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Machado has 2 homers, 5 RBIs off Scherzer; Musgrove sharp as the Padres beat the Mets 6-2
SAN DIEGO Manny Machado homered twice off Max Scherzer and drove in five runs for the San Diego Padres, who got six strong innings from Joe Musgrove to beat the New York Mets 6-2 Sunday and take two
Cubs score 6 runs late to rally for 7-4 win over Yankees
NEW YORK Yan Gomes hit a tying pinch-hit two-run single in the seventh inning following a fielding error by second baseman Gleyber Torres and Seiya Suzuki hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth
Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic will be back at Centre Court and Carlos Alcaraz plays, too
WIMBLEDON, England Novak Djokovic will be back at Centre Court on Monday to try to close out his fourth-round match against 17th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz.
Iga Swiatek finally reaches the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Novak Djokovic’s match was suspended
WIMBLEDON, England Twice, Iga Swiatek was a single point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a single point from the sort of confounding defeat at the place that gives her so much more trouble than an
Russian teen Mirra Andreeva helps herself at Wimbledon in reaching fourth round
WIMBLEDON, England When 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva needed some advice after losing in the third round at her first major tennis tournament, she didn t have to go far.
Verstappen takes 6th straight F1 win at British GP as Norris, Hamilton in epic fight for 2nd
SILVERSTONE, England On a day when Brad Pitt joined the Formula One grid to shoot his new movie, defending champion Max Verstappen was reduced to a cameo role in his own win with F1 fans gripped by
Woods secures big win at top of famed Tour de France mountain as Pogacar closes gap on Vingegaard
PUY DE DOME, France On the same mountain where five-time Tour de France champion Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor wrote themselves into race history 59 years earlier, all eyes Sunday were on Jo
On the Money: Celebrate dingers in tonight’s Home Run Derby
It s All-Star week in Major League Baseball, friends.
Little League Baseball: Kingston/Forty Fort takes home D31 8-10 title
WEST PITTSTON Two big offensive outburst and one combined pitching gem. They added up to a championship Saturday afternoon for Kingston/Forty Fort.
Little League Baseball: Mountain Top defeats Plains for D16 8-10 championship
WEST PITTSTON The road to a District 16 Little League title often means having to deal with Plains somewhere along the way.
Little League Softball: North Pocono claims Section 5 title over Back Mountain
DALLAS North Pocono flexed the collective muscle of a team ready to defend its state title on Saturday, scoring 11 runs in the first two innings to overpower Back Mountain and win the Section 5 majo
Little League roundup: GPA wins D16 9-11 baseball title in seven innings
Greater Pittston Area claimed the District 16 Little League 9-11 baseball championship on Saturday with a 7-6 victory in seven innings over Mountain Top.
IronPigs slug four homers to take down RailRiders, 6-1
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped a 6-1 decision to Lehigh Valley on Saturday night at PNC Field.
Ron Moreck back at the top after first day of racing at Giants Despair
LAUREL RUN It s been more than 20 years since Ron Moreck staked his claim to King of the Hill.
Back Mountain Triathlon Personal Stories: Sean Robbins holds legendary status in triathlon community
Sean Robbins is the legend.
Manning, Foley and Lange toss 1st combined no-hitter in Tigers history in 2-0 win over Blue Jays
DETROIT Matt Manning, Jason Foley and Alex Lange teamed up for the first combined no-hitter in Detroit history as the Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Saturday.
Alcaraz won’t fret about sounding humble at Wimbledon,wants to face Djokovic
WIMBLEDON, England Let other players downplay their championship chances at Wimbledon. Let other players profess feign? humility. Let other players express caution in Week 1 that it s still way
H.S. Softball: Pittston Area’s Gianna Adams leads Times Leader All-WVC team
All statistics were from available box scores and could differ slightly from official team totals.
Drought Task Force maintains drought watch status for all of Pennsylvania
WILKES-BARRE Following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will maintain a statewide drought watch.
Sean Murphy homers as the MLB-best Braves edge the AL-best Rays, 2-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer and the red-hot Atlanta Braves began a series between teams with the best records in the major leagues with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays