Immersive sporting experiences like this one are sports at their grandest, Mike Mandell writes.
2022
Posted inNation & World, News
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3 million total over Sandy Hook lies
The trial is the first time Jones has been held financially liable for peddling lies about the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Posted inBeach to Beacon, Sports
Beach to Beacon elite field will be without Maine native Ben True
True, who became the race’s first American champion in 2016, withdrew from the race because of an unspecified illness.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Winthrop boaters launch petition against mooring ordinance
Some boaters say they will refuse to remove their moorings from the water, as they were told that there is no legal basis for Winthrop’s ordinance that requires people to own shorefront property in order to set anchor.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges join effort to uphold affirmative action
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby are among 32 liberal arts colleges urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold previous rulings which allow admission officers to consider race as a factor.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sports Digest: Sea Dogs end five-game skid with comeback victory
Stephen Scott’s two-run double in the eighth lifts Portland to a 3-2 win over Erie.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Brady excused from Tampa Bay practice for personal reasons
Buccaneers QB Tom Brady had an excused absence for his 45th birthday Wednesday, and Thursday was an off day.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Good Shepherd Food Bank ready to launch new venture
Harvesting Good has goal of extending locally grown produce year-round into food bank’s network.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
With air traffic increasing, Waterville airport finds itself on promising financial path
Fuel sales also are booming at Robert A. LaFleur Municipal Airport where $13 million in federal funding over the years has allowed for significant infrastructure improvements.
Posted inSports
College basketball leagues grapple with unequal pay for women’s refs
The NCAA agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s refs at its tournaments equally, but individual leagues have yet to catch up.