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WVC girls tennis: Defending state champ Rosenthal returns to help Sem seek another title
KINGSTON The Wyoming Valley Conference girls tennis season is underway.

Yankees’ skid continues, RailRiders crush IronPigs after Pereira, Peraza call-ups
NEW YORK Mired in their first eight-game losing streak since 1995, the New York Yankees added some youth by recalling outfielder Everson Pereira and infielder Oswald Peraza from Triple-A Scranton/Wi

Local roundup: Lake-Lehman golf shoots 1-under par as a team in victory
Cael Ropietski shot a 3-under 32 and the Lake-Lehman golf team scored 1-under with its top four in a 139-226 victory over Hanover Area on Tuesday at Wyoming Valley Country Club.

H.S. Football: Lackawanna Conference looks quite competitive
OLYPHANT The Lackawanna Football Conference opens Friday with three brand-new head coaches, each an experienced assistant in his first assignment leading a high school program.

Eagles’ Jason Kelce: ‘I crossed the line’ in brawl during joint practice with Colts
PHILADELPHIA The final practice of Eagles training camp ended with a sideline-clearing brawl between Eagles players and the visiting Indianapolis Colts.

No. 13 Notre Dame hopes Dublin game against Navy helps expand international fan base
Notre Dame is on a mission.

Mets launch 3 homers to beat MLB-leading Braves
ATLANTA DJ Stewart, Rafael Ortega and Francisco Lindor homered as the New York Mets won for the seventh time in nine games, beating the first-place Braves 10-4 on Monday night despite two homers by

Ravens’ NFL-record preseason winning streak ends at 24 with a loss to the Commanders
LANDOVER, Md. Sam Howell threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns as the Washington Commanders defeated the Baltimore Ravens 29-28 on a last-minute field goal, snapping one of the NFL s most peculiar

Giants draft class has stepped up in training camp, with four possible starters emerging
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Despite having late-round picks in the 2023 draft, the New York Giants made the most of them based on what has happened in training camp.

Colts give Jonathan Taylor permission to seek out trade, source says
INDIANAPOLIS The Indianapolis Colts have given disgruntled running back Jonathan Taylor permission to find a trade partner, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Mond

H.S. GOLF
EXETER Cael Ropietski hit the ball well enough all day that he thinks he could have, or perhaps should have, gone even lower.

Sha’Carri Richardson caps comeback by winning 100-meter title at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary Track, and fame, can be brutal games. Nobody felt that more over the past two years than American sprinter Sha Carri Richardson.

Pick Six: Marquee games abound from coast to coast, with must-win showdowns late in the season
The college football schedule offers a weekly selection of marquee games between top teams and some would-be contenders will get an early chance to shine.

FAMU, Southern favored as Jackson State and the SWAC move on to a season without Deion Sanders
It s no longer Prime s time in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and maybe that s not an entirely bad thing for the HBCU league.

Women’s World Cup teams head home to different futures
SYDNEY Teams headed home from the Women s World Cup with uncertain futures but hopes that the monthlong tournament would spur new interest and further investment in the game.

Spain celebrates Women’s World Cup at home with Carmona remembering her late father
MADRID Spain celebrated its Women s World Cup title at home with Olga Carmona being thrown up into the air by her teammates in front of thousands of fans who welcomed the newly crowned champions on

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh to serve 3-game suspension to open season for NCAA recruiting violations
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will serve a three-game suspension to start this season as part of self-imposed penalties for NCAA recruiting infractions.

Angry reaction after Spanish soccer leader kissed a Women’s World Cup star on the mouth
MADRID The leader of Spain s soccer federation marred the country s Women s World Cup victory after kissing a player on the lips during the medal ceremony, drawing criticism for inappropriate conduc

Michigan and Ohio State again are a cut above the rest in Big Ten’s final season before expansion
If the Big Ten s final season with a 14-team, two-division setup plays out the way it has since the conference expanded in 2014, an East team will win the championship and it will be Michigan or Ohio

USC’s Caleb Williams, Ohio State’s Harrison Jr. and Michigan’s Corum top AP preseason All-Americans
Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams of USC, Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michigan running back Blake Corum are among the returning first-team players who were selected to The Associate