr. James Andrews gave Sale an injection of platelet-rich plasma on Monday […]
Local lacrosse players honor Freeport student at memorial contest
FREEPORT — A cheer of “Steel” followed by another of “Strong” bellowed from the crowd at Freeport High on Sunday as more than 1,000 people showed their admiration for a student who died earlier this month. The SteelStrong charity lacrosse match, which was created in memory of Steel Crawford, a 17-year-old Freeport High student and […]
Patriots place Gordon on non-football injury list
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have placed receiver Josh Gordon on the non-football injury list while he gets back into shape following his suspension. The move comes after the NFL conditionally lifted the suspension, saying Gordon could participate in team meetings, conditioning and individual workouts. Gordon made two brief appearances in the Patriots’ […]
Suburban voters are pressuring Republicans to act on guns
GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — Following the news has grown stressful for Angela Tetschner, a 39-year-old nurse raising four children in this sprawling Phoenix suburb of tile roofs, desert yards, young families and voters who are increasingly up for grabs. “Sometimes I do think about the school shootings,” said Tetschner, who doesn’t pay much attention to […]
Unusually long red tide closure leads some to criticize testing
Maine shellfish harvesters hope to make up for a longer-than-usual closure of harvest sites caused by the biological toxin known as red tide. Maine’s Department of Marine Resources routinely posts closures every year that affect clam, mussel and oyster flats up and down the state’s coastline. This year’s closure stretched for three months in parts […]
Andy Young: What frugal book reviewers read for summer vacation
High school students aren’t the only ones assigned to read during summer vacation; their instructors have to do the same. It would be hypocritical for those of us charged with teaching the importance of literacy to fail to use those abilities ourselves. The equivalent would be my preaching the importance of physical fitness to my […]
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