Patriots Day 5 Miler

by | Race Results, Sports

The results of the Patriots Day 5 Miler are now up at the Maine Track Club’s website. As I mentioned yesterday when discussing my Patriots Day race, the weather was fairly conducive to a quick time if not a record breaking time. A small bit of headwind early in...

My Patriots Day 5 Miler

by | Personal, Race Results

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Maine Patriots Day 5 Miler went off today at noon. This annual race has been a mainstay in Portland for 77 years now. This year is the first time that I have run it. It was a fun race. The course is not particularly imaginative, but they...

Roger Mayweather is suspended for brawl

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Floyd Mayweather’s trainer, Roger Mayweather, has been fined and suspended for his part in a brawl a week ago. Zab Judah, who has a history of violence outside the ring, hit Floyd Mayweather with a few illegal blows with five seconds remaining in the tenth...

Bob Sheppard misses Yankee’s home opener

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For the first time in 56 years, Bob Sheppard misses opening day at Yankee Stadium. He threw out his hip on Monday night and will miss the three game series against Kansas City, but hopes to be back for the homestand against Baltimore on April 21. “I am very...

Adam Vinatieri signs with the Colts

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Adam Vinatieri signed with the Colts last night. Wait, what? All you heard about was how the Patriots were not offering the money, and how Adam Vinatieri had been talking to Green Bay. Where did the Colts come from? Adam Vinatieri agreed to a contract with the...

Paul Tagliabue retires

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NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue is going to retire in July after having finally finished brokering a new collective bargaining agreement. “I believe that now is a positive time to make the transition to a new commissioner,” Tagliabue said in a statement....