FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Forget about Tom Brady, said Miami Dolphins Coach Tony Sparano after his team got whacked by the New England Patriots 38-7 Sunday afternoon. If you really want to know why the Patriots finished 14-2 with the best record in the NFL this season, take a look at the other side of the […]
Mike Lowe
When Mike Lowe joined the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram’s staff in 1982, he never thought he was setting roots. But he learned to love Maine, its people, its games and, especially, its stories.
It’s hard to say what he covers because, well, he covers everything. Over the years he’s been fortunate to witness some of the biggest sports events in Maine and elsewhere, from the Little League World Series to the actual World Series, from an NCAA ice hockey championship for Maine to an AHL championship for the Portland Pirates, from seven Super Bowls for the Patriots to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He’s interviewed stars and personalities such as Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Seth Wescott, Michael Phelps, Ian Crocker, Paul Kariya, Julia Clukey, Kevin “Killer” Kaminski and Joan Benoit Samuelson. Yet his favorite stories often involve Maine high school sports and the passion they stir. Nothing compares to the bond between a high school and its town.
He collects comic books, loves listening to the Red Sox on the radio on a warm summer night or leaning back in his recliner with a good book. He also loves, absolutely loves, chocolate-covered peanuts.
A native of New Bedford, Mass., he lives in Saco with his wife Tracie and has three children and four grandchildren.
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Girls’ Basketball Notebook: Morse looks like the team to beat in Eastern ‘A’
Mike Hart thought his Morse High girls’ basketball team would be good this year, even without some foreign aid. The Shipbuilders of Bath had a strong returning crew from last year’s Eastern Class A semifinalists and figured to be right in the middle of the playoff race again. But after going 7-0 – and pounding […]
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Patriots Beat: Meaningless? Not to the fans
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The overriding question entering the New England Patriots game against the Miami Dolphins Sunday was not how long Tom Brady would play. (Far too long for some, not enough for others.) No, instead, the question was really, Why bother to come? The Patriots had already clinched home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs […]
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Patriots Notebook: Pats push Green-Ellis into notable territory
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots have always insisted it’s not about the player, but the team. Individual statistics don’t matter, wins do. But it certainly seemed they were doing everything they could Sunday to get running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis to the 1,000-yard mark. Green-Ellis was an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi in […]
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Pats cap a regular season built on a solid foundation
After an early exit in last year’s playoffs, the team has made the right moves for another special season.
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Red Claws make up for blowouts
Maine, which lost to Erie by 49 and 20 points earlier this month, recovers for a 120-107 victory.
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Claws’ shooting beats Armor
Maine hits 14 of its 21 3-point attempts and comes away with a 114-103 victory over Springfield.
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College Connections: Former Noble standout making a big adjustment
Sloane Sorrell was always the biggest and strongest player when she led the Noble High girls’ basketball team against its SMAA opponents. Now a 6-foot-1 sophomore forward at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., she’s finding that’s no longer true. “Going from high school to college, especially at the post position, it’s 10 times […]
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Patriots Beat: Lucky? Or just typical Pats?
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Are you a glass half-full kind of person, or glass half-empty? Because depending on how you look at the New England Patriots 31-27 victory over the Green Bay Patriots on Sunday night at chilly Gillette Stadium, it was either a great, comeback win or a fortunate one. It was either a game […]
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Patriots Notebook: Play remains with Woodson
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson has played in 182 regular-season games and 10 playoff games in a career that may eventually lead to Canton, Ohio, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But he still has nightmares about one particular game. That would be the AFC playoff on Jan. 19, 2002, […]