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By DAVID SHARP

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The man identified as a person of interest in a mass killing in Maine is a firearms instructor trained by the military and was recently committed to a mental health facility, according to a state police bulletin.The police...

By JIMMY GOLEN

The Boston Red Sox have hired ex-pitcher Craig Breslow to run their baseball operations department, a team official said Wednesday.The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the hiring had not been announced...

By MICHAEL CASEY

WOBURN — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed banning the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene, which can be found in consumer products including automobile brake cleaners, furniture care and arts and crafts spray...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

FOXBOROUGH — Bill Belichick will wait for another day to talk about the latest milestone win of his coaching career.But his team’s victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday will at the very least quiet the conversation about his coaching future.Mac...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

FORXBOROUGH — There was a time in the not too distant past when the Buffalo Bills traveled to New England looking to prove they could give the Patriots a fight at the top of the division.This season, New England is enduring its worst start in more...

By DOUG FEINBERG

NEW YORK — A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are poised for a possible three-peat as WNBA champions and continue one of the greatest runs in league history.They capped off a history-making regular season with a second consecutive championship and...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

BOSTON — Early in his NBA career, Jaylen Brown was largely viewed as a player who would be a component of the Boston Celtics’ long-term success, rather than a pillar of its foundation. When big-name stars would become available during free agency,...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

FOXBOROUGH — Over three weeks and three straight losses, Mac Jones has walked into the Patriots team facility ready to face the kind of truths only game film can reveal. It’s been difficult to watch and many of the same themes continue to pop up each...

By MARK ANDERSON

LAS VEGAS — It’s Patriots East against Patriots West on Sunday, teams with a lot of similarities in desperate need of a victory.The New England Patriots are 1-4 and looking for any kind of spark after losing by a combined 72-3 the past two weeks....

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots are making some big changes to try to improve their offense.For now, a change at quarterback won’t be one of them.New England coach Bill Belichick said Wednesday that Mac Jones will remain the starter when the Patriots visit...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

FOXBOROUGH — Alvin Kamara told the Saints coaching staff he wanted to touch the football more this week. They gave him what he wanted, and the running back provided the spark New Orleans’ dormant offense had been missing. Kamara rushed for a touchdown...

By SCHUYLER DIXON

ARLINGTON, Texas — DaRon Bland returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, Leighton Vander Esch scooped up a fumble for a score and the Dallas Cowboys beat the New England Patriots 38-3 on Sunday.Mac Jones was responsible for all three...

By TODD KARPOVICH

BALTIMORE — Tanner Houck threw six innings of one-hit ball and the last-place Boston Red Sox earned a split in the four-game series against the AL East champion Baltimore Orioles with a 6-1 victory Sunday in the regular-season finale.The Orioles have...

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following...

By DOUG FERGUSON

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — The best collection of players at Marco Simone had flags from their eight countries draped around their shoulders as they took turns clutching and thrusting the gold Ryder Cup, the very trophy that turns them into one...

By DOUG FERGUSON

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Europe swept the opening session of the Ryder Cup for the first time in its history, a beating so thorough that none of the foursomes matches reached the 18th hole.And then somehow it got even worse for the Americans.Right...

By SCHUYLER DIXON

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott said he felt it in his soul when the Dallas Cowboys released Ezekiel Elliott in the offseason.Together as stars since their rookie year in 2016, the quarterback and running back haven’t really had much time to digest...

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL R. BLOOD

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER

FOXBOROUGH — While the New England Patriots avoided their first 0-3 start in two decades, it’s not clear whether they can consistently score enough points to contend in the AFC East.New England played turnover-free in Sunday’s 15-10 win over the...

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mac Jones threw a touchdown pass, Matt Judon had a late safety and the New England Patriots extended their winning streak over the New York Jets to 15 games with an ugly 15-10 victory on a rainy Sunday.Bill Belichick’s bunch...