LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — With a shot at golf’s magic number, Jim Furyk had no trouble finishing the job. Furyk birdied two of his last three holes Friday in the BMW Championship to become the sixth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59. Needing a birdie on the par-4 ninth hole at Conway Farms, he stuffed a gap wedge into just over 3 feet and calmly knocked it in.
September 2013
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LUGE: Clukey wins 2nd straight start championship
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Tucker West won his third consecutive men’s title and Olympic hopeful Julia Clukey of Augusta won the women’s crown for the second straight year at the USA Luge start championships on Friday night.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Trout, salmon fishing heat up
As water temperatures drop below 70 degrees Fahrenheit this coming week, trout and landlock fishing picks up for fly rodders and spin casters. The closer the thermometer gets to 60 to 63 degrees, the faster the action gets, and often in central Maine, that golden time begins during the third week of September. And surely, waters have cooled up north.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Maine relies on trio of running backs
Heading into the third game of the season, the University of Maine football team has yet to settle on a full-time tailback. Coach Jack Cosgrove decided instead to have sophomore Nigel Jones and seniors Rickey Stevens and Zedric Joseph share the position.
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NFL: Competition about to get tougher for Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With an unimpressive offense, the New England Patriots are unbeaten after strong fourth quarters by the defense.
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All ages turn out for Waterville Library’s first Cirque du Geek convention
WATERVILLE — Lest you think a geek is someone who is bespectacled, nerdy and wears his pants too high on his waist, think again. The geeks who gathered Friday night at Waterville Public Library for the first Cirque du Geek convention were colorful, animated and focused — on enjoying three days of free movies, a […]
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Grant to provide low-income Fairfield residents home repair help
Fairfield’s ow-income homeowners can apply for a federally funded housing assistance program that spends money to fix up aging homes.
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Skowhegan’s Giffords Ice Cream wins fourth straight national award
Gifford’s Vanilla Bean Ice Cream was named the 2013 ice cream grand champion, edging out competitors from around the country.
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Police: no serious injuries after cars, truck crash on I-95
Motorists avoided serious injuries in two separate crashes on Interstate 95 in Sidney Friday afternoon, seconds apart and both involving tractor-trailers in heavy rain.
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NASCAR adds Jeff Gordon to Chase field amid controversy
The unprecedented step follows at least two attempts to manipulate the results at the season-ending race at Richmond last weekend.