Nazari Henderson celebrates after Windham beat Portland 55-53 in a Class AA North boys’ basketball semifinal at the Cross Insurance Arena on Tuesday. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — There will be a new state champion in Class AA boys’ basketball. Windham’s senior backcourt of Mike Gilman and Nick Curtis combined to shoot down two-time […]
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The Hot Corner: Shaking my head at Brady's non-shake outrage
Tried to forget, but the Super Bowl aftermath was a painful reminder how obsessed America is with surface, symbolic foolishness such as handshakes. We can’t even bask in the afterglow of what was arguably the greatest NFL championship game in most of our lifetimes. Irrational haters of the New England Patriots couldn’t even enjoy the […]
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Super Bowl LII: Why the Patriots will win, again
Let’s get this straight. A second-year head coach and a second-string quarterback are not going to keep the New England Patriots from winning a second-consecutive Super Bowl. Not. Going. To. Happen. I mean, it could happen. But it won’t. I will give props to the Philadelphia Eagles. They were dominant enough in the regular season […]
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Super Bowl LII: Why the Eagles will win
The quarterback wearing No. 11 went down for the season, but somehow a little-known backup and an unheralded coach led their team to the franchise’s third Super Bowl appearance. In the big game, they were underdogs against an unstoppable force. No Drew Bledsoe? No problem. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick pulled off the upset over […]
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Text from Jenkins helped Pats’ Rowe after trade from Eagles
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Eric Rowe was in a daze after being told he was being traded from Philadelphia to New England in September of 2016, wondering why the team that drafted in the second round a year earlier no longer wanted him. The safety says he was blindsided by the deal to the Patriots, who […]
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Super Bowl winners mostly lack star running backs these days
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Tom Brady-Bill Belichick dynasty actually lacks something: a 100-yard rusher in the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots. Perhaps that’s the best way to explain why it’s been a decade since a title game winner reached a mark often reserved for Super Bowl MVPs. It also illustrates how the game […]
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Boys' basketball: Hathaway scores 24, Leavitt stings Mt. Ararat
Leavitt’s Wyatt Hathaway dribbles ball upcourt as teammate Cole Morin sets a pick on Mt. Ararat’s Max Spelke. (Eric Maxim/Brunswick Times Record) TOPSHAM — Leavitt overcame a slow start to beat Mt. Ararat 65-57 in Class A South boys’ basketball Thursday. The Hornets erased a nine-point deficit after one quarter and outscored the Eagles 49-32 […]
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Carson Wentz goes from MVP contender to cheerleader
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Carson Wentz made the rounds along Radio Row at last year’s Super Bowl and promised himself he’d be back for this one. He’s here, but only as a cheerleader. Wentz led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 10-2 start before he tore his left ACL and LCL in Week 14. Nick Foles replaced […]
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‘Can we go home now, coach?’ — Patriots, Eagles tackle the serious and silly at media night
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Tom Brady wore a black wool stocking cap and a big smile. Bill Belichick sported a full suit. The guy in the shark costume, well, he was just trying to not wear out his welcome. The New England Patriots were the first team on stage Monday at Super Bowl opening night, […]
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Chris Long knows exactly what’s required to beat the Patriots
PHILADELPHIA — Chris Long knows all too well what awaits them, everything from Bill Belichick’s meticulous machinations to Tom Brady’s piercing precision in the pocket. He had walked among them, practiced beside them, watched them, studied them. Long spent the 2016 season indoctrinated in the “Patriots Way,” witnessing the transformative power of a future Hall […]