PORTLAND, ME – APRIL 10: Jalen Jones #12 of the Maine Red Claws finishes a fast break with a dunk over Tyler Hansbrough #21 of the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants on Monday, April 10, 2017 at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using […]
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Lewiston resident 'Hero Among Us'
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Christy Gardner of Lewiston is honored as a “Hero Among Us” at the Feb. 5 Celtics game in Boston. In 2006, Gardner was injured in the line of duty, which doctors said would leave her severely handicapped. Determined to prove them wrong, she devoted five years to rehabilitation, allowing her to […]
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Fab Melo, former Celtics and Red Claws player, dead at 26
In this Feb. 20, 2013, file photo, Boston Celtics center Fab Melo, left, of Brazil, and Los Angeles Lakers forward Earl Clark go up for a rebound during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Military police said that former Syracuse and Celtics center Melo died in his native Brazil. A police sergeant said an […]
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The Hot Corner: A new outlook for a new year
I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. Or the calendar. They’re both self-sabotage mechanisms that prevent us from embracing the potential of every new day. You can make improvements Feb. 19, April 3 or Aug. 6 with every bit as much life-altering efficiency as on Jan. 1. But, when in Rome … Sports always […]
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G. Ferguson: Celtics need ‘big’ help
I do not profess to be a basketball guru, but my heart and soul bleeds Boston Celtic green. In the 1950s, before games were televised, I never missed Johnny Most on the radio, covering the Bob Cousy-Bill Russell era. The Celtics are the only NBA team I will watch on television. Unfortunately, during the past […]