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D2 Boys Volleyball: Dallas’ run comes to an end against Blue Ridge
NEW MILFORD Dallas opened leads of at least three points in all three sets Tuesday night, but each time Blue Ridge needed it, returning all-state middle blocker Connor Cranage took control.
Local Roundup: Berwick edges Wyoming Area in District 2 Class 4A softball
Makayla Brown struck out 11 and Berwick scored all its runs in the third inning as the Dawgs defeated Wyoming Area 3-1 Tuesday in a District 2 Class 4A softball quarterfinal game.
Lakers hoping LeBron James decides to continue career after playoff elimination
LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Lakers hope LeBron James will decide to continue his career after he recovers from the difficult end to their season.
D2 Boys Lacrosse: A championship celebration for Wyoming Seminary
KINGSTON In the most important quarter of their season so far, the Wyoming Seminary boys lacrosse team pieced together one of its finest stretches yet, blowing a tight contest wide open to repeat as
Jokic leads Denver Nuggets past LeBron’s Lakers 113-111, into their first NBA Finals
LOS ANGELES Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in team history Monday night, sweeping the Western Conference
Bobrovsky gets shutout, Panthers top Hurricanes 1-0 for 3-0 lead in East final
SUNRISE, Fla. The chants of fans in Florida drowned out the public-address announcer at the end of the game Monday night, making it impossible to hear his call of the first star of the game.
Golden Knights keep rallying, lead Stars 2-0 with NHL West final moving to Dallas
DALLAS The Golden Knights certainly know how to rally when they have fallen behind in these NHL playoffs because it has happened so much.
Carmelo Anthony retires from NBA, after 19-year career, NCAA title, 3 Olympic gold medals
Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday.
Celtics look to pull off the impossible, as Heat stand on brink of making NBA Finals
MIAMI Blown out in Game 3, facing elimination in Game 4, tasked with engineering the sort of comeback that no team in their league has ever pulled off before.
H.S. Softball/Baseball: Wyoming Valley West softball wins in eight innings
Wyoming Valley West let a seven-run lead slip away, but came back to defeat host Delaware Valley 10-9 in eight innings Monday in a District 2/4 Class 6A softball quarterfinal game.
Spanish acknowledge they have a racism problem after more abuse of Vinícius Júnior
MADRID One after another, the racial insults kept coming.
Panthers QB Corral doesn’t desire trade despite team drafting Young No. 1 overall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Carolina Panthers drafted Matt Corral in third round of the 2022 NFL draft with an eye toward developing him to potentially be their starting quarterback.
NFL approves emergency 3rd QB after 49ers’ injury woes in NFC title game
EAGAN, Minn. NFL owners approved a rule change Monday that allows teams to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first two are injured during a game, a decision that stems from
Crestwood wins third straight District 2 girls lacrosse title
WRIGHT TWP. Just about 15 minutes into Monday s District 2 girls lacrosse championship game, it appeared as though Abington Heights had the answers on defense for Crestwood s high-octane attack.
All eyes on rookie QBs and Aaron Rodgers as NFL teams kick off practices
Rookie quarterbacks will get much of the attention this week when most NFL teams hit the field for non-contact practices.
Column: Indy 500 off to fast and fascinating start
INDIANAPOLIS Roger Penske couldn t ask for much more in the buildup to the Indianapolis 500 after the fastest weekend in 107 years of The Greatest Spectacle of Racing.
Indianapolis 500 points change could keep series championship race tighter
INDIANAPOLIS Alex Palou took the IndyCar points lead with his first win of this season.
Smith: North Wilkesboro ‘definitely has a place’ in NASCAR’s world, but unclear what capacity
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. Speedway Motorsports CEO Marcus Smith said North Wilkesboro Speedway definitely has a place in the NASCAR world moving forward, despite an All-Star race that lacked drama Su
H.S. Baseball: Pittston Area routs Shikellamy in district quarterfinals
HUGHESTOWN The second inning changed everything Monday.
Medvedev makes his mark on clay by beating Rune for Italian Open title
ROME Daniil Medvedev hadn t won a single match in his three previous appearances at the Italian Open.