Lisbon’s senior football quarterback and baseball pitching ace knew enough from a lifetime in sports to diagnose the injury: A torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. While the Greyhounds gutted out a playoff victory in his absence, Bourget added and subtracted numbers in his head, seeking reassurance that his high school athletic career […]
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Surgeon to discuss knee problem treatments
LEWISTON — “Surgical Treatment of Knee Problems” is the subject of a special presentation set for Thursday, May 1, at Central Maine Medical Center. Orthopaedic surgeon Paul Cain, MD, will discuss options for the surgical repair of knee disorders and injuries. A long-time member of the central and western Maine medical-surgical community, Cain practices in […]
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Injured Maine woman rescued from closed park
BAR HARBOR (AP) — An injured Maine hiker has been rescued from a trail in Acadia National Park, which is closed during the federal government shutdown. A ranger says the 69-year-old Portland woman was hiking along the Flying Mountain when she fell and cut her knee and was unable to walk out. She called 911 […]
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Pats’ Brady returns to practice
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady looks just fine. His fans and teammates are relieved.The key to the success of the New England Patriots participated fully in the team’s walkthrough Thursday. He jogged with other players at the start. He dropped back normally to throw passes. And he didn’t limp.An alarming situation — he had […]
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Brady sprains left knee
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady walked off the field under his own power. Several teammates didn’t think he was hurt badly when he grabbed his left knee after being knocked down.Yet the possibility that the New England Patriots might lose their star quarterback caused a scare at the team’s joint practice with the Tampa […]