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Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat in Game 1 of NBA Finals
DENVER Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win
D2 boys volleyball: Young WBA squad battles in 3A finals loss to Delaware Valley
COVINGTON TWP. Wilkes-Barre Area kept improving right to the end of its boys volleyball season Thursday night.
Peraza continues power surge for RailRiders in loss at Lehigh Valley
Oswald Peraza continued to torment Lehigh Valley, but the RailRiders ran out of late magic on Thursday night at Lehigh Valley.
D2 boys volleyball: Holy Redeemer falls to Blue Ridge in Class 2A championship
COVINGTON TWP. Blue Ridge never gave Holy Redeemer a chance to get started Thursday night.
Misericordia baseball opens World Series play Friday against No. 1 Johns Hopkins
For the second time in program history, Misericordia baseball is in the mix for a national championship.
H.S. Football: UNICO Football Classic set for Saturday night at Wyoming Area
While many high school spring sports are heading to the state playoffs, a glimpse of what s ahead in the fall will occur Saturday night.
UNICO dinner honors Lackawanna coach Mark Duda ahead of game
The Wilkes-Barre Chapter of UNICO held its annual players dinner Wednesday night, honoring Lackawanna College head football coach Mark Duda.
Pittsburgh Penguins hire former Leafs GM Kyle Dubas as president of hockey operations
PITTSBURGH (AP) Kyle Dubas wanted to take a breath and take a break after being fired as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
D2 softball: Mid Valley tops Redeemer in 3A for fourth straight district title
SCRANTON Looking to capture the school s fourth straight district championship, Mid Valley showed just why the rest of the field in 3A softball has been unable to knock them from the top of the moun
RailRiders power past IronPigs in 10 innings, move above .500
Oswald Peraza hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning. And things were just getting started.
Butler, Jokic lead Heat, Nuggets into a NBA Finals after unconventional paths
DENVER Nikola Jokic wasn t supposed to be here. Neither was Jimmy Butler, for that matter.
Two eight-seeds, two chances at titles for South Florida thanks to Panthers, Heat
DENVER They were No. 8 seeds. They barely got into the playoffs after up-and-down regular seasons. They had to face the No. 1 overall seeds in Round 1 of the postseason. They had to win Game 7s in B
Peyton Stearns, NCAA champ for Texas, beats Jelena Ostapenko, 2017 champ at French Open
PARIS Like many a kid, Peyton Stearns enjoyed participating in sports and tried her hand at plenty.
D2 softball: Tunkhannock’s district title reign ends with loss to Valley View in 4A finals
EDWARDSVILLE Valley View found itself in a place Tunkhannock could never locate Wednesday afternoon.
D2 softball: Balay’s walk-off homer delivers Class 6A championship to Cougars
EDWARDSVILLE After an 0-for-3 start at the plate in Tuesday s subregional championship game, Hazleton Area s Makenna Balay admitted to feeling a little frustrated with herself.
D2 softball: Pittston Area’s state title reign ends after tight battle in 5A finals
EDWARDSVILLE The defending district, subregional and state champions were not about to go down without a fight.
D2 baseball: Comeback falls short as Lake-Lehman’s streak of 3A titles ends
MOOSIC Lake-Lehman s bats awoke at the very latest time possible Tuesday.
RailRiders pitching comes through after early runs to beat Lehigh Valley
A double, a walk and a wild pitch had the RailRiders sweating a bit in the bottom of the ninth.
Butler proves prophetic as Heat prepare for NBA Finals matchup with Nuggets
Cancel that flight plan, Denver. Turns out, the NBA Finals are starting in the Mile High City after all.
D2 baseball: Dallas stings Honesdale to win Class 4A championship
MOOSIC It started with a looping single that fell just in front of a diving center fielder and ended with a sharp single that brought home a run.