Travel issues have kept visiting Spokane Velocity team from being able to get to Portland.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Outdoors, Sports
Many Maine ski areas relatively confident despite uncertain winter
For the most part, downhill resorts can use manmade snow to counter natural shortcomings. But not all slopes have the equipment.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports, Varsity Maine
Investigators find a ‘culture of hazing’ on Lisbon High School football team
The hazing has included players whipping one another with leather belts, at least once until bruising occurred, and at least one incident of a freshman student being hit headfirst into a trash can, a report found.
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey could get as much as $30 million at auction
Heritage Auctions said Ruth gave the road jersey to one of his golfing buddies around 1940 and it remained in that family for decades.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
Scottish heavy athletics competitors throw logs, stones, weights in Hallowell
Inaugural Hallowell Backyard Games features tests of strength and technique, with veterans helping newcomers.
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They expected an Olympic boom. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust
Some would-be tourists have decided to avoid Paris altogether during the Olympics, fearing high prices, crowds or general chaos.
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Augusta area prepares for Ironman 70.3 Maine triathletes, spectators
Road closures and traffic pattern changes will accommodate about 2,000 athletes and spectators next Sunday for the 2024 Ironman 70.3 Maine.
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Opinion: He may be off the field, but Brady still inspires
He no longer plays football, yet Pats fans still cling to the words of adopted New Englander Tom Brady.
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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s families expect engagement ‘sooner than later,’ report says
The report comes as the couple is spending time together in Italy.
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March brought record-setting sports wagering in Maine, but also a decline in state revenues
Bettors wagered nearly $14 million more than they did in February, but the state took in about $150,000 less.