PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Keith Mitchell’s first and until now only win as a professional was three years ago, on something called the G Pro Tour. As is the case with minitour life, hardly anybody was watching and hardly anybody noticed. He earned $5,600. Those days are long gone. After 97 tries on […]
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Boston Bruins sign NHL journeyman Stempniak to 1-year contract
Journeyman forward Lee Stempniak is getting another shot at extending his NHL career after signing a one-year contract with the Boston Bruins. Under league rules, the Bruins were required to place the 13th-year player on waivers Sunday before he can be assigned to Providence, their AHL affiliate. The move comes some 10 days after Stempniak […]
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Marchand’s goal keeps Bruins rolling with 1-0 win vs. Devils
BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask had a perfect spot to watch most of the action. Fortunately for the Boston Bruins, the few times he had to go to work, he was ready. Brad Marchand scored a power-play goal early in the opening period and Rask made it stand up with 20 saves in a relatively […]
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Boys’ basketball: Caribou wins first title in 50 years, in double OT
A story 50 years in the making took eight extra minutes to produce the finish desired by generations of Caribou High basketball fans. Caribou’s boys’ basketball team won its first state championship since 1969, beating Cape Elizabeth, 49-47 in double overtime in the Class B final Saturday at Cross Insurance Arena. Caribou’s only previous state […]
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Harper wants “to be on Broad Street” for World Series parade
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper sounded like a typical Philadelphian talking about a goal every Phillies fan will endorse. “I want to be on Broad Street on a frickin’ boat or bus or whatever it is and hold a (World Series) trophy over my head,” the six-time All-Star said Saturday after putting on his […]
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UNC’s Roy Williams falls near bench, helped off court
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Roy Williams fell near the bench during the first half of a game Saturday and was led to the locker room. Williams has been affected by episodes of light-headedness and vertigo in the past, including when he fell during a game in 2016. He was helped up after […]
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Maine sends eight into New England quarterfinals
PROVIDENCE — Eight of the best wrestlers in Maine will head to the quarterfinals of the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships after impressive performances on Friday night in Providence. Oxford Hills leads the way for Maine as both Cole Dunham (182 pounds) and Jeffrey Worster (220 pounds) advanced to Saturday’s quarterfinal round. Joining the two […]
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Baseball World: Red Sox back with homegrown position players
Is anyone else as relieved as I am that baseball is finally back after a long, long winter? Watching the Red Sox open their Spring Training season last weekend, on television, against the Yankees and Twins with the Maine winter howling outside was a great feeling. A couple of the Sox highly touted prospects started […]
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NCAA proposes replay tweak to targeting, 2-pt OT shootouts
The NCAA football rules committee announced several proposed changes Friday, including replay officials more leeway to overturn targeting penalties and requiring games reaching a fifth overtime to be decided by alternating 2-point conversion tries. The committee met in Indianapolis this week and the proposed changes also include tweaks to kickoff and blind-side block rules. The […]
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Who will rule the roost? The black-capped or the boreal chickadee?
AUGUSTA — Two ornithologists as well as a state representative speaking on behalf of some 80 fourth-graders urged lawmakers Wednesday to choose a bird – any bird – to be the state’s official representative and clarify a statute that dates back to 1927. Maine’s state bird is the chickadee – but which chickadee? The statute […]