Sports

WNBA bet goes viral

National Sports July 30, 2026

NEW YORK — A social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams “missed the mark,” the WNBA said Thursday. The players won’t be punished for the bet, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. The league posted the initial video from All-Star Weekend, days before Bueckers’ Dallas Wings and Reese’s Atlanta Dream were set to play Wednesday night. The clip featured Bueckers and Reese ...

Local champions

Local Sports July 29, 2026

L.S. Fiore won the 2026 Park Home Classic championship. Members of the winning youth baseball team are (from left): First row — Miles Isenberg, Lucca Lonero, Leo Becker, Joel Matthews, Greyson Clark, Konner Myers. Second row — Matthew Wert, Gabe Garcia-Hershey, Sawyer Gibney, Elijah Wolfe, ...

Dodgers still won’t say when Ohtani will pitch again this year

National Sports July 29, 2026

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to pitch again this season, but they’re not rushing the two-way superstar back to the mound because of concern about him overcompensating while his left knee heals. Andrew Friedman downplayed Ohtani’s right biceps soreness, ...

Hollidaysburg LL12 team alive in state tournament

Local Sports July 29, 2026

PITTSTON — Hollidaysburg kept its hopes alive in the Little League Baseball Pennsylvania 12U State Tournament by overcoming an early 3-0 deficit and beating Milton, 9-5, on Wednesday. Hollidaysburg is now 1-1 in the tournament and will face Newtown Edgmont or Back Mountain in an elimination ...

Curve almost get no-hit in setback

Altoona Curve July 29, 2026

Chesapeake Baysox left-handed pitcher Caden Hunter made his first start at the Double-A level in Wednesday afternoon’s game with the Altoona Curve at Peoples Natural Gas Field. It may turn out to be one of his most memorable starts while he’s in the minors. Hunter, who is the Baltimore ...

Gloria Gates Care takes 1-0 lead in Federation finals

Local Sports July 29, 2026

Connor Waite will be one of the players the Altoona Area High School baseball team leans on heavily next season as he enters his senior year, and he’s been gaining confidence by dominating the George B. Kelley Federation this summer. Waite, a member of Gloria Gates Care — the new ...