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On This Date: Format led to exciting UNICO All-Star Game in 1992
Different formats have been used to divvy up talent in an attempt to make the UNICO All-Star Football Game more competitive.
H.S. Boys Basketball: Long-time Hazleton Area coach Mike Joseph pulls name from consideration
Long-time Hazleton Area boys basketball coach Mike Joseph said Tuesday night he has withdrawn his name for consideration for the position he s held the past 14 seasons.
Play ball: MLB sets 60-game schedule to open July 23 or 24
NEW YORK Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acri
Ryan Blaney has enjoyed racing at Pocono Raceway heading into doubleheader
Ryan Blaney is quite fond of Pocono Raceway, but he s not certain why.
FBI: No charges in NASCAR noose incident; rope was a garage-door pull
TALLADEGA, Ala. The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said Tuesday in announcing there wi
On This Date: Familiar foe beat Raghib Ismail again back in 1988
An old nemesis popped up for Raghib Ismail at the Athletics Congress Junior Track meet at Florida State University in 1988.
MLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878 as union balks
NEW YORK Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting
NASCAR rallies around Wallace as FBI investigates noose
Bubba Wallace steered the No. 43 to the front of pit road, NASCAR champion Kyle Busch pushing the famous car on one side and close friend Ryan Blaney pushing on the other.
H.S. Boys Basketball: Mike Joseph is still Hazleton Area’s coach
Mike Joseph hasn t been replaced as Hazleton Area boys basketball coach, contrary to a report on Twitter.
On This Date: UNICO Game was one-sided in 1999 as West was dominant from the start
The UNICO All-Star Football Game has had some excellent battles throughout the years, but 1999 wasn t one of them.
Noose found in stall of Bubba Wallace at Alabama NASCAR race
TALLADEGA, Ala. NASCAR said late Sunday that a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace at the NASCAR race in Talladega.
NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway postponed by rain
TALLADEGA, Ala. Thunderstorms Sunday forced NASCAR to postpone the Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway that was to mark the return of more fans to the track.
Zanardi stable but doctors warn of possible complications
ROME Doctors treating Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi say he remains stable after a crash on his handbike but is at risk of unforeseen complications.
Belmont winner Tiz the Law eyes ambitious summer schedule
Tiz the Law has been good and lucky, two ingredients essential to success in horse racing.
Jim Kiick, Dolphins’ perfect season running back, dies at 73
MIAMI Jim Kiick, the versatile running back who helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the NFL s only perfect season in 1972, died Saturday at age 73 following a battle with Alzheimer s disease, daughter
Pocono Raceway had historical moments before historical weekend
Pocono Raceway is about to make history next weekend by holding NASCAR Cup Series races on consecutive days. The track, though, is rich with history since its first Cup race in 1974.
NY-bred Tiz the Law wins barren Belmont Stakes
NEW YORK (AP) Tiz the Law has won an unprecedented Belmont Stakes, claiming victory Saturday at the first race of a rejiggered Triple Crown schedule and crossing the finish line in front of eerily e
Questions abound for local college football teams
Even as professional sports aim to make their return from the COVID-19 pandemic, questions remain about when games will be played again.
Five Phillies test positive for virus; Four teams shut spring camps
PHILADELPHIA The Philadelphia Phillies shut their spring complex after five players tested positive for COVID-19 and at least three other teams closed camps Friday, raising the possibility the coron
Simpson, DeChambeau contend at Hilton Head in different ways
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. Webb Simpson and Bryson DeChambeau were trading birdies with vastly different games. Rory McIlroy ran off enough birdies to make the cut. And the biggest move of the day at