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AP source: Paire out of US Open after positive COVID-19 test
NEW YORK French tennis player Benoit Paire tested positive for the coronavirus and was removed from the U.S. Open field, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
US OPEN ‘20: Clijsters’ return, Serena, other things to know
NEW YORK The first time Kim Clijsters entered the U.S. Open, all the way back in 1999, she faced a certain someone by the name of Serena Williams.
‘Little bit sad’: US Open show set to go on despite pandemic
NEW YORK Back in April, an on-schedule U.S. Open simply did not seem possible.
Ahead of Kentucky Derby, worker shortage looms for trainers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Trump administration s immigration squeeze and the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic threaten to leave the horse racing industry short of workers, racing officials war
Late but alive, Tour races into COVID era
NICE, France Delayed but alive again and out on French roads, the strangest Tour de France ever set off Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free for thre
Hanover Area to hold special board meeting Monday to possibly go forward with fall sports
The Hanover Area School Board will hold a special board meeting, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at 5 p.m. for the purpose of voting on rescinding the Aug. 27, 2020, vote regarding fall sports and to go for
NFL 2020: Who really knows what to expect on field and off?
Never has the NFL doubted it would open its season on time. For months, it has steadfastly stuck to its plans, even as the coronavirus pandemic has altered the course of every other sport on all lev
H.S. Football: Wyoming Valley Conference gets opponents to fill Hanover Area’s absence
EDWARDSVILLE The Hanover Area School District s decision to cancel fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns punctured several holes in the Wyoming Valley Conference football schedule. Three Lackawanna F
Wyoming Valley Conference sports open with golf matches
More than five months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down high school sports, Wyoming Valley Conference teams officially returned to competition on Friday.
Big Ten working on multiple options for football, including Thanksgiving start
Big Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season including one that would have the league kicking off as soon as Thanksgiving wee
No fall sports for Hanover Area
The Hanover Area School Board voted Thursday night to suspend fall sports by a 5-3 vote over COVID-19 concerns.
Protests continue; more games halted
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. An unprecedented NBA walkout over racial injustice postponed a second day of the playoffs Thursday, although players pledged to finish the postseason even as they wrestled wit
Nebraska players’ lawsuit seeks to restore Big Ten fall football
A group of Nebraska football players filed a lawsuit Thursday, hoping a jury will force the Big Ten Conference to reinstate a fall football season.
Boycott: Teams across four leagues protest racial injustice by refusing to play
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Making their strongest statement yet in the fight against racial injustice, players from six NBA teams decided not to play postseason games on Wednesday in a boycott that quic
Flyers survive Islanders’ rally, prevail in overtime
Phil Myers, a rookie defenseman who admitted he was just trying to throw a shot at the net, punched the air triumphantly and went down to his knees with joy after the most important goal of his young
White Sox, Lucas Giolito record season’s first no-hitter by dominating Pirates
CHICAGO Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsurgh Pira
WBS Penguins captain Warsofsky traded by Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh s latest big move has Wilkes-Barre/Scranton looking for a new captain.
Wyoming Valley West, Hanover Area to decide fate of fall sports Thursday
The Wyoming Valley West school board met Tuesday morning and decided it will vote on Thursday whether to continue fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns.
Penn State’s Parsons, Freiermuth recognized by AP on All-America team
Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and tight end Pat Freiermuth are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team who are not slated to play this fall.
Flyers can’t solve Islanders in 4-0 loss to open 2nd-round series
TORONTO The New York Islanders came out hot to begin their second-round playoff series against Philadelphia, creating numerous good chances and scoring an early goal.