BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox put left-hander Jon Lester on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained muscle in his back.
MLB: Wakefield lifts Sox to win
BOSTON (AP) — Another Red Sox pitcher goes on the disabled list, and Tim Wakefield just keeps trotting out to the mound.
Crash hurts locals
A husband and wife from Fairfield who were involved in a motorcycle crash Tuesday in Casco are recovering from serious injuries at a Lewiston hospital.
LEGION NOTEBOOK: Franklin County in good position
Franklin County has put itself in great shape for one of the four playoff spots in American Legion baseball Zone 2. Pitching is probably the biggest reason, as Tim Smith, Jordan Richard, Eli Capen, Bradley Jackson and Jimmy Neal have all thrown quality innings.
TIM DAHLBERG: Jeter deserves his celebration
Jeter the last great Yankee to celebrate BY TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist Hit No. 3,000 was a big enough deal for Roberto Clemente that he couldn’t sleep after a scorer’s decision cost him the mark. Still, a crowd of just 13,117 turned out in Pittsburgh for the Saturday afternoon game when he doubled for […]
Victim of violence at parade: ‘People started freaking out’
WEST ATHENS — A victim in one of several fights at this year’s Fourth of July parade in West Athens said Wednesday that he and a friend were set upon inside their truck by a mob of 15 to 20 people who kicked, punched and beat them with a metal pipe.
Same-day registration ballot wording released
AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Charlie Summers released the wording Wednesday for a people’s veto ballot question, marking the unofficial start of a campaign to repeal a law passed last month to end same-day voter registration in Maine.
SCOTT MARTIN: Baseball still alive and well
There is plenty to like about Major League Baseball this summer.
AUTO RACING NOTEBOOK: Clark in unfamiliar position
Pro All Stars Series North reached the midway point of its schedule, and three-time defending points champ Johnny Clark is submerged in an unfamiliar predicament: Trailing a frontrunner.
Safety board to discuss Sugarloaf
The Maine Elevator and Tramway Safety Board is scheduled to meet July 18 to discuss last winter’s chairlift collapse at Sugarloaf.