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Jokic, Djokovic place Serbia sports front and center at NBA Finals, French Open
DENVER They use the court as their canvas, seeing passing lanes and paths to victory that others in their sports simply cannot.
Coco Gauff wanted a French Open rematch against Iga Swiatek; it’ll happen in the quarterfinals
PARIS Coco Gauff could have hoped for the easy way out. Ever since the French Open bracket determined that the 19-year-old Floridian might end up in a quarterfinal against Iga Swiatek, perhaps it wo
H.S. Baseball: Hazleton Area has season end with 10-0 loss in first round of states
HAZLE TWP. No matter how inviting the pitches looked coming in before breaking sharply, North Penn refused to take the bait Monday afternoon. The Knights were hunting fastballs against Hazleton Area
RailRiders can’t hold early lead, lose in ninth
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell 8-7 to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Sunday afternoon. After the RailRiders took 5-0 lead in the first, the IronPigs battled back and walked off the game in t
Series tied: Heat roar back in the 4th quarter, beat Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 of NBA Finals
DENVER Staring down a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals, as the visitors in a hostile arena where no road team had prevailed in more than two months, the Miami Heat decided to do what they ve done throu
Yankees score runs in final 3 innings for 4-1 victory over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES Despite battling injuries all season, the New York Yankees are still managing to pick up victories.
Misericordia’s postseason run ends with loss
The Misericordia University baseball team s magical postseason run came to an end with a 13-7 loss to No. 12 Baldwin Wallace in the D-III World Series on Sunday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Kyle Busch holds off Denny Hamlin for NASCAR Cup Series win outside St. Louis
MADISON, Ill. Kyle Busch had been in and out of his car through a lengthy weather delay. He had idled on the track through two red flags. He had kept his poise through 11 cautions, including five do
NCAA champ Zhang becomes 1st LPGA Tour winner in pro debut in 72 years, wins Mizuho in playoff
JERSEY CITY, N.J. Rose Zhang lived up to all the pre-tournament hype as the next great women s golfer at least in her first week as a pro.
Hovland delivers clutch putts and wins Memorial in playoff
DUBLIN, Ohio Viktor Hovland was happy with his three PGA Tour victories, even if they were at resort courses that were soft and susceptible to firing at flags. He wanted a win on American soil, wher
Alex Palou wins Detroit Grand Prix in IndyCar’s return to downtown track
DETROIT Alex Palou went from critic to champion in a day.
Rich Hill keeps Cardinals off balance into 7th, Pirates complete 3-game sweep with 2-1 victory
PITTSBURGH When he s on, Rich Hill s pitches still dance. They still dart. They go this way. Then that way. They can baffle hitters with their movement, particularly the ones that don t come close t
Belt hits tiebreaking homer in 7th, Blue Jays sweep Mets 6-4
NEW YORK Brandon Belt broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Schwarber, Ellis homer twice as Phillies beat Nationals 11-3
WASHINGTON Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of three run homers, Drew Ellis hit his first two home runs of the season, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 11-3 on Sunday to take
Alonso’s long wait for 33rd F1 win goes on after disappointing Spanish GP
MONTMELO, Spain The prospect of Fernando Alonso ending a decade-long wait for his 33rd Formula One win in front of tens of thousands of fans at his home race proved too good to be true on Sunday.
Verstappen wins Spanish GP from pole for 40th career victory
MONTMELO, Spain Max Verstappen had warned that his Red Bull team was good enough to win every single race of the Formula One season. On Sunday he took one more step toward that ambitious sweep by ea
Carlos Alcaraz likes to watch replays of his best shots, faces Stefanos Tsitsipas at French Open
PARIS Some friendly advice, sports fans: If Carlos Alcaraz is playing, do not look away. Even for a moment. Because it s likely he ll conjure up some sort of highlight-worthy mix of ability, athleti
Paul Maurice and Bruce Cassidy coaching in Stanley Cup Final shows value of experience
LAS VEGAS The joy Paul Maurice felt on the morning of the start of the Stanley Cup Final was also tinged with sadness. The veteran coach knew there were only at most seven more games left to play.
Golden Knights know from experience Game 1 victory doesn’t ensure win over Panthers
LAS VEGAS The Vegas Golden Knights were flying high after Game 1 in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, having just beaten Washington and believing they were en route to a miracle championship for the first
On the Money: Make these two baseball plays today
It s getting to be some slim pickings for sports bettors as we hit these summer months.