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Local roundup: Misericordia softball drops NCAA tournament opener; baseball hosts Friday
Misericordia opened the NCAA Division III softball tournament with a 3-0 loss to Roanoke College on Thursday in Newport News, Va.
RailRiders win third straight in Charlotte in Triple-A debut for Warren
Three games, 12 home runs. And most importantly, three wins.
Rafael Nadal to miss French Open with hip injury, expects 2024 to be last season
For months, Rafael Nadal waited for his body to heal. Waited to be able to push himself around a court at full speed, with full energy, of the sort that has carried him to a record 14 titles at the Fr
Bryson DeChambeau resurfaces at Oak Hill and leads PGA Championship
PITTSFORD, N.Y. So much talk about this PGA Championship has been the restoration project of Oak Hill. Equally astonishing Thursday is the restoration of Bryson DeChambeau.
Local Roundup: Pittston Area softball forces Division 1 title game
DALLAS The Pittston Area Patriots did just enough to win Wednesday. Dallas did just enough to help them.
WVC lands five teams in District 2 boys tennis doubles semifinals
The Wyoming Valley Conference has five of the eight duos still standing in the District 2 boys tennis doubles championships. And unlike in last week s singles tournaments, there was one lower-seeded p
RailRiders flash power again with three more home runs in win over Charlotte
A trip south has rejuvenated the RailRiders bats. And it has already delivered a pair of wins.
Lakers and Nuggets both take lessons from LA’s comeback that fell short
DENVER The Los Angeles Lakers are taking solace in their big second-half comeback that fell just short in the Western Conference finals opener at Denver.
PGA Championship promises a strong course for the strongest field
PITTSFORD, N.Y. Four layers of clothes, beanies and hand warmers were everywhere on the eve of the PGA Championship, a reminder how this major will be different from the previous six at Oak Hill.
PIAA establishes girls wrestling as officially sanctioned sport for next school year
With over 100 girls wrestling programs formed in schools all over Pennsylvania in the last three years, the PIAA Board of Directors made it official on Wednesday: effective July 1, girls wrestling wil
D2 Girls Track & Field: Lake-Lehman brings home Class 2A team championship
SCRANTON Lake-Lehman moved from dark-horse contender to leader and Class 2A girls favorite with Monday s efforts at the District 2 Track and Field Championships.
D2 Boys Track & Field: Holy Redeemer, Hazleton Area finish 2nd in 2A, 3A
SCRANTON Jacob Hunter had himself a busy day on Tuesday.
H.S. Baseball: Hazleton Area claims fourth straight WVC Division 1 title
KINGSTON Hazleton Area clinched its fourth consecutive Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 baseball title Tuesday. Wyoming Valley West didn t make it easy for the Cougars.
Local Roundup: Dallas edges Lake-Lehman in District 2 boys lacrosse playoffs
Andrew Machulsky scored six goals and assisted another as Dallas defeated Lake-Lehman 16-10 Tuesday in a District 2 Class 2A boys lacrosse quarterfinal game.
RailRiders smash six home runs in series-opening rout of Charlotte
A downpour in Charlotte couldn t cool down the RailRiders bats.
76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and 3 second-round exits from playoffs
PHILADELPHIA Doc Rivers penchant for playoff collapses and second-round exits cost him his coaching job with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Dallas boys tennis falls in PIAA team tournament; D2 doubles set to start
Dallas boys tennis wasn t able to punch a ticket to Hershey on Tuesday in the team tournament. But four members of the Mountaineers still have a chance to keep their season going this week.
Oakland A’s reach agreement for potential stadium site on Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS The Oakland Athletics have reached an agreement with Bally s and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a potential stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip.
District 2 Girls Track and Field: Keating shines in 3,200
SCRANTON Madelyn Keating has been collecting plenty of evidence that the 800- and 1600-meter runs are her strongest events.
Stars beat Kraken 2-1 in Game 7 to advance to West final
DALLAS Roope Hintz and 19-year-old Wyatt Johnston scored goals and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken in Game 7 on Monday night.