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Wyoming Valley West halts fall sports pending school board vote
The Wyoming Valley West School District didn t start fall sports on Monday as planned as the school board decided it wanted to meet and vote on the issue.
76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffs
PHILADELPHIA Patient and positive, Brett Brown was the perfect coach for the Philadelphia 76ers when they set up a long-term home in the NBA basement.
Phillies use long ball, strong bullpen outing to beat Braves
ATLANTA Rhys Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Alec Bohm homered, Philadelphia s bullpen turned in a rare sparkling performance and the Phillies snapped a five-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Atlant
Mavs beat Clippers in OT
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Luka Doncic stepped back for a winning 3-pointer on a tender ankle, no less.
Harvick dominates at Dover for 7th Cup victory of the season
DOVER, Del. Kevin Harvick views his NASCAR championship chase as him against the field. His budding rivalry with Denny Hamlin, however, has turned into a can-you-top-this showdown that promises to l
Sato, Rahal give Rahal Letterman Lanigan banner Indy 500
The long, white beard cascading out from David Letterman s mask as he climbed onto the new-look winner s podium at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was evidence of just how long it s been since the longtim
Andretti’s stellar buildup to Indy 500 goes poof on race day
INDIANAPOLIS Michael Andretti had the perfect setup heading into Sunday s Indianapolis 500.
Sato wins his second Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS At an eerily empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Takuma Sato snatched a second Indianapolis 500 victory in an odd and unsatisfying finish to The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
Hanover Area puts fall sports on hold pending school board meeting
The Hanover Area School District put fall sports on hold Sunday until the school board can meet to vote on the issue.
Walker’s 32 lifts Celtics
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. The Celtics are moving on, while the 76ers are heading into an uncertain future.
NFL positive COVID-19 tests from NJ lab could be false
NEW YORK The NFL revealed Sunday that several positive COVID-19 tests were found a day earlier by one of its testing partners. Among teams reporting false positives, the Minnesota Vikings said they
Dahlberg: NFL virus scare a reminder that nothing is certain
Up until this weekend, the biggest news out of NFL training camps was that there hadn t been any big news.
Popov wins Women’s British Open for 1st major
TROON, Scotland Sophia Popov marked her ball a few inches from the hole on the 18th green, pulled the brim of her cap over her face and began to cry in the arms of her caddie.
Flyers celebrate 1st postseason series win since 2012
Jill Biden tweeted a photo of a cardboard cutout of her husband and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wearing a Philadelphia Flyers jersey. There are plenty of high hopes for the fall out of
PIAA votes 25-5 to play fall sports; decision to play will be up to schools
There will be a high school fall sports season.
WVC coaches preparing for a unique fall season after PIAA green light
For local high school coaches, Friday brought long-awaited clarity.
Penguins sign free agent defenseman Josh Maniscalco from Arizona State
Odds are that Pittsburgh s newest signing Arizona State defenseman Josh Maniscalco will end up playing for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at some point.
GOP bill on school sports clears state House committee ahead of PIAA decision
Republican-sponsored legislation that would give Pennsylvania school districts the final say over whether to hold sports and other activities during the pandemic cleared a House committee Thursday, on
WBS Penguins sign free agent forwards Luke Stevens, Felix Robert
Hockey worldwide save for the NHL s bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton has been shut down for months. That makes it much harder than usual to make decisions on signing free agents.
H.S. Football: Wyoming Area vs. Southern Columbia off as Heartland Conference stays in-house
Another marquee matchup was nixed from the Wyoming Valley Conference football schedule on Wednesday a battle between two defending state champions.