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Portland fires new announcer

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers fired new play-by-play television broadcaster Braiden Bell on Thursday when inappropriate social media posts that he made as a teenager resurfaced just hours after the team announced his hiring. “The Portland Trail Blazers have zero tolerance for racist, sexist, or harmful comments,” the team said in a statement Thursday night. “Social media posts made by our recently announced play-by-play broadcaster are in clear violation of team and league policies, as well as our values and expectations. Therefore, we will not be moving forward ...

Browns didn’t swing and miss with Watson

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Maybe the Cleveland Browns didn’t strike out when they made that blockbuster trade for Deshaun Watson. A deal that was a disaster for four years is suddenly producing some hits. After Browns owner Jimmy Haslam called the trade “a big swing and miss,” Watson beat out Shedeur Sanders for ...

Wisconsin game brings warning

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I looked up James Franklin’s winning percentage — almost 70% (.698). That includes not only the patsies but bowl games, too. Everyone looked to Matt Campbell with high hopes, and the new savior did everything right with stomping three patsies. So was Wisconsin real, just good luck or a sign maybe Penn State was not worthy of ranking? If Wisconsin played us so tough, can we beat USC, Michigan and Washington? I think not. I do like Campbell. Let’s hope he can recruit like Franklin then develop what Franklin could not. I bleed blue and white, was a big Joe Paterno fan, ...

High School Football Live Scoreboard — Week 6

High School Football

MID-PENN COMMONWEALTH Bishop McDevitt 54, Central Dauphin 0 — FINAL Cedar Cliff 41, Central Dauphin East 23 — FINAL Altoona 19, Chambersburg 14 — FINAL State College 41, Cumberland Valley 15 — FINAL LAUREL HIGHLANDS Bellefonte 17, Bald Eagle Area 10 — FINAL-OT Bishop Guilfoyle ...

‘Physical’ Mounties awaiting B-A

High School Football

Bellwood-Antis football coach Nick Lovrich has often said that the challenges presented by competition in the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference are unremitting and relentless. There is rarely a soft week for any of the conference’s teams, and the Blue Devils’ recent schedule ...