JUPITER, Fla. — Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, faces charges of soliciting a prostitute after he was twice videotaped in a sex act at a shopping-center massage parlor in Florida, police said Friday. The 77-year-old Kraft denied any wrongdoing. The case comes amid a crackdown on sex trafficking from Palm […]

ROSEMONT, Ill. — As the ball hit the upright and crossbar, Robbie Gould could imagine how Cody Parkey felt. The Chicago Bears’ breakthrough season came to a crushing conclusion, particularly for their embattled kicker. “I’ve been there,” he said. “I’ve missed game-winning kicks, too.” Gould was there, watching from a suite at Soldier Field with […]

Misbehaving owners of sports teams have drawn headlines pretty much since sports have been around. Now, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft faces misdemeanor charges of soliciting a prostitute after police said he was twice videotaped paying for a sex act at a massage parlor in Florida amid a crackdown on sex trafficking. He joins […]

PORTLAND, Maine  — Maine’s lucrative baby eel industry will likely face tighter controls this year designed to thwart poaching, as officials consider requiring state law enforcement officers to oversee the packing and shipping of the wriggling critters. Baby eels, called elvers, are an important part of the worldwide supply chain for Japanese food. Maine fishermen […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The sun came out in Arizona. Free agents played for their new teams. Ichiro Suzuki was back in uniform at age 45. Baseball is back. A day after the scheduled exhibition opener was rained out, baseball returned to the ballparks of Florida and Arizona on Friday with the first spring training […]

PORTLAND, Maine  — Glen Libby looks back fondly on his days as a Maine shrimp trawler, but he’s concerned about what seafood lovers will think if the shuttered fishery ever reopens. “Shrimp? What are those?” he said. “There will be a market. But it depends how big of a market you’re talking about.” Maine’s historic […]

No. 8 Wells High continued its improbable playoff run in the Class B South boys’ basketball tournament, knocking off No. 4 Gray-New Gloucester 49-37 in a semifinal Thursday night at the Cross Insurance Arena. Wells (11-10), the two-time defending regional champ, will face No. 3 Cape Elizabeth in the final at 2:45 p.m. Saturday. Cape […]

Jordan Grant of Gray-New Gloucester ran roughshod over Wells in the paint earlier in the season, so the Warriors focused on slowing her down Thursday in a Class B girls’ basketball semifinal at Cross Insurance Arena. Grant was neutralized, but Bri Jordan and Eliza Hotham were on target from deep, and the top-ranked Patriots took […]