In the spot, “Mean Joe Greene,” which was part of the “Have a Coke and a Smile” ad campaign, a 9-year-old Okon offers the injured and dejected football star a Coke after a rough game.

That’s why it’s easy to overlook the talent on the roster and focus on their austere offseason, in which they replaced Jurickson Profar’s four-win season with a Jason Heyward/Connor Joe ...

The power of their connection with quarterback Joe Burrow gradually became apparent ... that Green is sending his congratulations. “I mean, that’s a dream come true,” Higgins said.

Just because Maine Maple Sunday is turning 42 this year doesn’t mean the state’s sweetest ... There’s a new sugarhouse this year at Greene Maple Farm in Sebago. It’s four or five times ...