Then there’s other times, such as Thursday afternoon for the Oak Hill girls, when the avalanche doesn’t come. The Raiders followed up their second-minute goal with only a flurry of empty chances, but did find their scoring touch once again in a 4-1 victory over Boothbay. The game wasn’t even two minutes old when Oak […]
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High school football: Lisbon denies Boothbay
LISBON — It wasn’t exactly the equivalent of ripping up the defensive playbook and starting over, but the Lisbon Greyhounds’ adjustments without the ball were enough to reinvigorate their stout, bend-don’t-break philosophy and confuse Boothbay, helping the Greyhounds shut out the Seahawks 19-0 at Thompson Field on Saturday afternoon. “We changed our whole entire defense […]
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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 […]
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Why the Seahawks will win: Because the immovable object always stops the unstoppable force
Has there ever been a more polarizing Super Bowl than what we have in front of us this year? On one side you have the New England Patriots, a team once again mired in controversy — whether you like it or not. Despite all the success the Patriots have had in the past 15 years […]
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Why the Patriots Will Win: Because nobody’s better at playing the bad guy
Had a peculiar conversation with the boss (aren’t they all?) when discussing this assignment for this publication. “Mike’s the new guy,” one of us thought aloud. “We’ll let him deal with making the case for Seattle to win the Super Bowl.” This was a situation where I recognized the ridiculousness of the statement in mid-sentence. […]
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The Hot Corner: Patriots, Seahawks two great teams that should look great together
It hasn’t happened often in your lifetime, if you aren’t old enough to remember when the New England Patriots couldn’t beat an egg, but the two best teams have made it to the Super Bowl. And by the grace of God, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, for the sixth time in 14 seasons, those same […]
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Boys’ basketball: Evan and John Hepburn, Boothbay zone out previously unbeaten Winthrop
Boothbay’s calling cards are man-to-man resistance, stamina, and feathery shooting. But Pinkham’s willingness to gamble and play Thursday night’s MVC boys’ showdown in a phone booth was a major reason the Seahawks fluttered away with a 53-46 triumph over the previously undefeated Ramblers. “We haven’t played zone all year, but I don’t think I can […]