For all the gutless guff they all too often receive, coaches are some of the leading underappreciated folks in our society.
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The Hot Corner: Oakes is oh-so-thankful for sports
As he tries to digest Thursday’s meal and the weekend’s slate of sports on TV, Kalle Oakes goes through the list of what he’s thankful for in sports.
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Posted inFootball, Local Sports, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Hot Corner: State’s top football programs show the way
Next weekend’s championship contenders have been there before, and Kalle Oakes says it’s no surprise that they’re there again.
Posted inLocal Sports, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Hot Corner: Coaches deserve better than nameless negativity
Hours after a stunning, heartbreaking loss, one coach was kicked while he was down by someone hiding their identity. There’s too much wrong with that, according to Kalle.
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
The Hot Corner: Pitching, defense still prevail in MLB playoffs
The Astros and Nationals were built to reach the Fall Classic, while the Yankees were not, Kalle Oakes writes.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, National Sports, New England Patriots, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Hot Corner: Riffing on sports, 240 characters at a time
Kalle Oakes offers 16 Twitter-length takes on such subjects as the Red Sox, Patriots and high school sports.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
The Hot Corner: Pump the brakes on talk of Patriots going 19-0
The New England Patriots may be marching to another Lombardi Trophy, but it’s way too early to think they’ll go undefeated.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports, Uncategorized
The Hot Corner: Adding Brown fits an underrated part of Pats’ mentality
The Patriots are the only team that has the privilege of making the Antonio Brown move without even a fleeting, second thought.
Posted inSports
The Hot Corner: Look for Bubba Pollard to repeat at Oxford 250
The best chance to beat Georgia driver was last year, when he made his first trip to Oxford Plains Speedway, Kalle Oakes says.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
The Hot Corner: Eight-man football is rural Maine’s new reality
Eight-man football is more than a patch-up job. It’s a preemptive strike against every trend that is slapping us across the face.