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Little League Baseball: Back Mountain National edges Abington in winners bracket finals
DUNMORE Trever Cunningham s first RBI was a majestic blast off the scoreboard in right field in the fourth inning. His second RBI didn t have the same pizzazz, but couldn t have come at a better tim
Plains knocked out of Section 5 tourney
DUNMORE The bats just couldn t wake up in time for Plains North to stave off elimination from the Section 5 Major baseball tournament.
RailRiders score early, top Red Sox
MOOSIC The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders scored one run in each of the first four innings and then hung on for a 5-3 win over the Worcester Red Sox.
Greater Pittston captures Region 5 title again
SCRANTON Tommy Carlin s gutty start on the mound and Kyle Skutack s impressive performance as a finisher at the plate paved the way Tuesday as Greater Pittston repeated as Region 5 Senior American L
Georgia’s Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest threat to the Bulldogs’ three-peat hopes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Kirby Smart says complacency is the biggest challenge his Georgia Bulldogs face while trying to add a third straight national football championship.
Vingegaard closer to Tour victory after sensational time trial
COMBLOUX, France (AP) Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard may have time-trialed his way to a second straight Tour de France victory.
Rory McIlroy is laying low ahead of the British Open as he tries to end his major drought
HOYLAKE, England The most telling comment from Rory McIlroy about this British Open, and his hopes of ending an astonishing nine-year drought in the majors, is that he said nothing at all.
Lawsuit filed against Fitzgerald, Northwestern leaders
A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former footbal
Back Mountain National wins Section 5 opener
DUNMORE Nine total pitchers and 20 total runs equaled a win for Back Mountain National in a marathon to open up the Section 5 major baseball tournament, with the District 31 champs knocking off Mid
LITTLE LEAGUE: Plains North falls to Abington in Section 5 opener
DUNMORE The first two batters were retired rather easily Tuesday.
Martin Truex Jr. wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 1st time in 30 races
LOUDON, N.H. Martin Truex Jr. had just chewed up the competition to win at the same New Hampshire track where his dad won a regional stock car series race in 1994 when he clutched a 22-pound live lo
Parity, bigger field mean there could be surprises at the Women’s World Cup
There could be some some surprises at the Women s World Cup.
Greater Pittston headed to regional final
SCRANTON The final meeting of league leaders that was impractical at the end of the Wyoming Valley Senior American Legion Baseball League playoffs became a necessity in determining a Region 5 finali
Men to compete in artistic swimming at Olympics for first time
FUKUOKA, Japan Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers now called artistic swimmers have heard the putdowns before.
Aces look to maintain historic pace in 2nd half, repeat as WNBA champions
The Las Vegas Aces are on a historic pace heading into the second half of the season and have shown no signs of letting up.
LSU’s success in baseball, women’s hoops ramps up pressure on Kelly
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Brian Kelly and LSU face much higher expectations going into his second season as coach.
Braves’ Acuña is on pace to set new baseball standard for power-speed dominance
ATLANTA Ronald Acu a Jr. is on pace to do more than just join an elite 40-40 club in baseball history.
Analysis: Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon title shows he is exactly who everyone thought he was
WIMBLEDON, England Novak Djokovic knows a thing or two about the talents and intangibles required to win big matches against the best players.
Cameron Smith returns claret jug ahead of the British Open and reflects on his long year
HOYLAKE, England The chill Aussie vibe of Cameron Smith gave way to more emotion than he expected Monday while taking part in one of many royal and ancient traditions at the British Open.
Matthew Jordan recounts Tiger memories ahead of hitting opening tee shot at British Open
HOYLAKE, England Matthew Jordan has been given the honor of hitting the first tee shot at the 151st British Open. He ll know exactly where to put it.