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Scranton Half Marathon postponed
The annual Scranton Half Marathon, scheduled for March 29, is the latest local athletic event to be postponed.
Most major college conferences cancel basketball tournaments
Several college basketball conference tournaments have been canceled moments before tipoff, putting the NCAA Tournament at risk.
PIAA suspends state basketball playoffs and swimming championships due to coronavirus
The PIAA has postponed the state championships in swimming and boys and girls basketball for two weeks due to the coronaviris outbreak.
Boys Basketball: Neumann-Goretti ends Redeemer’s season
EASTON The margin for error was slim. Holy Redeemer knew it Wednesday night.
NBA suspends season until further notice; Gobert tests postive for coronavirus
MIAMI The NBA has suspended its season until further notice after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league s o
Lewis-Eutsey, Lansdale Catholic rally past Dallas in state girls basketball
FORKS TWP. Feeling calm and confident with an 11-point lead, Deanna Wallace flashed a grin as she took the ball out to begin the fourth quarter.
Coronavirus affecting area running schedule
The local running calendar has taken a hit due to the Coronavirus.
Only staff, limited family at NCAA Tourney games
NCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will be played without fans in the arenas because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
H.S. Boys Basketball: Dallas vs. Archbishop Wood has site, time set for Class 5A quarterfinal game
District 2 runner-up Dallas (21-7) will play District 12 champion Archbishop Wood (22-5) in the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Easton Middle School.
PIAA Boys Basketball: Dallas rolls past William Penn into Class 5A quarterfinals
SHAMOKIN Tuesday s game started a bit odd for Dallas. Good, but odd, as Luke DelGaudio dunked for the Mountaineers first basket.
Pittston Area boys hoops run ends against Archbishop Wood in 2nd round
BETHLEHEM Archbishop Wood was visibly bigger at every position on the floor and probably faster, too.
Yencha scores 20, but Redeemer girls basketball team runs out of steam
POTTSVILLE Breaking from character and its breakneck style of play, Imhotep Charter showed great patience while being pushed to the limit.
College Corner: Nanticoke Area’s Lipowski exceling for Kutztown softball
Jenna Lipowski had a big season with the Kutztown softball team as a sophomore, but her junior year could be even better.
Dartmouth forward Drew O’Connor signs with Penguins, reports to WBS
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton s playoff push is set to get some help.
Dallas’ record-setting Leonard in line for three PIAA swimming medals
It s not a given. Melissa Leonard knows that.
Astros’ Verlander sidelined by back injury
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is expected to miss opening day after he strained a back muscle during a spring training start against the New York Mets.
Kansas remains unanimous No. 1
Kansas maintained its grip on the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men s college basketball poll, while fourth-ranked Florida State has its highest ranking in nearly five decades.
A first: Hamilton, Florida State ACC tourney’s top seed
Florida State has accomplished several milestones in Leonard Hamilton s nearly two decades with the Seminoles, from winning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament to getting within a game of the Fina
Trainers, vets, others charged in racehorse-drugging scheme
More than two dozen people, including the trainer of champion Maximum Security, were charged in what authorities described Monday as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to make them race
NFL players’ union extends CBA voting deadline to Saturday
NEW YORK The NFL players union extended the deadline by two days for its members to vote on a new labor agreement with the league.