Reading is getting me through this terrible time, writes Liz Soares.
2020
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
If winter sports happen, high school athletes will be wearing masks
No decisions have been made on the winter season, but the MPA’s Sports Medicine Committee is reviewing feedback from key state agencies on some of its proposals.
advertisement
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
For now, high school athletes not impacted by mandatory mask order
The Maine Principals’ Association says athletes will not be required to wear face masks while competing, but that is likely to change once the state’s sports guidelines are updated.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Three teams shut down facilities after positive virus tests
The Bears and Texans each have a player test positive for COVID-19, and Kansas City has a staff member test positive.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots dragged down by league-worst first-quarter offense
New England has zero offensive points in the first quarter through seven games, and is not faring well when forced to play from behind.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
The Latest: Trump camp files new federal lawsuit over Las Vegas-area voting
This is the latest election news from around the country.
Posted inSports
On eve of Breeders’ Cup, early returns say horse racing’s safety reforms are working
The numbers show improvement with fewer equine deaths at tracks, and many at the top levels of the industry welcome the enhanced scrutiny.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Portland schools will stop asking families to verify daily COVID symptom checks
Only 50 to 60% of students were verifying that they’d completed the checks, making additional work for school nurses and staff, the district says.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump predicts ‘lot of litigation’ in fight to keep his job
Judges in Georgia and Michigan dismiss Trump campaign lawsuits, undercutting a strategy to attack the integrity of the voting process in states where the results could mean defeat.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: ESPN announces 300 layoffs, citing ‘disruption’ amid virus
The cuts amount to about 10% of the employees at the sports network and are due largely to the impact of the pandemic.