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High school basketball rules a bit different in Pine Tree State

December 12, 2014

Assorted thoughts in no particular order from the start of the winter sports seasons: • I have had a chance to see one game so far this winter — the Winthrop boys basketball team’s 60-54 win over Hall-Dale last Friday. Like most sports I’ve covered since moving to Maine, it’s the same game just a […]

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Boston trades Yoenis Cespedes for Tigers pitcher Porcello

December 11, 2014

The right-hander will help bolster the Red Sox’s starting rotation.

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Red Sox GM wishes he had more time to talk with Lester

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014

Ben Cherington said he hopes to learn from the process, after the lefty agreed to a six-year deal with the Cubs.

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This week in photos, Nov. 30 – Dec. 6

December 8, 2014December 8, 2014

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Dyer’s Look Back: UNE sets itself apart with new football program

December 5, 2014

The University of New England in Biddeford announced on Thursday it will offer football and rugby as athletic programs, with a goal of the football program opening its first season in the fall of 2017. According to the school, one of the purposes of starting a football program is to even out the school’s student […]

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Giants fans done with panda heads after Sandoval departure

November 26, 2014November 26, 2014

Fans have no use for hats after the third baseman left for Boston this week.

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Dyer’s Look Ahead: Tidbits to know about this weekend’s football state championships

November 20, 2014

The beginning of the end of the high school football season starts Friday night, when Winslow plays Leavitt for the Class C championship at Alfond Stadium in Orono. Here are a few blogservations you should know entering state title weekend … CLASS A: Most — if not all — prognosticators were certain we were on […]

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