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ACC revamps football title game tiebreakers

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference is revamping the tiebreaker format for its football championship game following a controversial finish last season that allowed a five-loss Duke team to get in over then-No. 10-ranked Miami — a situation that put the Hurricanes at risk of missing the expanded College Football Playoff. Miami, which had been the ACC’s most dominant team during the regular season, wound up being selected for the playoff and went on to reach the national title game, where it fell short to No. 1 Indiana, 27-21. Duke beat No. 20 Virginia in the ACC ...

Expanded MLB playoffs affect possible deals

Professional Sports

PHILADELPHIA — Expanded playoffs make it harder to predict whether Tarik Skubal and other choice acquisitions will be dealt before the Aug, 3 trade deadline. Twenty-three of the 30 teams are within four games of a playoff position heading into the season’s second half, which opens Thursday with the back-in-contention Philadelphia Phillies hosting the woeful New York Mets. “You’ve got a lot of really good teams that were on the bubble that have gotten in and kind of made it,” Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper said. “Anybody that has an opportunity to get in, anything can ...

Mile Level PT takes Fed playoff opener

Local Sports

Down 3-1 after four innings, Mile Level Physical Therapy scored three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to beat Sons & Daughters of Italy, 7-5, in Game 1 of a George B. Kelley Baseball Federation best-of-3 quarterfinal at Vets Field on Wednesday. Cody Clapper and Kade Robinson both went 3-for-3 to lead Mile Level in the comeback. Robinson and Troy McNichols both doubled for the winners. Cort Hetrick allowed two unearned runs in four innings of relief to get the win. Game 2 is this evening at 8 p.m. back at Mansion Park. MILE LEVEL PHYSICAL THERAPY (7): Loucks cf 412, Beltz 2b ...

Lilly Conrad beats Blair County Oil

Local Sports

Lilly Conrad Chiropractic scored five times in three separate innings in a 19-5 win over Blair County Oil at Juniata on Wednesday in Altoona Greater City Baseball League action. Brandon Ickes was 5-for-5 on the day with two doubles and drove in six runs. Chad McCoy slapped two doubles and knocked in four runs, while Ian Olsavsky also recorded three hits. Julian Masone doubled and knocked in two runs for Blair County Oil. LILLY CONRAD CHIROPRACTIC (19): McCoy c 443, Gallaher 1b 521, Ickes 3b 515, McCoy ss 502, Bracken lf 511, Davison 2b 410, Olsavsky rf 353, Minor dh 301, Gully dh 121, ...

Lakemont Park action

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CBRC LAKEMONT PARK MEN’S LEAGUE DIVISION 1 W-L Mike’s Court 5-0 Spherion 5-1 CED Mosebach 3-3 Imperial Ventures/Summit CC 2-3 HoopsFest 1-4 Philly Pretzel Factory 0-5 DIVISION 2 W-L Metzler Brothers Transport 6-0 Teeter Group 4-2 Sideline Cancer ...

Argentina returning to World Cup final

National Sports

ATLANTA — No “Hand of God” this time. Argentina didn’t need it. Instead it was the hallowed feet of Lionel Messi and the unbreakable spirit of a team that has repeatedly fought back at this year’s World Cup that is now one step away from back-to-back titles. Trailing 1-0 going into ...