SAN DIEGO — Rory McIlroy had a week to remember his first trip to San Diego. He carried Northern Ireland’s flag during the opening ceremony of the Junior World Championship and later had a picture taken at Torrey Pines with a certain Mr. Woods. That was 20 years ago. And it was Earl Woods, the […]
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Today’s wide-open offenses emanate from Rams’ Greatest Show
The head-spinning offenses NFL fans are enamored of and will watch in the Super Bowl in Atlanta share their explosiveness with the previous team to win the big game in the ATL. The Greatest Show On Turf. Yes, at the turn of the century, there was a group that shared so many light-em-up traits with […]
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Larry Fitzgerald returning to Cardinals for 16th season
PHOENIX — That Hall of Fame slot will have to stay vacant for a while. Larry Fitzgerald isn’t ready to hang up the cleats just yet. The receiver, whose career statistics rank among the best ever to play the game, has signed a one-year contract to return for a 16th season with the Arizona Cardinals. […]
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Senior Bowl ‘golden opportunity’ for small school prospects
MOBILE, Ala. — John Cominsky has more people watching Senior Bowl practices this week than he figures would typically attend his games at Division II Charleston. “We maybe had three or four hundred people max at our games watching us play,” the defensive lineman said. “Just the attention here has been completely new to me. […]
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Next year it’s Jeter’s chance to join Rivera in the Hall
Mariano Rivera sailed into the Hall of Fame without a single dissenting vote. Next year, it’s Derek Jeter’s turn — and don’t expect much opposition then, either. Jeter headlines the group of candidates who will be newly eligible for the Hall next year , and now that Rivera has become the first player elected unanimously […]
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Massabesic rolls past Deering
WATERBORO — Leading by four at the half, the Massabesic girls basketball team would pour it on down the stretch and top Deering 49-31 on Tuesday night. Kenzy Ouellette and Marissa Holt led the Mustangs to victory. Ouellette put up eight points in the fourth quarter and a game-high 15 overall. Holt made three 3-pointers […]
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High School Roundup: Biddeford boys drop heartbreaker to Falmouth
BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford boys basketball fell by two points to visiting Falmouth 60-58 on Tuesday evening. Ashton Crowell scored a game-high 29 points, including five 3-pointers to lead Biddeford. Carter Edgerton added 14 and Alex McAlevey chipped in 9. Falmouth was led by Michael Simonds, who scored 16 points. William Graiver added 15. Gray-New […]
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After tough year, Gronk coming alive at right time for Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Even as Rob Gronkowski turned in a vintage performance with his big grabs down the stretch in the AFC championship game, the veteran Patriots tight end also did plenty of dirty work. Gronk the blocker? The label didn’t fit in the past. But this season, one of the best receiving tight ends […]
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Chiefs fire defensive coordinator Sutton after loss to Pats
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs fired defensive coordinator Bob Sutton on Tuesday, just two days after Kansas City failed to stop Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on what turned out to be the only possession of overtime in a crushing 37-31 playoff defeat. Chiefs coach Andy Reid announced the firing in a […]
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Rivera 1st unanimous HOF pick; Doc, Edgar, Mussina also in
NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera has become baseball’s first unanimous Hall of Fame selection, elected Tuesday along with Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez and Mike Mussina. Rivera received all 425 votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced. The quartet will be enshrined in Cooperstown along with Today’s Game Era Committee selections Harold […]