Clemson just keeps on winning — on the football field, and in recruiting. Less than a month after the Tigers won their second national championship in three years, they polished off the best class in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday, the first day of the traditional signing period. “To me it’s the turning of […]
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‘We Got Everything’
BOSTON — With cheers of “We want seven!” and “Next year, right here!” hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans jammed downtown Boston on Tuesday for a parade celebrating the New England Patriots’ sixth Super Bowl title. A party atmosphere enveloped the city on the unseasonably mild day. Red, white and blue confetti rained down and […]
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High School Roundup: Biddeford’s Edgerton scores career high in final home game
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford standout Carter Edgerton scored a career-high 24 points in his final home game and sophomore Ashton Crowell put up 25 as the Tigers picked up the 70-59 victory over Noble on Tuesday night. Edgerton was honored before the game for breaking a school record for most career varsity games played with 74. […]
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Tatum scores 25, Irving-less Celtics down Cavaliers 103-96
CLEVELAND — Jayson Tatum scored 25 points, Gordon Hayward added 18 and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-96 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory despite missing All-Star guard Kyrie Irving. A strained left hip prevented Irving from facing his former team, but the Celtics made up for his absence by getting […]
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McVay, Goff begin shaking off Rams’ loss, focusing on future
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have plenty of offseason work to do. Thanks to their run to the Super Bowl, they have a relatively short amount of time to do it. Sean McVay professes to love few things more than his next challenge, and the coach is already hitting the Rams’ offseason […]
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Bergeron scores 2 in 1,000th game, Bruins beat Islanders 3-1
BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron celebrated his 1,000th career game with a pair of goals as the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday night. Bergeron, just the fifth player in Bruins’ history to play 1,000 games with the club, scored early in the second period and added an empty-netter in the final […]
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Can Zac Taylor take long-suffering Bengals the next step?
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals liked Zac Taylor the first time they talked to him, but there was one overriding concern when they discussed offering him their head coaching job. He’s 35 with only a few games as a coordinator on his NFL resume. Would it be too much, too soon, to make him a […]
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Commentary: Bad rules, bad temper, rough start to golf this year
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Golf barely made it out of January when it was hit with what must feel like a two-shot penalty. Odds are the negative attention on the new set of modern rules will have subsided before those four glorious days in April during the Masters — unless, of course, the next man […]
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Pats’ defense stifles Goff, Rams’ offense in Super Bowl win
ATLANTA — In a Super Bowl short on scoring, it was the New England Patriots’ defense that set the tone. For most of the season the Patriots have stuck to their principles on defense, making just enough plays to win. They were much more than that Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams. The Patriots […]
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High School Roundup: Chessie’s OT goal lifts TA over powerhouse Lewiston
BIDDEFORD — The Thornton Academy boys hockey team scored the upset over previously unbeaten Lewiston on Saturday night when senior Luke Chessie scored an unassisted goal in overtime to give the Trojans a 3-2 victory at Biddeford Ice Arena. Sawyer Wirsing scored off an assist from Liam Nash to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead […]