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Ultimate Frisbee Allows Sallow Participants A Chance To Finally Wear A Numbered Shirt While Clutching An Inhaler In Their Off Hand

Aubuchon Connery — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:41:27 +0000

First it took Maine colleges and universities by storm, then it quickly spread to the high school level. Now the flying-disc game originally called ultimate Frisbee is taking off at middle schools across the state. The popularity of the freewheeling sport was obvious Sunday in Cumberland, where a dozen high school teams from Maine and New Hampshire and a half-dozen Maine middle school teams took over the Cumberland Fairgrounds for the Cumberland Ultimate Invitational tournament. An enthusiastic crowd of parents cheered on the sidelines as teams rushed up and down the fields in the rain. “It is the best thing that has ever happened since sliced bread,” said Peggy Pisini, whose daughter, Kat, is captain of the Cumberland Ultimate high school team. Invented in 1968, ultimate combines the skills of soccer and football with some lacrosse thrown in. The teams are coed, play seven on each side and score points when the plastic disc is caught in the end zone, a 20-by-40-foot rectangle at each end of the field. (read more at Portland Press Herald)

Lady Wolverines Remain Winless, Graceless

Aubuchon Connery — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:54 +0000

The Lady Wolverines softball team is still looking for its first win of the season after losing to Lisbon and Telstar this week. On Friday, April 19, it looked as if Wiscasset was going to win. The Wolverines jumped out to an early 6-1 lead over Lisbon. But giving some pitching experience to new pitchers proved unsuccessful and the Greyhounds beat Wiscasset, 19-9. With the lead, Coach Claire Daniels gave Abby Dunn the ball in the third and Dunn gave up five runs. Megan Corson retook the mound sent the Greyhounds down in order in the fourth inning. Daniels made her fourth pitching change in the game and put Heidi Pinkham on the mound in the fifth inning and then gave Corson the ball again in the same inning. (read more at Wiscasset Newspaper)

Auction Of 1640 Psalm Book Highlights First Known Instance Of Bostonians Praying For A Left-Handed Outfielder That Could Hit For Power

Aubuchon Connery — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:03:44 +0000

NEW YORK — A tiny book from 1640 believed to be the first ever printed in what is now the United States is going up for auction, and it could sell for as much as $30 million. Only 11 copies of the Bay Psalm Book survive in varying degrees of completeness. Members of Boston’s Old South Church have authorized the sale of one of its two copies at Sotheby’s Nov. 26. “It’s a spectacular book, arguably one of the most important books in this nation’s history,” said the Rev. Nancy Taylor, senior minister and CEO of the church, which was established in 1669. Samuel Adams was a member and Benjamin Franklin was baptized there. At one time, the church owned five copies of the 6-by-5-inch hymnal. One is now at the Library of Congress, another at Yale University and a third at Brown University. (read more at Portland Press Herald)

Boston Bruins Acquire The Festering Corpse Of Jaromir Jagr

Aubuchon Connery — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:21:07 +0000

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have acquired Jaromir Jagr from the Dallas Stars, hoping the 10th-leading goal scorer in NHL history can improve their shaky offense. Jagr, who leads the Stars in points this season, was traded Tuesday for two prospects, forwards Lane MacDermid and Cody Payne, and a conditional second-round pick in this year’s draft. The deal came five days after the Bruins thought they obtained forward Jarome Iginla from the Calgary Flames, only to learn Iginla had been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In his first season with the Stars, the 41-year-old Jagr has 14 goals and 26 points. Brad Marchand leads the Bruins with 14 goals and Patrice Bergeron is first with 31 points. Jagr has 679 career goals. (read more at Portland Press Herald)

Vince Wilfork And His Wife Still Trying To Decide Which One Of Them Is Going To Beat Ted Johnson’s Candy Ass When They See Him

Aubuchon Connery — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:47:36 +0000

BOSTON (CBS) — There are certain things that should always be off limits for conversations, especially in public forums, and former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson is learning that today. Johnson, now a sports radio host in Houston, was participating in a segment called “None Of Your Business.” Johnson was asked by a caller to say which of his former teammates had the “ugliest spouse.” The website Houston Media Watch captured the audio and posted the segment online. “Oh, my gosh. All right, you know what? I got it. Yeah, I got it. This is a big, big man,” Johnson said. “He won’t hear this — Vince Wilfork.” Well, Johnson’s presumption proved true, but only temporarily, as the audio clip made its way around Twitter on Friday morning. And apparently, Wilfork caught wind of the comments, because he tweeted out a warning shot. (read more at CBS Boston)

Wes Welker Apparently Prefers That Crucial Playoff Passes Be Intercepted Before He Gets A Chance To Drop Them, Goes To Play With Peyton Manning

Aubuchon Connery — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:12:49 +0000

DENVER — The Denver Broncos gave Peyton Manning a new target — Tom Brady’s favorite receiver. Wes Welker’s signing for $12 million over two years highlighted another busy day for the Broncos on Wednesday. In addition to bringing Welker on board, Denver also agreed to terms on a two-year deal with defensive tackle Terrance Knighton, formerly of Jacksonville, and a one-year contract with linebacker Stewart Bradley, who played with the Cardinals the past two seasons. Broncos boss John Elway was far from done, though, adding cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on a one-year deal later in the evening. Once again, the Broncos are being aggressive in free agency. It worked so well last season when they won the high-stakes contest to sign Manning, which prompted Elway to joke, “Plan B? I don’t have a Plan B. We’re going with Plan A.” Manning guided the Broncos to a 13-3 regular season finish, only to lose to Baltimore in double overtime during the division round of the playoffs. (read more at Morning Sentinel)

Unarmed Woman Shot By Unlegged Man

Aubuchon Connery — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:01:10 +0000

PRETORIA, South Africa — Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner for his high-tech artificial legs. Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours in the house, in a gated community in the capital, Pretoria, police said. (read more at Portland Press Herald)

Man Who Can Obviously Afford More Life Insurance And Ammo Than The Average Person Accuses Ray Lewis Of Doping

Aubuchon Connery — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:31:25 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — Ravens coach John Harbaugh says star linebacker Ray Lewis assured him “there’s nothing to” a magazine report linking him to a company that makes deer-antler spray containing a banned performance enhancer. Harbaugh said Wednesday morning he spoke with Lewis. The coach said Lewis “knows there is nothing to it. He understands it’s something he’s never been involved in.” On Tuesday, Sports Illustrated reported that Lewis sought help from a company that makes the unorthodox product to speed his recovery from a torn right triceps. Lewis missed 10 games with the injury. (read more at Kennebec Journal)

Patriots Cough Up A Harbaugh On The Carpet In Foxboro

Aubuchon Connery — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:11:40 +0000

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – This time, Tom was not terrific, and the New England Patriots’ season is over. No return to New Orleans and this year’s Super Bowl. No Back to the Bayou. The Baltimore Ravens beat the Patriots on Sunday night in the American Football Conference championship game, 28-13. Put the emphasis on “beat.” In a sport that can be brutal, this game was. In a culture where teams talk about hitting their opponent in the mouth, again and again, Baltimore did that. Sometimes too literally. The sight of Patriots running back Stevan Ridley lying on the turf with the football rolling free made you sick. He was down and virtually out. The helmet-to-helmet hit by Baltimore safety Bernard Pollard knocked Ridley out of the game with a head injury. As the football rolled away, so did the Patriots’ chances. Baltimore recovered the ball and scored another touchdown. (read more at Portland Press Herald)

MPBN Establishes Phone Line To Help Downton Abbey Devotees Avoid The Pats Game. Because We All Know Girls Don’t Like Looking At Tom Brady

Aubuchon Connery — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:42:23 +0000

BANGOR, Maine — In an effort to prevent potential family fights and remote control riots that could erupt between football fans and devoted TV drama viewers Sunday night, Maine Public Broadcasting Network has created a conflict support phone line. With a definite conflict looming between the latter portion of Sunday’s AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens, and the third season’s third episode of “Downton Abbey,” a British period drama series which has gained a cult following among public TV viewers, MPBN officials decided to call an audible to prevent any potential disputes. “We recognize that the New England Patriots game may extend past 9 p.m. and Downton Abbey fans may not have control of the remote control at that crucial time,” said Cory Morrissey, MPBN’s marketing director in a statement released Thursday afternoon. “We want ‘Downton’ fans to know when and how they will next have access to this episode. (read more at Bangor Daily News)