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Cavendish wins 13th Giro stage; Nibali keeps lead
CHERASCO, Italy — Britain's Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in the 13th and longest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday. Italy's Vincenzo Nibali kept the overall lead, boosting his chances of winning his home country's biggest cycling...
Busch will understand if Kahne retaliates soon
2:40pm
(AP) Kyle Busch won't be surprised if Kasey Kahne...
Sheriff: Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71
5:44pm
CONCORD, N.C. — Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was...
Cavendish wins Giro stage for 100th career victory
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TREVISO, Italy — Sprinter Mark Cavendish won the rainy 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday for his 100th career victory, while...
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Doubles tourney is learning experience
May 16
Wyoming Seminary sends two teams to battle Scranton Prep in today’s semifinal round.
Tunkhannock defeats Wyalusing
May 17
TUNKHANNOCK — Emily Forba, Kirsten Gilpin and Samantha Reposa drove in runs as Tunkhannock defeated Wyalusing 3-1 Friday in a non-league softball game.
Tejay van Garderen wins sixth stage, extends Tour of California lead
May 17
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tejay van Garderen raced to a dominating individual time trial victory Friday in the Tour of California to extend his overall lead over Australian Michael Rogers.
DeNoia, Berwick open playoffs with no-hitter
May 17
BERWICK — Making just his second start back from a late-season injury, Berwick's Clay DeNoia opened the District 2 Class 3A tournament by throwing a five-inning no-hitter in a 10-0 win over GAR on Friday.
TV analyst Ken Venturi dead at 82
May 17
Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.
Bradley holds 3-stroke lead
May 17
IRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship.
Patriots pull upset
May 17
DALLAS — As smoothly as the upset bid was progressing Friday afternoon, it abruptly started to show cracks in the bottom of the seventh.
Harvey wins fifth for Mets
May 17
CHICAGO — Matt Harvey won his fifth straight decision, allowing five hits in 7 1-3 innings and singling in the go-ahead run in the seventh to lead the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Friday.
P Kiroda, Yankees blank rival Blue Jays
May 17
NEW YORK — Hiroki Kuroda pitched two-hit ball for eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees again beat Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-0 on Friday night.
Shutout helps Cougars stave off elimination
May 17
MOOSIC – Coming off a dramatic victory on Thursday in the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional, Misericordia carried that momentum Friday morning to stave off elimination for one more game.
Derby winner is favorite in today's Preakness — the second jewel of Triple Crown.
May 17
BALTIMORE — Everything's a go for Orb.
NASCAR community mourns death of ex-driver Dick Trickle
May 17
CONCORD, N.C. — Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten.
Crosby has Penguins up 2-0 in series
May 17
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Crestwood surprises Tunkhannock
May 17
TUNKHANNOCK — The big celebration for Crestwood came not at the end of the seventh inning, but the sixth.
Mormina puts Pens on his back for win
May 17
WILKES-BARRE TWP. –Joey Mormina ate his grandmother's lasagna for lunch and then went out and assisted on all three Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin goals in the second period of Friday's 3-1 win over the Providence...
Dropped fly ball gives Pirates 5-4 win over Astros
May 17
(AP) Jimmy Paredes dropped Russell Martin's bases-loaded fly ball when he collided with second baseman Jake Elmore with two outs in the...
Busch snaps streak, wins Truck race at Charlotte
May 17
(AP) Kyle Busch snapped a seven-race drought on the NASCAR Truck Series by winning Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Crosby leads Penguins to 4-3 win over Senators
May 17
(AP) Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take...
Kuroda leads Yankees over Blue Jays 5-0
May 17
(AP) Hiroki Kuroda pitched two-hit ball for eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees again beat Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue...
Andretti team is clear favorite for Indy pole
May 17
(AP) Michael Andretti might never have a better chance to win the Indianapolis 500 pole.
Defensive forwards center stage in NHL playoffs
May 17
(AP) Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for...
Povetkin stops Wawrzyk in 3rd keep WBA belt
May 17
(AP) Unbeaten Alexander Povetkin retained his WBA heavyweight belt Friday night, stopping Polish challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third...
Defensive forwards center stage in NHL playoffs
May 17
(AP) Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for...
Judge rejects defense bid to photograph Tsarnaev
May 17
(AP) A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) who want...
Povetkin stops Wawrzyk in Round 3, keeps WBA belt
May 17
(AP) Alexander Povetkin stopped Andrzej Wawrzyk by a technical knockout at 2:29 of the third round Friday to retain his WBA heavyweight...
Girl gets surprise reunion with dad at Rays game
May 17
(AP) A Tampa Bay area girl throwing the first pitch at a Rays game got a big surprise from her father, who had been stationed in...
USADA criticizes cycling body for lack of action
May 17
BRUSSELS — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency criticized cycling's governing body for failing to take decisive action to clean up the sport since the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
Jets RB Goodson facing drug, weapons charges
May 17
(AP) New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after he was found in a car with an acquaintance early...
Former lawyer says OJ Simpson knew about guns
May 17
(AP) The lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for...
Guan will miss Nelson cut after 2nd-round 77
May 17
(AP) Guan Tianlang will miss the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship after shooting a 7-over 77 in the second round Friday.
Ferguson heads into retirement seeking 1 more win
May 17
(AP) Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury vacations, watching thoroughbreds, enjoying good wines and perhaps...
Schmidt trying to get 2 cars in before adding car
May 17
(AP) Sam Schmidt is content to wait another day before hiring a third driver for the Indianapolis 500.
Jets RB Goodson facing drug, weapons charges
May 17
(AP) New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after a New Jersey traffic stop.
Marchand delivers to lift Bruins over Rangers 3-2
May 17
(AP) Brad Marchand left the morning skate early. The Bruins were thrilled he was on the ice at the end of the game Thursday night.
After eliminating Warriors, Spurs look to Memphis
May 17
(AP) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight...
Beckham's role after retirement to remain global
May 17
(AP) After David Beckham's long and distinguished soccer career ends on an artificial turf field in northwestern France, his life promises...























