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Sporting events in Italy to be halted because of virus
ROME Sports ground to a halt throughout Italy late Monday night when Premier Giuseppe Conte announced that games and travel will be banned nationwide.
New delights for Dallas, familiar feeling for Redeemer in girls basketball
Some of the players on this year s team weren t even born the last time the Dallas Mountaineers made it to Round 2 of the PIAA Girls Basketball Playoffs and nobody seems quite sure if the program ever
PIAA Boys Basketball: WVC teams face tough history as they head to second round of states
The odds plummet dramatically for Wyoming Valley Conference boys basketball teams at this point in the PIAA state playoffs.
LeBron & Co. snap Clippers’ streak at 6 with 112-103 victory
LOS ANGELES LeBron James closed out a weekend to remember. First, he outdueled Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in a match-up of NBA conference leaders. Then he kept the Los Angeles Lak
Logano holds off Harvick in NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. Joey Logano raced to his second NASCAR Cup Series win in three weeks, holding off Kevin Harvick over the final two laps after an overtime restart Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.
No fans, no fun: Athletes uneasy over empty-arena solutions
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. As U.S. sports leagues weigh whether to bar fans from ballparks and stadiums to help stall the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is one of the few
No. 9 Maryland tops No. 25 Michigan for Big Ten title share
COLLEGE PARK, Md. Each member of the Maryland basketball team took turns gripping the trophy awarded to the Big Ten Conference champions. They wore bright red hats boasting their accomplishment, and
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins blanked by Devils
WILKES-BARRE, The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins playoff hopes took hit Sunday with a 3-0 loss to the Binghamton Devils.
H.S. Basketball: PIAA sets sites, times for state games involving WVC teams
The PIAA has set the sites and times for the five second-round state games involving Wyoming Valley Conference basketball teams. Three boys teams and two girls teams are still alive for state titles.
D’Amato (silver), Pepe (bronze), Evans (fourth) bring home PIAA wrestling medals
HERSHEY Two great careers came to a close. Another one is just getting started.
PIAA Boys Basketball: Holy Redeemer shakes off sloppy start to rout SLA Beeber in 3A opener
WILKES-BARRE Holy Redeemer didn t start well Saturday afternoon. Too many turnovers. Too many missed opportunities.
PIAA Boys Basketball: Fourth quarter dooms Wilkes-Barre Area in 6A loss to Pennridge
WILKES-BARRE The Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack had its ups and downs on their maiden voyage in boys basketball. So much so that coach Pat Toole often called it a roller coaster season.
WBS Penguins punch back to beat Bridgeport, end losing skid
WILKES-BARRE TWP. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins played late into Saturday night, but this time they avoided the dreaded overtimes and shootouts where they have lost six of their last nine times
PIAA Girls Basketball: Good week of practice leads to good things for Dallas in state opener
WILKES-BARRE They say that practice makes perfect. So, it s not a coincidence that Dallas picked up its first state playoff win in 17 years Saturday afternoon after one of their best weeks of practi
Sokoloski: Sometimes, it’s more than victory that really matters
They can t all be legends like Rocky Bonomo and win three state wrestling championships.
PIAA Girls Basketball: Berwick runs out of steam against Danville in Class 4A state opener
SHAMOKIN Facing a double-digit deficit with three minutes left in its season, a determined Berwick girls basketball team charged out of a timeout and immediately made a push to play on.
PIAA Basketball: Nick Nocito leads Dallas to opening-round win over Frankford
SALEM TWP. Dallas wanted to make sure the offense that left Mohegan Sun Arena after the District 2 Class 5A boys basketball championship game didn t show up Friday night.
PIAA girlsbasketball: Hazleton Area eliminated by Owen J. Roberts in Class 6A first round
SALEM TWP. By the time opportunity arrived Friday night, the situation was somewhat dire.
Holy Redeemer, Moore share in girls PIAA first-round basketball victory
SHAMOKIN There s just something about playing in state tournaments that seems to get Liv Moore going.