BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox plan to interview Torey Lovullo and Gene Lamont for their managerial opening.
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NFL: Patriots release Haynesworth
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots took just half a season to decide they didn’t need Albert Haynesworth.
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FIELD HOCKEY: Hancock triplets make their mark at Bryant, together
When the Skowhegan triplets — MaKayla, Mallory and Megan Hancock — were being recruited to play Division I field hockey, they weren’t always recruited by the same schools. Maybe one school wanted Megan because it needed a goalie, or maybe Mallory for offense or MaKayla for defense.
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STEVE SOLLOWAY: Just like old times
WATERVILLE — When T.J. Maines was very young, he might have thought the men visiting his father, Tom Maines, were family. In his own home or someone else’s home, he listened to these men talk basketball, argue basketball or tell stories about the game that stoked their passion.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Paterno’s support eroding
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Coach Joe Paterno is fighting for his job amid “eroding” support from Penn State’s board of trustees and a widening sex-abuse scandal and possible cover-up centered on former assistant and one-time heir apparent Jerry Sandusky.
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COMMENTARY: Smokin’ Joe never gave in
George Foreman’s crushing right uppercut connected for the first time in Round 1 and, suddenly, the heavyweight champion of the world was on the canvas. At ringside, the shocking sight sent Howard Cosell into a frenzy.
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Hunter’s breakfast canceled in Mercer
MERCER — The hunters’ breakfast at Mercer Community Center planned for Saturday, sponsored by Mercer Home Old Days, has been canceled.
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LePage visit to Colby had no ‘open conversation’
Recently, Paul LePage spoke at Colby College, where I am a student. This, alone, I can accept. We were told that we could ask questions of the governor, but in truth, audience members were instructed to write their questions on paper, which were handed to LePage’s staffers and heavily vetted. Only those questions most palatable […]
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Maine Municipal Assn. does pay property taxes
Don McIntire’s letter to the editor, published on Nov. 4, contained an incorrect assertion about Maine Municipal Association. While MMA is a nonprofit organization, it does pay property taxes. This year, it paid the city of Augusta $67,000 in property taxes and more than $11,000 for personal property (i.e., business equipment). We recognize the importance […]