LONDON — There are some weird gigs associated with the British royal household. There’s a keeper of the queen’s stamps. Who knew? There’s a piper to the sovereign and a grand carver and a royal clock winder. And then there’s the ravenmaster, Christopher Skaife, charged with caring for the seven corvids that reside at the […]
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Crow season attracts fewer hunters than most other Maine game
RUMFORD — Finding a crow this time of year is easier than finding a crow hunter despite being in the middle of the winter hunting season. In all but the six wildlife management districts in northern Maine, the winter season on crows runs from Jan. 23 to March 31. The northern Maine season is from […]
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Revis’ skills crucial to Patriots in playoffs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Darrelle Revis looked straight ahead and spotted the reporter standing behind his right shoulder. “I can see him right now without looking at him,” New England’s star cornerback said, smiling at writers and cameras at his locker. “It’s a God-given talent.” Baltimore wide receiver Steve Smith will try to evade that amazing […]
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Patriots’ O-line gets ready for Ravens rushers
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England’s offensive line was a work in progress that wasn’t showing much progress. The player the Patriots could least afford to lose was under pressure in the very first game behind a rebuilt line that had just lost its toughest blocker. Four sacks of Tom Brady in that 33-20 loss to […]
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Ravens release Ray Rice after violent video released
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ray Rice was let go by the Baltimore Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video was released that appears to show the running back striking his then-fiancee in February. The grainy video, released by TMZ Sports, apparently shows Rice and Janay Palmer in an elevator at an […]