MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A county medical examiner says Minnesota Vikings offensive line coach Tony Sparano died of heart disease. The Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said Monday that the 56-year-old Sparano died of arteriosclerotic heart disease, or hardening of the arteries. The manner of death is listed as natural. Sparano died Sunday in Eden Prairie, […]
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Patriots sign 1st-rounder RB Sony Michel
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have signed the second of their first-round draft picks, Georgia running back Sony Michel. New England selected Michel 31st overall, eight spots after taking one of his college blocker, Isaiah Wynn. Michel is expected to be a major contributor in the backfield after the Patriots lost running […]
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Lobster Bowl: East burns West in second half, wins big
Defenders grab whatever they can, including his face mask, to bring down Edward Little’s Maxx Bell during the Lobster Bowl on Saturday. (Brewster Burns photo) SACO — It happened slowly, but the East used its speed to its advantage in the 29th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic on Saturday. The East broke open a one-score […]
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Lobster Bowl: Silver, Paradis went the extra yard for their squad
Oxford Hills’ Jordan Silver shakes hand with teammates during introductions before the Lobster Bowl on Saturday. (Brewster Burns photo) SACO — The postgame highlight of the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic is always the players being surrounded by families and friends for pictures and pats on the back. Oxford Hills’ Jordan Silver greeted a dozen […]
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29th Lobster Bowl rallies talent, rivalry for good cause
Winthrop/Monmouth’s Nate Scott of the West team defends a pass Mattanawcook’s Carter Ward of the East during the Lobster Bowl last year. (Brewster Burns photo) One thing the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic has done consistently throughout its history as the state’s all-star football showcase is generate a rivalry between the East and West participants. […]
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Lobster Bowl notebook: Game 'means a lot' to Edward Little's Hartley
In this file photo, Edward Little’s Grant Hartley runs away from Lewiston’s Garrett Poussard during the Battle of the Bridge football game at Garcelon Field at Bates College in October. Poussard and Hartley will be teammates at this year’s Lobster Bowl. (Sun Journal file photo) DOVER-FOXCROFT — When the East faces the West at Thornton […]
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Lobster Bowl gives injured players a chance to finish senior year on the field
Oak Hill’s Austin Pierce gets ready to stiff-arm Yarmouth linebacker Ben Gleason, left, during a September 2017 game at Oak Hill High School in Wales. Pierce is playing in the Lobster Bowl after having his senior season shortened by an injury. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) DOVER-FOXCROFT — Former Lisbon coach Dick Mynahan said one of the […]
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Oak Hill's Bailey a big target at Lobster Bowl
Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl football player Darryn Bailey of the West team during media day at Foxcroft Academy on Tuesday. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) DOVER-FOXCROFT — At Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl training camp, Austin Pierce is the president of the Darryn Bailey Fan Club. Pierce expects club membership to swell by the time camp breaks on […]
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Tom Stephens, original Patriot, dies at 82
BOSTON (AP) — Tom Stephens, an original member of the Patriots and a two-way player, has died at 82. According to a funeral announcement, he died at his home last week in Naples, Florida. No cause was given. Stephens was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1959. He signed with the Boston Patriots for their […]
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‘What a game to come back for’ — Dick Mynahan returns to coach West at Lobster Bowl
Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl West coach Dick Mynahan sits with other coaches during media day at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft on Tuesday. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) DOVER-FOXCROFT — Dick Mynahan admits to being a little bit nervous being a coach again. But Mynahan, who retired in 2016 after 30 years as Lisbon’s football coach, has had […]