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NBA roundup: LeBron James lifts Lakers past Celtics
LOS ANGELES LeBron James scored 29 points and put the Lakers ahead on a fallaway jumper with 30 seconds to play, and Los Angeles split its season series with the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 victor
Phanatic gets new look as Phillies, creators tangle
CLEARWATER, Fla. He s 42 years old, a little out of shape and clearly no spring chicken. But clearly there s no one more popular on the field for the Philadelphia Phillies than the Phanatic.
Reed wins in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY Patrick Reed made it hard for anyone to question his moxie.
Pens end busy weekend with a loss
PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lost to the Providence Bruins, 2-1, on Sunday at Dunkin Donuts Center.
Durham, Jackson-Davis lead Indiana past No. 9 Penn State
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. In a game full of wild swings, Indiana boxed out No. 9 Penn State.
Analysis: Sing a song for Fury, the new heavyweight champion
LAS VEGAS The world has never seen a heavyweight champion quite like Tyson Fury, the British behemoth who gave Deontay Wilder a beat down to win the heavyweight title and then celebrated by leading
Joey Logano races to second straight Las Vegas victory
LAS VEGAS The adjustments to a major offseason overhaul at Team Penske continued Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where miscommunication between Joey Logano and his new crew chief led to a botche
Hanover Area falls short against Scranton Prep in District 2 basketball
SCRANTON It took a little less than two minutes for momentum to completely turn around for a Hanover Area boys basketball team with its eyes on its first district championship in over 30 years.
Notre Dame East Stroudsburg thumps MMI Prep in District 2 quarterfinals
Aaron Bailey scored 21 points and Notre Dame East Stroudsburg took control early Saturday while handling MMI Prep, 68-37 in a District 2/11 Class A boys basketball quarterfinal game.
Checkmate for Nanticoke Area in District 2 boys basketball semifinals
SCRANTON Even though it would be hard to argue both teams began with the same pieces, the District 2 Class 4A boys basketball semifinal resembled a chess match.
Stuart’s district gold wrestling medal a tribute for late mom
HAZLE TWP. A year ago at this time, Lake-Lehman was celebrating a District 2 Class 2A championship. But the celebration didn t last too long. Shortly after, the team lost a family member when the mo
Lee pins down Wilkes-Barre Area history in District 2 wrestling finals
HAZLE TWP. Connor Lee watched two of his Wilkes-Barre Area teammates fall in the finals of the District 2 Class 3A Tournament.
Holy Redeemer uses handful of answers to overcome Lavelle and Riverside
COVINGTON TWP. Holy Redeemer could not find an answer for Kylie Lavelle Saturday afternoon.
Dunmore dominates Wyoming Seminary in District 2 girls basketball
COVINGTON TWP. Everything Dunmore freshman center Ciera Toomey did Saturday afternoon, sophomore guard and teammate Moriah Murray did just a little better.
Sem dethrones Blair Academy for National Prep Wrestling title
Since winning the National Prep Championship in 2014, Wyoming Seminary s wrestling team has put every ounce of energy into winning the title again. All five of those years, the Blue Knights fell short
Valley West’s Ginochetti wins third straight District 2 diving gold
WILKES-BARRE Sophia Ginocchetti captured her third straight District 2 AAA diving gold medal with a near-flawless performance at Saturday s diving championships at the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth
Holy Redeemer girls basketball team does it again with state berth
Barely six minutes were left in a game that could have gone anyone s way when Sam Yencha started playing like a person possessed.
H.S. Boys Basketball: Three-time D2-6A champion Hazleton Area eliminated by Scranton in semifinals
SALEM TWP. Perhaps Hazleton Area will eventually solve the mystery that plagued the Cougars for a fifth consecutive game on Saturday afternoon.
H.S. Boys Basketball: Wilkes-Barre Area hangs on to defeat Williamsport in D2/4-6A semifinal
SALEM TWP. On the same court where less than 24 hours earlier the girls basketball team lost a heartbreaker, the Wilkes-Barre Area boys tried to avoid the same.
H.S. Girls Basketball: Dallas rallies to defeat Berwick in overtime in D2-4A semifinals
EXETER The final 8.9 seconds Friday night seemed to last forever for Dallas.