Sports

Thrift shopping really pays off

National Sports July 20, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. — A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store fetched over $89,000 in an auction that closed Monday. Nineteen-year-old Portland resident Quinn Brown found the Lakers warmup jacket at a Goodwill. After buying it for about $3, he searched online for photos and measurements from other Chamberlain jerseys to compare. When he posted about the jacket on social media, Sotheby’s contacted him about consigning it. The auction house determined that Chamberlain wore it during the 1972 finals, in which he was ...

Claysburg Legion baseball team still alive in playoffs

Local Sports July 20, 2026

CLAYSBURG — Kyle Klotz came on in relief and got a flyout with the bases loaded to end the game and escape a jam to help Claysburg hold on for a 4-3 win over Lower Burrell in American Legion Region 7 baseball play Monday. Dustin Slowik had two hits and drove in two runs for Claysburg ...

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel agrees to buyout after probe, will step down at end of 2026

National Sports July 20, 2026

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan and athletic director Warde Manuel have agreed to a buyout of the remaining three years on his contract and he will step down at the end of 2026, culminating a decade-long run with four national championships and a string of scandals. The ...

Rain delay doesn’t keep Fiore from Park Hills LL title victory

Local Sports July 19, 2026

Before the fourth inning was set to begin during Saturday night’s Park Home Altoona Baseball Classic Championship at John Kraft Field between AABA’s L.S. Fiore and East End’s Greenwood Meadows, severe storms delayed the game for 95 minutes. L.S. Fiore coach John Kraft said some generous ...

Title hopes growing for F1 star Kimi Antonelli

National Sports July 19, 2026

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Kimi Antonelli always believed he had the momentum in the Formula 1 title race even when results didn’t go his way. He made it count with a dominant win Sunday as his teammate and title rival George Russell failed to finish. Antonelli saw off a challenge from ...

Fox saves his best for last at British Open

National Sports July 19, 2026

SOUTHPORT, England — The hard work for Ryan Fox was just getting to the 18th hole in the British Open with a share of the lead. Still to come was the toughest hole at Royal Birkdale, which had yielded only four birdies to the 76 players who had already come through Sunday. For a 39-year-old ...