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Charlton, Wallace lead Dallas over Hazleton and into girls basketball tie
DALLAS They drew up gameplans, set their defense and preached about preventing Lauren Charlton from taking outside shots.
After Super Bowl win, Chiefs already eyeing repeat next year
MIAMI It took the Chiefs five full decades to bring the Lombardi Trophy back to Kansas City.
Baylor strengthens hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll
Baylor has strengthened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press men s college basketball poll.
Change looming as NASCAR season arrives with Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The sky isn t falling or at least it doesn t feel that way as NASCAR heads into the first of two seasons full of change.
H.S. Football: Wilkes-Barre Area’s Rafael McCoy heading to Old Dominion
The Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack has its first Division I football commitment in the program s one-year history.
Review: Lopez, Shakira in joyful, exuberant halftime show
NEW YORK Seizing their opportunity to make a cultural statement, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira infused the Super Bowl halftime show with an exuberance and joy that celebrated their Latina heritage.
Beyoncé is back at the Super Bowl, attending game with Jay-Z
MIAMI Coverage of entertainment and celebrity happenings at Super Bowl 54 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami:
Tributes to Bryant abound at stadium
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. Even at the Super Bowl, they mourned Kobe Bryant.
Simpson rallies to win Phoenix Open
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Webb Simpson birdied the final two holes of regulation to force a playoff with Tony Finau, then won the Waste Management Phoenix Open with a 10-foot birdie putt on the first e
College Basketball: No. 18 Iowa beats No. 19 Illinois 72-65
IOWA CITY, Iowa Luka Garza is 6-foot-11 and can hit 3-pointers.
NBA roundup: Harden’s 40 leads Rockets over Pelicans 117-109
HOUSTON James Harden had 40 points and came an assist shy of a triple-double to lead the Houston Rockets to a 117-109 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.
WBS Penguins can’t close out Bridgeport as win streak ends in shootout
WILKES-BARRE TWP. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were less than 2 minutes from extending their winning streak.
Pierce caps emotional stretch by clinching D2-2A duals title for Tunkhannock
YATESVILLE Alex Pierce has gone through a range of emotions recently.
Bonus points big as Delaware Valley drops Hazleton Area in Class 3A duals final
YATESVILLE Over the previous 13 years, either Hazleton Area or Delaware Valley has emerged as the District 2 Class 3A Duals champion 10 times.
H.S. football: New Wyoming Valley Conference schedule offers several changes
The Wyoming Valley Conference football schedule is finally set for the next two years.
Sokoloski: With Davis, Yankees prospects are in good hands down on the farm
Before he started clubbing baseballs around Central Columbia High School, Doug Davis had another field to hit.
WBS Penguins win fifth straight, beat Phantoms in long-awaited return home
WILKES-BARRE TWP. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins let the opportunities presented by their longest extended homestand of the season go to waste.
Local Roundup: Pittston Area knocks off first-place Hazleton Area, tightens Division 1 boys race
Pittston Area rallied from a nine-point deficit at halftime to knock off first-place Hazleton Area 52-48 Friday night in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys basketball game.
Boys basketball: Wyoming Sem picks up the pace, conquers Hanover Area’s slow-down strategy
KINGSTON The strategy worked for almost the entire first half Friday night.
Penn State D-line coach Sean Spencer set to join New York Giants staff
Penn State had already replaced a coordinator and two assistant coaches this winter.