PORTLAND — Collars tighten in the quarterfinal spotlight of Portland Expo, and for three-and-a-half quarters Tuesday, No. 2 Gray-New Gloucester looked like the team with the oxygen deficit while No. 10 Poland took the deep, cleansing breaths. The air quality changed just in time for the Patriots to pull away for a 45-37 victory, a tournament […]
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Class B state track and field: Lake Region’s Hall adds to record book
LEWISTON — Lake Region’s Kate Hall may have completed her final Class B indoor track and field state meet, but her name will live on in the record books. Hall accounted for all 30 of her team’s points, adding to two state records she already owns tying another in her three events as the Lakers […]
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Rockport teen meets Super Bowl hero at Boston Children’s Hospital
BOSTON — Sam Clark has always been a fan of football and especially the New England Patriots. But because of a weakened heart, Clark could not play the sport. He helped out the Camden Hills football team two years ago by providing water and keeping statistics. On Dec. 14, Clark received a new heart at […]
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Brady plans on sticking around
PHOENIX — Tom Brady knows what’s next: more Super Bowl wins. At least he hopes so. The most successful quarterback of his era was still riding the high of his fourth NFL championship on the morning after New England’s 28-24 victory over Seattle. Brady had every right to look back at his four touchdown passes […]
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Brady wins 3rd Super Bowl MVP
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — As a kid, years before he became a pretty good quarterback in his own right, Tom Brady idolized Joe Montana. Now, at age 37, Brady owns just as many Super Bowl championships — and just as many Super Bowl MVP awards — as the Pro Football Hall of Famer. And no […]
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Super finish for Patriots
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tom Brady and the Patriots made this Super Bowl all about football, not footballs. Clutch football, spiced by a sensational fourth-quarter rally and a goal-line, game-saving interception. The record-setting Brady threw for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to Julian Edelman with 2:02 remaining Sunday night as New England rallied from a […]
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The Hot Corner: Four-time champs has nice ring, but Brady, Belichick didn’t need it
The debate is over. With four Super Bowl championships in an era designed to prevent sustained excellence, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are the greatest coach and quarterback in NFL history. Now, the equally indisputable truth: Such debates are stupid. Professional football is the ultimate team game. Apologies to baseball, but in a universe where […]