BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored three goals and set up one that helped Jake DeBrusk set a career high with five points, sending the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. Coming off a 3-1 road trip but disappointed after blowing a two-goal lead Monday night against the […]
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Hitting the road
It’s a bittersweet feeling as I sit here writing this column as my time at the Journal Tribune and living in Maine comes to an end. I have truly loved my time here at the Journal, but an opportunity came up to head back to my hometown and I just couldn’t pass it up. Before […]
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Get ready for a Sweet 16 filled with favorites
Last year’s NCAA Tournament was an epic ride for the underdogs, from UMBC’s historic takedown of No. 1 Virginia to Loyola-Chicago’s march to the Final Four. This year, Cinderella stayed home to get some beauty sleep. Top seeds and power programs only, please. The top three seeds are still alive in each of the four […]
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Analysis: NASCAR did best it could in freshening schedule
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An entire generation of NASCAR has spent its life tuned to a schedule so predictable events could be planned years in advance and race dates marked milestones. Daytona meant the beach — a week out of school in February, the Fourth of July for vacation — while Memorial Day was spent at […]
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Roger Goodell, with Sean Payton’s help, gets it right
PHOENIX — Roger Goodell got it right. NFL fans rarely feel that way. Right now, they should. Many times, perhaps most of the time, the NFL commissioner is doing the bidding of the owners. That’s led to plenty of criticism of Goodell when it’s the guys who run the 32 franchises who deserve more bad […]
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A win for Woods in his return to Match Play
AUSTIN, Texas — Six years later, the Dell Technologies Match Play was all too familiar for Tiger Woods. He was on the cusp of losing his fourth straight hole Wednesday when Woods poured in a 10-foot par putt, and Aaron Wise three-putted from 30 feet. Just like that, momentum swung in his favor. Woods won […]
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NFL looking into high number of lower extremity injuries
PHOENIX — Next to torn ACLs, the most time lost for injured NFL players is due to hamstring and lower extremity problems, of which there are far more than the major knee issue. So the NFL will place even more emphasis on examining hamstring, groin, foot, ankle and other such injuries, along with its heavy […]
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Biddeford softball looking to make playoff run in 2019
BIDDEFORD — After being ousted in the first round of the playoffs for two years straight, the Biddeford softball team is eager to get back to its winning ways in the postseason. “I expect for us to be competitive. We made the playoff the last couple years. Our goal is to get to the playoffs […]
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Celtics beat Cavs without Kyrie to snap 4-game slide
CLEVELAND — Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points, and the Boston Celtics broke away from a fourth-quarter tie to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-106 on Tuesday night. Kyrie Irving (rest) didn’t play for Boston, but the Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak and are 11-2 without their leading scorer. Al Horford had […]
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Steinbrenner says Yankees have a championship-caliber team
TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner thinks New York has a championship-caliber team as it heads into Thursday’s opener against Baltimore. “We’re excited,” Steinbrenner said Tuesday after watching CC Sabathia pitch in a minor league game. “We’re as good as anybody. The team is going to do everything they can to win this thing. […]
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