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Matthews hosting annual charity event
SCRANTON In only the third year of the NEPA Invitational Pro-Am golf tournament held at the Country Club of Scranton, host and PGA Tour pro Brandon Matthews is pleased the way this year s event is s
Steelers and Raiders are in similar positions entering Sunday night matchup
LAS VEGAS The similarities between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders are numerous.
H.S. Football: Dallas jumps out quickly, routs Valley West
KINGSTON Statistically, Wyoming Valley West came into Friday with the best defense in the division, allowing just a shade over 10 points per game.
H.S. Football: West Scranton outlasts Hazleton Area
HAZLETON With over 800 combined yards of offense between Hazleton Area and West Scranton on Friday night, the game was going to come down to which defense could make a stop late.
H.S. Football: Valley View rolls past Pittston Area
PECKVILLE Valley View sent a wave of rushers both the type that chase passers and the ones who carry the football at visiting Pittston Area Friday night.
H.S. Football: Wyoming Area uses quick strikes to take control vs. Hanover Area
HANOVER TWP. Wyoming Area came out the gates firing as the Warriors routed Hanover Area 47-0 in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 game on Friday night.
Unbeaten Eagles, Buccaneers trying to ignore negative ‘noise’ from outside the locker room
TAMPA, Fla. The Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers insist they aren t listening to noise outside their locker rooms.
H.S Football: Wilkes-Barre Area speeds past Berwick for Division 1 victory
PLAINS TWP. Wilkes-Barre Area already had a variety of playmakers to attack opponents. The Wolfpack added another Friday night.
Video: Weekend football picks
The Times Leader s Joe Soprano and Kevin Carroll offer up their picks for this weekend s college and pro football.
H.S. Football: Nanticoke Area dominates Lake-Lehman
On a chilly late September Friday night under the lights on the black turf, the visiting Nanticoke Area Trojans were dominant from start to finish in their impressive 42-0 road shutout over the Lake-L
Local roundup: Crestwood football rolls to win at Williamsport
After four straight weeks of tense, close games, Crestwood finally found some breathing room.
Syracuse tops RailRiders in 10 for second straight walk-off win
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were walked off by the Syracuse Mets 4-3 in 10 innings on Friday night.
Cole enhances Cy Young credentials in Yankees win
NEW YORK Gerrit Cole retired the first 16 hitters and pitched eight outstanding innings to strengthen his Cy Young Award credentials as the New York Yankees stayed over .500 with a 5-3 victory over
Syracuse rallies for 5-4 walk-off win over RailRiders in the bottom of the ninth
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were walked off by the Syracuse Mets 5-4 on Thursday night. Jesus Bastidas and Aaron Palensky homered in the loss. Mitch Spence finished the season with his 13th q
On the money: Picks to tail — or fade, if you must
I am dangerously approaching fade territory, folks.
USA looks to end 30 years of losing on European soil at Ryder Cup
The Americans never felt more confident. The Europeans rarely felt so annoyed.