Two seconds. No, literally, I attempted to watch Super Bowl 50 pregame coverage for two seconds Sunday morning before I saw NFL Network’s talking point. Staring straight at me from the bottom of the screen, in hi-definition, daring me to heave a blunt object and ruin our party before the chili started to simmer. “Does […]
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The Hot Corner: Two, too great to compare, too polarizing to enjoy
In a 2015-16 New England Patriots’ news cycle that was dominated by embarrassing (for everyone involved except the Patriots) lunacy, let’s start the next one with some real talk. The Patriots aren’t heading west to Tom Brady’s neck of the woods to defend their Super Bowl title, to make the franchise’s ninth Super Bowl appearance […]
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The Hot Corner: Brady or Manning? Savor both flavors
All-nothing. Plus-minus. Buy-sell. Love-hate. Good-evil. So it goes with the Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning nonsense. It’s really no different than the political advertisements we claim to hate before gleefully contributing to the chorus. Thou shalt love one and hate the other, I guess, although I’m wondering where that started. Sports talk radio? Social media? […]
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Trailblazing women lead impressive inaugural class into Maine Basketball Hall of Fame
BANGOR — Lisa Blais was a trailblazer. So were Rachel Bouchard and Joanne Palombo. They not only helped put high school girls basketball on the map in Maine, but they also proved that girls from the state could play at the highest level after high school. Blais Manning, Bouchard and Palombo McCallie were among the […]
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The Hot Corner: Let’s appreciate great and kill the debate
The Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots on Sunday, advancing to Super Bowl XLVIII. If an objective person thought it would turn out any other way, it was merely a tribute to the complementary greatness of the coach and quarterback on the other side of the field. The better team held serve at home […]
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Manning sentenced to 35 years for leaks
A military judge on Wednesday sentenced Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison, bringing to a close the government’s determined pursuit of the Army intelligence analyst who leaked the largest cache of classified documents in U.S. history. The long prison term is likely to hearten national security officials who have been rattled by the […]