PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Evan Turner had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Thaddeus Young added 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 95-94 overtime win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
2012
NHL LOCKOUT: Hope is now despair
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Fehr thought he and the hockey players he leads were close to a deal to save the season. The NHL said not so fast, and then took away everything that created all the optimism in the first place.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: DeSanty’s 5 3-pointers help Chargers sink Terriers
WATERVILLE — Taylor DeSanty scored 27 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Colby-Sawyer past Thomas 65-50 in women’s basketball action Friday.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Mt. Blue ‘snags’ victory
FARMINGTON — The last time Mt. Blue played in a meaningful girls basketball game, the Cougars led by 17 at halftime, but lost to Skowhegan in overtime in the Eastern A quarterfinals.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Winslow falls in opener
WINSLOW — Opening night couldn’t have come quick enough for the Winslow boys hockey team.
NFL: Welker on verge of history
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jerry Rice never did it. Neither did Marvin Harrison. On Sunday, Wes Welker takes his swing for it.
Farmington Warming Centers to open Jan. 3
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Warming Centers will open Thursday, Jan. 3, and will be open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays January-March 2013.
COMMENTARY: Online college education means no dorm, gym or debt
Numerous articles and commentaries from inside and outside of academia are raising the alarm that American public higher education faces an unprecedented financial crisis.
Idea would solve pharmacy robberies
The recent spate of pharmacy robberies seems unlikely to end unless the incentive for addicts is eliminated.