Manchester — High school track teams from Lynchburg-Clay, Whiteoak, West Union, Oskaloosa, Jamestown and other area schools competed at regional invitationals this week, including the Manchester Invitational on Monday, April 20, and additional meets on Monday and Tuesday; Eastern won the Manchester boys title with 150 points and West Union...
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys announced Wednesday that they will not negotiate a long-term contract with wide receiver George Pickens and expect him to play under the franchise tag for the 2026 season, executive vice president Stephen Jones said at the club’s pre-draft news conference, citing organizational precedent and...
BATON ROUGE — LSU Athletics asked the university Board of Supervisors Thursday to approve higher season-ticket prices for men's and women's basketball, proposing top men's tickets rise from $450 to $500 and top women's from $250 to $300 for next season; per-game increases were reported at $1 to $22 for...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On Thursday night, the New York Giants used two top-10 picks in the NFL Draft, selecting linebacker Arvell Reese at No. 5 and offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa at No. 10. The moves followed a prior trade that sent defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals...
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic 98-83 on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena, leveling their first-round playoff series at 1-1. The top-seeded Pistons built a decisive third quarter and ended an 11-game home postseason losing streak that dated to May 26, 2008, reversing the setback from...
Philadelphia — The Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena, taking a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Ristolainen and Nick Seeler scored in a six-minute second-period span after an early Evgeni Malkin power-play goal gave Pittsburgh a brief lead. The victory moved...
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 101-94 on Tuesday in Game 2, taking a 2-0 series lead, as Marcus Smart defended Kevin Durant and pressured him across 18 possessions. Durant returned from a right knee injury and scored 23 points on 7-for-12 shooting but had multiple turnovers,...
Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points with nine assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns 120-107 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series. Jalen Williams left in the third quarter with a left hamstring injury after scoring 19 points,...
SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh said Tuesday he has faith in the team despite a slow start to the 2026 season, noting he has used the same swing since age nine and trusts his approach after a 2025 season in which he hit 60 home runs and finished...
San Francisco — The Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Tuesday night at Oracle Park after an early Dodgers defensive miscue produced a three-run first inning. Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed three first-inning runs before settling, Shohei Ohtani extended his on-base streak with a seventh-inning infield single, and the Giants held...
