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Eddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84
Eddie Sutton waited so long to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He couldn t hang on long enough to make it to the ceremony.
Postponed 500 puts short-track drivers in spotlight
GAS CITY, Ind. The roaring engines and flying dirt pellets briefly brought Gas City I-69 Speedway back to life Sunday.
WNBA teams set to make tough decisions
NEW YORK New York Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb knew that he and first-year coach Walt Hopkins would have to make some tough decisions on the team s roster this year.
NHLPA approves going forward with 24-team playoff talks
The NHL Players Association s executive committee authorized moving forward in talks with the league on returning to play from the coronavirus suspension, approving 24 teams making the playoffs with
Tokyo Olympics followed up by 3 mega-events — all in China
TOKYO Uncertainty grips next year s postponed Tokyo Olympics: Will there be fans or empty stadiums in 14 months? And how will thousands of athletes, staff, and technical officials travel, be housed,
The flipside of ‘Hoosiers’ - No ‘miracle’ for Muncie Central
INDIANAPOLIS The 1954 Indiana high school basketball tournament remains so vivid in Leon Agullana s memory it s as if he never left Muncie Central.
NBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming season
The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can conti
Lifelong Coca-Cola 600 fans struggling with missing big race
CONCORD, N.C. Harry and Judy Wiley plan to walk down their driveway in Johnson City, Tennessee on Sunday, climb inside their 39-foot motorhome, flip on the television and do the best they can to enj
SiriusXM keeping sports fans entertained during hiatus
When you oversee 19 sports stations, radio programming is a daily challenge. During a pandemic, it can become like throwing a no-hitter, scoring a hat trick and winning a NASCAR race all in one.
Signs of return for NCAA: SEC allowing athletes back on June 8
Southeastern Conference schools will be able to bring athletes in all sports back to campus for voluntary activities starting June 8 at the discretion of each university.
On This Date: Meyers boys gave the area its first state track championship in 1987
Meyers brought home a state track and field championship to the Wyoming Valley for the first time in 1987.
Jerry Sloan, Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78
Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78.
PIAA considering changes to format for junior varsity football
Junior varsity football could have a drastically new look for the upcoming season.
Little League offers ‘best practices’ for possible return
WILLIAMSPORT Little League is offering youth baseball organizations a pathway forward as they eye a restart amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
On This Date: Wyoming Valley natives returned to teach some football in 1947
A couple former Wyoming Valley residents came back to teach some football in 1947.
H.S. sports: PIAA loosens restrictions on resuming sports activities
The PIAA Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday to give Executive Director Dr. Bob Lombardi the authority to permit offseason sports workouts prior to the association s July 1 suspension date
Penn State defensive end Shane Simmons eyes big senior year
Graduation came two weeks ago for Shane Simmons. A virtual commencement thanks to the coronavirus pandemic wasn t something he could have envisioned when coming to Penn State.
NCAA to lift moratorium on football, basketball workouts
The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growing number of college leaders expressed confidence t
On This Date: It was no excellent adventure for Ted the horse in 1987
Ted was heading to a wedding. Instead, he ended up at Pocono Downs where an update on his condition was positive on this date in 1987.