Week 2 NFL Picks

by Blaine Moore | Sports

Here are the games for week two of the 2006 NFL season. Last week I was only 9 for 16, so hopefully I can make some better picks this week. I would prefer Buffalo wins this week, but I just can not see it happening. New Orleans is going to stomp all over Green Bay. I...

New Jersey will test high school kids for steroids

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

New Jersey is going to be the first state to institute a regular system of random drug tests at the high school level. The cost of the tests is going to be split between the state government and the state’s sports association. All in all, they will be testing...

Portland Trails 10k

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

The Portland Trails 10k (the Trail to Ale) is this Sunday, beginning at the East End beach below Munjoy Hill. Anybody in the area that is interested in a traffic- and road-free race that ends at the Shipyard Brewery’s back door should make a trip over for it....

2006 Back Cove 5k Race Series: Final Results

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The Back Cove 5k race series came to an end tonight. There were 59 people at the final race, which was run in a cool 60° with some fierce wind coming over Tukey’s Bridge. Blaine Moore won the race in 17:25, with Shale Rosen half a minute back. Lindsey Davis won...

How to ice sensitive areas

by Blaine Moore | Injuries, Workout Tips

Knowing how to ice is important, but there are a few places on your body where you have to be a little more careful about how you go about icing yourself. Specifically, you never want to apply ice directly to your eyeballs or to testicles. You also do not want to...

NFL Players can now wear Adidas branded clothing

by Blaine Moore | News, Sports

The NFL has a deal with Nike, Reebok, and Under Armour that allows NFL players to wear clothing with visible logos only if it belongs to one of those three companies. Reggie Bush has a huge contract with Adidas now, and was fined in the preseason for wearing their...

Is your baby worth $35?

by Blaine Moore | Sports

I read an article at The Sports Economist that discusses the ticket prices for infants at college football games. The problem comes from schools charging a full ticket price for infants, because even if they are sitting in their parents laps they usually have enough...

Breaking Away movie review

by Blaine Moore | Movies, Reviews

Breaking Away is a dated movie. It reeks of the 70s. Not that that is a bad thing, but I don’t think that it really translates very well for younger folk. Maybe the younger folk will watch it and disagree with me. The basic story is about a kid who graduates...

Dan Cardillo Memorial 5k (2006)

by Blaine Moore | Race Results, Sports

The Dan Cardillo Memorial 5k was this morning in Falmouth, Maine. Dirigo racing club swept the field with the first five finishers. Ethan Hemphill won the race in 15:39, followed a minute later by Josh Zolla and Bill Mariski. Blaine Moore and Rob Fast were not far...

USM Cross Country team hit by a Dodge Stratus

by Blaine Moore | News

Yesterday morning, the University of Southern Maine’s cross country team was on the way to a meet in Connecticut when a Dodge Stratus ran a red light and hit their bus. The accident happened in Scarborough after the Westbrook police chased the car through two...