The rocket soared upward, a thin finger of red against the black sky, then burst into a hundred gold and silver balls which arced gracefully downward like the boughs of a willow before sizzlin…
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Most of the people who read this column have probably seen a robin — and I’d guess that most of the people who have seen a robin have also heard a robin sing.
His name still resonates deeply within the Belfast Central School athletic community.
A couple weeks ago, I tried to map out a list of all the places I’ve covered games during my two and a half years at The Era.
OLEAN — The continuing coronavirus pandemic forced the Twin Tiers Baseball Academy to cancel its 2020 home summer tournaments, but that hasn’t stopped Twin Tiers teams from getting games in.
BRADFORD, Pa. — The 51st season of the Penn-York Junior Golf League continues Monday with the tour’s second stop at Pine Acres Golf Course.
It was a triumph of persistence.
(Editor’s note: This is the next of a series in which the Times Herald and Bradford Era will present the best season/team accomplishment for every school in the Big 30. The staffs at both pape…
Sheena Tanner went 2-for-5 with a home run and a double to lead Smethport VFW to a 17-7 win over the Pink Ladies on Thursday.
The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the c…
GENEVA (TNS) — At least one Upstate county is blaming drinking and partying for a recent surge of coronavirus cases among young adults.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Lake Erie’s annual blob of pea-green algae is expected to be smaller this summer than a year ago following a relatively dry spring, but that doesn’t necessarily reflect …
WATKINS GLEN (TNS) — There will be no NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International this year because of quarantine requirements set by the state to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
There has never been a National Football League season quite like the upcoming one.
OLEAN — In the face of blanket cancelations and lost seasons, Kris Linderman, from the beginning, was determined to avoid a similar fate.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis will wear his own name on the back of his jersey when the Los Angeles Lakers return to action.
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A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Monday:
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STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Davis Cup captain Mardy Fish won the American Century Championship on Sunday, holding off former Buffalo defensive tackle Kyle Williams a day after a record-setting round.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was late arriving to summer camp after he tested positive for COVID-19.
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SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Cole Custer became the first rookie winner in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway.
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Andrew Copp got a chance to skate in Michigan but isn’t sure how many of his Winnipeg teammates have been on the ice.
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LONDON (AP) — In the top four since September, Leicester's Champions League hopes are no longer so certain.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Billy Torrence won in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series return, beating Doug Kalitta in the Top Fuyel final Sunday in the NHRA Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway.
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Frank Bolling, a two-time All-Star second baseman and the last player to hit a grand slam off Sandy Koufax, has died. He was 88.
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BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Dominic Solanke scored twice as Bournemouth's bid for Premier League survival was boosted by a 4-1 victory over Champions League-chasing Leicester, which was reduce…
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Tennys Sandgren celebrated a game-clinching point in pandemic-appropriate fashion, retrieving the ball himself in the absence of ball kids, and exchanging a…
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MADRID (AP) — Valencia's chances of making the Europa League next season took a hit with a 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Leganés in the Spanish league on Sunday.
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DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old filly was euthanized after completing a workout at Del Mar, the track’s first fatality of its summer racing season.
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DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Collin Morikawa never looked like a winner at the Workday Charity Open until he tapped in for par on the third playoff hole, capping off a wild finish Sunday at Muirfield Village.
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Believers Chapel’s Chris Austin (left) slides under the tag of Don’s Semi-Friendly Tavern’s Brett Bizzaro during an Industrial League recreational softball game on Tuesday at Forness Park. After a delayed start to the season due to COVID-19-related restrictions, Olean’s rec softball leagues …
