SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Buck Showalter has a hard decision ahead of him. He has to choose a fifth starter, and as he begins his third full season as Baltimore Orioles’ manager, there are some excellent choices.
March 2013
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Maryland upsets Duke
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Dez Wells slapped the floor — and knocked No. 2 Duke out of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Damren, Rice elected as Belgrade selectmen; Childs in as roads commissioner
Richard Damren and incumbent Ernie Rice were elected to the Belgrade Board of Selectpersons Friday in a three-way race for two empty seats.
OUTDOORS: Sugarloaf shows another exciting side to adventurers
Back in the day, there were two types of skiing — on-piste and backcountry. You were either skiing on lift-serviced trails at a resort, or you were hiking for your own turns on unpatrolled, often unmaintained slopes. In recent years a third option — sidecountry, or “slackcountry” — has been growing in popularity.
OUTDOORS: No stats to prove if you are a good outdoorsman
Professional team sports often generate intense opinions about player skills, and myriad statistic tables about pro ballplayers can support a claim one way or the other.
GOLF: Scott in the mix at Innisbrook
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Adam Scott had a breakthrough with his short game this winter, and it’s so good now that he hardly even has to use it.
OUTDOORS: Moose calling contests drawquite a crowd
Each year the Alaska State Fair holds a moose calling contest, dubbed the “Moose Calling & Tall Tail Contest.” But across the Lower 48 states, nowhere but Maine appears to hold an annual moose calling contest.
OUTDOORS: Bringing the river back
The fishermen who gather at the Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo in Bethel next week will come together for more than a fishing festival.
Kennebec Journal area police log, March 15, 2013
AUGUSTA — Thursday, At 4:19 p.m., there was an accident on Western Avenue.
NFL: Amendola used to comparisons
New Patriots receiver Danny Amendola is used to following in Wes Welker’s footsteps.