PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, and Hunter Pence and Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their sixth straight victory with a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
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‘Mother of Satan’ explosive seized
AUGUSTA — Explosive material that authorities say they seized from a Gage Street home Thursday is likely a compound known as “mother of Satan” to Islamic extremists for its instability and can be made easily from household items.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Harrison lifts Messalonskee in 11th
OAKLAND — Necole Harrison smacked an RBI single down the left-field line to drive in Emily York in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Messalonskee softball team beat Erskine Academy 1-0 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A game Friday.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Another Waterville sweep
SKOWHEGAN — The result of the eighth annual Community Cup track meet was the same as the first seven, wins for both the Waterville Senior High School girls and boys teams. Even with some of the top athletes in the area absent, including Waterville sprinter Georgia Bolduc and Messalonskee distance star Harlow Ladd, a number of others used the meet as an opportunity to tune up for next week’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship meet.
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CAPITAL CITY CLASSIC TRACK AND FIELD MEET: Sprints highlight meet
AUGUSTA — The annual Capital City Classic, held under the lights Friday at Alumni Field, drew hundreds of athletes representing 10 schools.
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AMY CALDER: Making summers out of nothing
I stare at the old newspaper clip of us kids sitting cross-legged around that rock fire pit and think about what a bunch of rascals we were.
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COMMENTARY — ON HORSE RACING: Baffert’s silence could speak volumes
BALTIMORE — One good thing about losing the Kentucky Derby is that nobody wants much of your time for two solid weeks.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Hall-Dale rallies by Madison
FARMINGDALE — Friday’s Mountain Valley Conference baseball game between Madison and Hall-Dale bore little resemblance to the game the teams played Monday in Madison.
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Vintage aircraft flying in for Pittsfield egg festival
PITTSFIELD — An airplane show featuring experimental aircraft and vintage World War II fighters and bombers will fly in for the Central Maine Egg Festival in July.
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PREAKNESS: I’ll Have Another aims for 2nd jewell of Crown
BALTIMORE — No one is loving the run up to Saturday’s Preakness more than Doug O’Neill.