DETROIT — John Lackey said his arm has never felt stronger.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Preparation key for Wasilewski
ORONO — The area surrounding the football offices at the University of Maine occasionally resembles a bustling urban cafe.
KEVIN THOMAS ON BASEBALL: A game to remember, forget
DETROIT — If the Detroit Tigers took Sunday’s loss to heart, they certainly
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Parlin’s swan song
It’s unofficially official. This will be Gary Parlin’s final season as head football coach at Mt. Blue High School.
SNAPSHOT: Say cheese
Heather Donahue, right, speaks behind a cheese press about the process of making the cheese at Balfour Farm in Pittsfield during the statewide Open Creamery Day on Sunday. Patrons, including Mike and Emily Boutin, got a chance to see how processors make various cheese products.
SNAPSHOT: The season’s harvest
Jake Bragg loads into a truck some of the 500 pumpkins from the Bragg family farm in Sidney that will be sold at the Apple Farm in Fairfield on Monday.
Shutdown deal in sight? Reid, McConnell optimistic
Racing the clock, the Senate’s Democratic and Republican leaders closed in on a deal Monday night to avoid an economy-menacing Treasury default and end the two-week partial government shutdown.
Horse-drawn transportation topic of Kennebec Historical Society lecture
The tail end of the horse-drawn carriage era was between 1910 and 1915, Nick Buck said. That’s when “horseless carriages,” also known as automobiles, began to dominate the roads and highways.
NFL: Thompkins stayed calm at end for Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kenbrell Thompkins was calm as he lined up with 10 seconds left.
Gardiner’s A1 Diner hits another milestone
Customers have sat in the same booths and stools in a setting that’s changed little in 60 years, and the current iteration celebrated its 25th anniversary this year.