When Maine’s Commissioner of Basketball Peter Webb puts his feet on the floor each morning, you might be surprised at the first thought which goes through his mind.
Basketball, you’re …
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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6/30/09
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If it’s Father’s Day — well, it was two days ago — then the message must be sports-related.
My father, Doug Brown, died four years ago.
Most memories of Dad are centered around sports, …
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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6/23/09
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Add my name to a growing list of people who will salute the life of Dr. John Winkin in Orono June 27.
Winkin, the baseball legend, who was felled by a stroke two years ago and is still recovering, …
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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6/16/09
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I couldn’t help thinking recently about the ideal fit for a public school in high school basketball coaching when I saw the name of longtime coach Carl Parker on my Bangor Daily News sports page as …
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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6/9/09
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I was fortunate as a young teacher and coach to be surrounded by some great educators, none better than Arthur “Skip” Hanson.
Skip is best known in these parts of the world as the former high …
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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6/2/09
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One of the joys of this job is the number of young coaches I get the chance to speak with. Dennis McGrath is no exception.
The 1998 Bangor High School graduate is the new B team baseball coach at …
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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5/26/09
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Although I will probably be remembered for something involved with athletics, I would prefer to be remembered by my students — and my basketball players, especially — for the many speeches I gave about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse and getting behind the wheel of a car.
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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5/19/09
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I’ve been thinking a lot these days about all of these sports injuries, most specifically, the Boston Red Sox and their continuing nagging sets of injuries.
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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5/12/09
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I had the good fortune in the spring of 1969 to be the official scorebook keeper for Bangor High School baseball coach Bob Kelley in his very first year at the outer Broadway school in the Queen …
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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5/5/09
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I am a fan of the Boston Red Sox; no, make that a diehard fan. Granted, there’s probably no surprise in reading that, and that’s fine.
Last Friday’s Sox comeback vs. rival New York ranks …
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By Ron Brown Special to the NEWS
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4/28/09
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