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Season comes to an end for Claysburg Legion baseball team

CLAYSBURG — Claysburg Legion Post 522 led by one until Philipsburg Phils Post 437 put up eight runs in a 10-4 loss that ended its season in the American Legion Region 7 action at Claysburg-Kimmel High School Tuesday. Troy McNichol blasted a three-run homer in the top of the third to give ...

NFL training camps ready to open around the country

The countdown is over. NFL training camp has arrived. Every team is 0-0 so there’s hope in each city that this season ends with a championship parade. Bryce Young and the defending NFC South champion Carolina Panthers report Wednesday. So do the Arizona Cardinals, led by rookie head coach ...

Clark, Ravech part of ESPN’s layoffs

ESPN is undergoing a significant round of layoffs for the first time in three years after taking over NFL Network in April. Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a memo to employees Tuesday morning, obtained by The Associated Press, that most moves are the result of ESPN’s acquisition of NFL ...

New SEC college football schedule to cancel some rivalries

TAMPA, Fla. — It used to be the biggest rivalry game of the week, the month — maybe the entire season. In 2026, Florida and Tennessee will be complete strangers. Their once-a-year matchup that, back in the day, featured Steve Spurrier, Peyton Manning, Phil Fulmer and snark that sometimes ...

Players propose expanding MLB draft

NEW YORK — Baseball players proposed expanding eligibility for the amateur draft rather than decreasing it, maintaining 20 rounds of selections and moving it back to June in a signal the sport is heading to a labor confrontation this offseason. During a two-hour bargaining session Tuesday ...

Nothing like an MLB trade deadline day

The Major League Baseball trade deadline, which is just under two weeks away on Aug. 3 at 6 p.m., is one of the most interesting days on the baseball calendar. It is a true sign of which teams are going to “go for it” for the final 50 games of the rest of the season. On a personal level, ...