Despite more freedom, some coaches try and keep pitching and catching participants to just the essentials.
March 2017
Baseball, softball coaches appreciate an earlier start for more players
Some teams take advantage of second-year rule opening up rosters for training week.
Google turns buses into rolling study hall
With grants for Wi-Fi and donated laptops, students get work done during long commutes in a rural area.
YouTube reverses some restrictions on gay-themed content
YouTube acknowledges that it may have made a mistake by restricting a gay-themed video.
Momentous talks on Britain’s exit from European Union to begin March 29
That will trigger years of unsettling uncertainty as the two sides negotiate the terms of their divorce, then a new relationship.
Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping was investigated earlier
Another student reported seeing the teacher kiss the 15-year-old girl who is now missing.
Restoration of Jesus’ burial shrine finished
A Greek team completes renovation of the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried.
Trump Winery seeks more foreign workers this season
The winery wants to tap the same visa program that aids dozens of Maine farms.
Maine environmental groups back rewrite of metallic mining rules
But at a hearing in Augusta, others urge lawmakers to impose a moratorium or an all-out ban on the industry.
Amazon to begin collecting Maine sales tax April 1
The decision is part of a broad policy reversal for the e-commerce giant.