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NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races, venues
For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a familiar sight at NASCAR races. Through the civil rights era right on through the season opener at Daytona in February, the flag dotted infield camps
Getting ready to work: Penn State’s Ellis discusses return to campus
A week ago, PJ Mustipher said he d be willing to run back to Penn State when the green light came to get ready for next season.
State issues guidelines for sports on all levels to follow
The state issued on Wednesday guidelines for the resumption of sports specific to scholastic, college, professional and amateur levels. It also released the following guidelines for sports on all leve
State allowing resumption of scholastic sports activities
High school sports are back, albeit with measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On This Date: Wyoming Valley West ended WVC state baseball drought in 1996
Wyoming Valley West baseball ended the Wyoming Valley Conference drought in 1996, but it certainly wasn t easy.
AP sources: MLB players cut to 89 games, want prorated money
NEW YORK Baseball players moved toward teams but remained far apart economically in their latest proposal for starting the pandemic-delayed season, adamant they receive full prorated salaries while
Ban the Confederate flag? NASCAR could see the end of an era
The familiar scene of Confederate flags waved by fans at NASCAR tracks could soon be a relic of racing s good ol boy roots.
Penn State safety C.J. Holmes enters transfer portal
It s not known whether C.J. Holmes was one of the 75 players officially brought back to campus by Penn State this week to start preparing for football. As a non-scholarship player, though, the odds of
On This Date: Dallas couldn’t capitalize in state softball game in 1988
When opportunity knocked in 1988, the Dallas softball team couldn t answer.
Building bubbles: Cautious 1st steps toward football season
College football is scheduled to kick off in less than three months and there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that games will be played Labor Day weekend.
MLB offers 76-game season, playoffs rise up to 16 teams
NEW YORK Major League Baseball has made another try to start the coronavirus-delayed season in early July, proposing a 76-game regular season, expanding the playoffs from 10 teams to as many as 16 a
Early decision: Penn State lands verbal commitment from Virginia freshman
On the same day Penn State began preparation for the 2020 season, the Nittany Lions landed a recruit for 2023.
On This Date: Breakthrough win for Berwick baseball in 2008
Berwick baseball had a historic win back in 2008.
Former Florida, NFL star Reche Caldwell fatally shot
TAMPA, Fla. Former Florida and NFL receiver Reche Caldwell was fatally shot Saturday night in his hometown.
NASCAR vows to do better job addressing racial injustice
HAMPTON, Ga. Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words I Can t Breathe and NASCAR paused before Sunday s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country s social unrest. Th
Harvick cruises with another dominant performance in Atlanta
HAMPTON, Ga. Kevin Harvick turned in another dominating run at Atlanta Motor Speedway, cruising to victory over Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. in the NASCAR Cup race Sunday.
IndyCar gets through well-screened, delayed opener in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas Through all of the uncertainty and unknowns after more than eight months since the last IndyCar race, Scott Dixon and another pair of former champs relied on their experience for p
Boxer Mayer tests positive for COVID-19, out of return bout
Junior lightweight contender Mikaela Mayer has tested positive for COVID-19 and won t fight in the co-main event of Las Vegas first major boxing card since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Former NFL star, Florida A&M coach Ken Riley dead at 72
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Former Cincinnati Bengals standout Ken Riley, who was later a head coach and athletic director at his alma mater Florida A&M, died Sunday, the university announced. He was
Fan experience to change profoundly amid COVID-19 pandemic
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dayton Moore remembers so clearly the vast sections of empty seats inside Kauffman Stadium when he took over as general manager of the Kansas City Royals, and he remembers just as v