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3:21 AM

COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Lackawanna Union dump Union

Christina DiBartolomeo scored 16 points to lead four players in double figures Thursday night when Lackawanna College knocked off the top NJCAA Region XIX Division II women's basketball team with a 61-50 win over Union County College.

3:33 AM

Bortuzzo making amends for error

It’s not a play that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin Robert Bortuzzo wants to have happen again. Seconds into the overtime period against Providence two weeks ago, Bortuzzo had the puck stripped from his stick by Bruins forward Craig Cunningham, who promptly shot into the net for the game-winning goal.

3:36 AM

Mets’ Alderson’s tweets draw some atttention

Even Mets general manager Sandy Alderson can’t resist pointing out the team’s financial difficulties. The team tweeted Thursday afternoon that Alderson had started a Twitter account (at)MetsGM. Alderson’s first tweet: “Getting ready for Spring Training-Driving to FL but haven’t left yet. Big fundraiser tonight for gas money. Also exploring PAC contribution.”

1:20 AM

Haley returns to his roots

PITTSBURGH — Throughout the 16 minutes that followed him glowingly introducing former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley as his new offensive coordinator, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stood proudly in the corner of the second-floor media room at the team’s facility.

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Valley West downs Invaders in wrestling

Wyoming Valley West defeated West Scranton, 42-27, Wednesday night in a non-league wrestling match.

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COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Murray sets Marywood record for 3-pointers

Ashley Murray set a school record with eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points Wednesday night to lead Marywood University to a 78-52 Colonial States Athletic Conference women's basketball victory over Cedar Crest College.

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Holmes staying put with Jets

It appears Santonio Holmes is sticking around — just as the New York Jets said he would. By remaining on the roster through the second day of the NFL’s waiver period Tuesday, the talented but troublesome wide receiver will get $15.25 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons.

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Parker scores 37 points, leads Spurs over 76ers

Tony Parker scored 37 points, Gary Neal added 18 off the bench and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Philadelphia 76ers 100-90 in a matchup of division leaders Wednesday night. Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Tiago Splitter scored 15 for the Southwest Division-leading Spurs.

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From the hardwood to the Great White Way

Showtime is about to have a whole new meaning for Magic Johnson. The story of the NBA Hall of Famer’s rivalry and friendship with Larry Bird is coming to Broadway in “Magic/Bird,” set to open in April. The two consulted in its production, and Johnson can’t wait to watch their story told.

February 8

COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Bailey's return sparks Lady Falcons

Kayla Bailey returned from an injury and came off the bench to score 15 points Tuesday night to lead Lackawanna College to a 66-61 victory over Harcum College.

February 8

Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade

Eli Manning hoisted the Lombardi Trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked that New York City should now be nicknamed the “Big Blue Apple,” as thousands of fans crowded lower Manhattan on Tuesday to celebrate the New York Giants’ Super Bowl victory amid tons of confetti.

February 8

Ricky Williams retires

Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL. Again. This time, however, it appears to be for good. The 34-year-old Williams told the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday he won’t be back to fulfill the second year of a contract he signed in August. Playing as a backup to Ray Rice this year, Williams ran for 444 yards and scored two touchdowns.

February 8

Pittsburgh names Haley offensive coordinator

The Steelers have named Todd Haley their new offensive coordinator. Haley, 45, will replace Bruce Arians, now with the Indianapolis Colts, and will inherit an offense that scored 325 points last season en route to finishing 12-4.

February 8

Isles’ Nabokov stones Flyers

PHILADELPHIA — Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored on Ilya Bryzgalov in a shootout, helping the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Tuesday night.

February 8

Pierce passes Bird in Celtics’ victory

Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics’ career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.

February 8

UPDATED: Scranton downs DV in overtime

Andrew Moran scored four of his seven points and made a pair of key defensive plays in overtime Tuesday night as first-half champion Scranton forced a tie for the second-half Lackawanna League Division 1 boys' basketball lead with a 45-42 victory over visiting Delaware Valley.

February 7

COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Keystone drops second straight

Keystone College had a winning streak snapped for the second time in three days.

February 7

Dallas tabs new top coach

DALLAS TWP. – As Dallas High School parents, players and assistant coaches made one final appeal to keep Ted Jackson on Monday night, the man destined to replace one of the Wyoming Valley Conference’s most successful football coaches sat quietly.

February 7

The dynamic duo

Tom Coughlin has never won the NFL’s coach of the year award. Eli Manning has never been the league’s MVP. With two Super Bowl victories in the past five seasons, though, they have emerged as the NFL’s top coaching-quarterback tandem. And the best may be yet to come.

February 7

Champions return home greeted by joyful fans

Smiles were the order of the day, as the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants returned home, victorious once again. The team’s charter plane from Indianapolis touched down around 1:55 p.m. Monday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

February 7

Rockies acquire Guthrie from O’s

The Colorado Rockies acquired veteran right-hander Jeremy Guthrie from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, a move that bolsters their young rotation. In exchange, the Rockies sent reliever Matt Lindstrom and right-hander Jason Hammel to the Orioles.

February 7

Coach’s unconventional call not unprecedented

Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score. Playing the odds and inviting critics, the calculating coach of the New England Patriots told his players to get out of the way, open a wide path for Ahmad Bradshaw and give Tom Brady a chance to win the Super Bowl in the final 57 seconds.

February 7

Disappointed Patriots return home

When New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft sits down with network executives to negotiate the NFL’s television contracts, he knows what they’re looking for. On Sunday, he experienced the wrong side of it. “Look, we’re all disappointed in what happened,” he told reporters after returning to the team’s stadium on Monday...

February 7

Game a hit with TV viewers NOTES

February 7

Williams rallies 76ers to win over Lakers

Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant’s record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.

February 6

HIGH SCHOOLS: Classics, Lady Bucks, Lady Chiefs win

Scranton Prep, Dunmore and Lakeland won Monday night to remain unbeaten in the second half in Lackawanna League girls' basketball.

February 6

McGloin leaves West Scranton baseball for pro job

Paul McGloin has resigned as head baseball coach at West Scranton High School to take a position as an associate scout with the New York Yankees.

February 6

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February 6

Bears end Penguins’ Hershey win streak

HERSHEY – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins’ hex on the Hershey Bears at Giant Center finally came to an end Sunday afternoon.

February 6

Another Super Bowl, another MVP for Eli

INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton’s little brother now.

February 6

Giants take advantage of gamble

Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw looked back, saw no one chasing him, and paused at the goal line. Could it really be this easy to score the winning touchdown in a Super Bowl game? The latest showdown between the Giants and the Patriots came down not to a last-minute touchdown pass...

February 6

In big game, Al Michaels in top form OPINION

Here’s hoping Joe Buck was taking notes. The next time the Fox TV lead announcer works as the NFL’s championship game, he should look back at how Al Michaels handled Super Bowl XLVI. While Buck is sometimes too smug for his own good, Michaels is the consummate pro.

February 6

Sad season ends in loss for Kraft

February 6

NYC fans cheer, dance as their team wins one more championship

NEW YORK — The repeat performance was just as good as the first for New York Giants fans as they watched their team again beat the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday in the Super Bowl.

February 6

Missed chances haunt Patriots

Tom Brady’s two long incompletions in the final minutes, and several missed chances throughout the game cost the New England Patriots a chance at another Super Bowl victory. It also resulted in their second loss to the New York Giants in the big game in four years, 21-17 on Sunday.

February 6

Eli, Peyton jerseys plentiful in stadium NOTEBOOK

Eli Manning jerseys are all over the place at Lucas Oil Stadium. Peyton Manning’s little brother has been popular all week in Peyton’s town, and Colts fans seem to be rooting more for Eli’s Giants than Tom Brady’s New England Patriots in Sunday’s Super Bowl.

February 6

Vulgarities overshadow Madonna

For all the pomp and excess of Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show, it is likely to be a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. that is most remembered. The gesture, accompanied by a barely disguised expletive, came during a performance of Madonna’s new single, “Give Me All Your Luvin.”

February 6

Forgotten receiver delivers

Mario Manningham is no longer the New York Giants’ forgotten receiver. Manningham emerged from the shadow of Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz with a catch that will rival David Tyree’s Super Bowl helmet grab four years ago, helping the Giants knock off the New England Patriots 21-17 in the NFL championship game on Sunday.

February 6

Ads battle for title of their own

Forget the battle between the Giants and the Pats. The real Super Bowl showdown is between advertisers. The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest stage and companies spent an average of $3.5 million for 30-second commercials for the right to duke it out during Sunday’s game.

February 5

COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Swaback, Jacques shine on Senior Day

Matt Swaback nailed three 3-pointers in the final four minutes Saturday afternoon to rally the University of Scranton to a 74-71 victory over visiting Susquehanna in a Landmark Conference men's basketball game.

February 5

Knights, Crusaders fall short

History was made during the finals of the District 2 Duals Tournament Saturday night at Pittston Area. Unfortunately for a pair of Wyoming Valley Conference teams, the unprecedented result wasn’t in their favor. Minutes after Coughlin lost a 46-15 decision to Delaware Valley in the Class 3A championship dual, Lake-Lehman dropped its Class 2A title dual to Western Wayne, 35-34.

February 5

Dallas dumps Scranton Prep in girls' basketball

Lackawanna League Division 1 second-half girls' basketball leader Scranton Prep took a break from the pursuit of a division title Saturday and suffered a loss on the road.

February 5

Behind Snee, Giants back in Bowl KEEPING SCORE Tom Robinson

Chris Snee will always remember the confetti flying in the air after the game.

February 5

Steamers blow lead, recover to win in OT

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers appeared to let a win get away when they coughed up a 10-point lead in the last 1:18 of regulation Saturday afternoon.

February 5

Mormina steps up, nets winner

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin defenseman Joey Mormina had no idea how big his goal in the first period of Saturday’s matchup against the Albany Devils would become.

February 5

Vucevic scores 15 to lead Philadelphia to victory over Hawks 98-87

Rookie Nikola Vucevic set a career high with 15 points to lead six Philadelphia scorers in double figures and the Sixers dodged back-to-back losses once again by beating the Atlanta Hawks 98-87 on Saturday night.

February 5

Showdown offers something for all

INDIANAPOLIS — MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning — Eli, and Peyton, too.

February 5

Penguins always rally for causes

As a pro hockey player for the last nine years, Ryan Craig knows what it’s like to have the popularity and recognition that comes with being a professional athlete.

February 5

Wheeling Watch

Nick Petersen had a goal and an assist to lead the Nailers to a 4-3 shootout win over Elmira on Friday. Since he was reassigned by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last month, Petersen has four goals and eight points in six games with Wheeling. The Nailers have now won three in a row and move to within two points of Elmira for first place in the Atlantic Division.

February 5

Fantasy GM

Cody Wild, shown above, took a backup goaltender to be the starter on his fantasy hockey team. A backup? Yep. But when you think about it, it was really a shrewd Fantasy GM move. After all, the player Wild took would likely be a starter on a lot of other NHL teams.

February 5

Cashing in: NFL is as popular as ever

INDIANAPOLIS — Less than a year ago, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Osi Umenyiora and seven other players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, a key moment in a convoluted and contentious labor dispute between the union and league that threatened to cut short — or even wipe out — the 2011 season.

February 5

Giants kicker grudgingly came to enjoy playing football

Lawrence Tynes hated football. Too much hitting, too much pain. The native of Scotland preferred soccer when he was growing up in Florida, which was the latest stop for his military family. A lot of his friends spent their time tugging on helmets and lacing up shoulder pads, but he didn’t want anything to do with it.

February 5

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February 5

And the new champion will be ... OPINION

Rarely is Bill Belichick outcoached. Tom Brady almost never gets outplayed. The brilliant coach on the sideline and his cerebral leader on the field — winners of three Super Bowls together — are still a notch above their NFL championship game opponent.

February 5

Ravens Birk wins man of year award

Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk is the Walter Payton Man of the Year. The award honors a player for his off-the-field work as well as for his playing excellence. Birk, a 14-year NFL veteran, has made 96 consecutive starts and is one of the Ravens team leaders. He also supports youth literacy with a program called “Ready, Set, Read,” through his HIKE Foundation.

February 5

Rodgers named MVP; Brees also gets honor

INDIANAPOLIS — The best quarterbacks bring fans out of their seats. Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning did exactly that Saturday night when the NFL Most Valuable Player accepted the trophy from the only four-time winner of the award.

February 5

OPINION

In this new NFL age of throw first and throw again, it’s easy to forget to first rule of football: Defense wins championships. Sorry Eli. Sorry Tom. There’s no doubt you’re both among the league’s elite quarterbacks. The Super Bowl, however, is going to be decided by defense, and the Giants are better than the Patriots right now. The proof is in the performance.

February 5

‘Naptown’ is bustling with fans, excitement

Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason. Native son Kurt Vonnegut Jr. referred to it in 1970 as “the 500-mile speedway race, and then 364 days of miniature golf.” People used to roam city streets on Sundays, picking off pigeons with shotguns as part of “Operation Pigeon-Rid.”

February 5

High School notebook

Karlon Quiller spends many of his nights on the Scranton boys’ basketball team setting up teammates.

February 5

Rava rally lifts BBC to five straight wins

Kacee Rava is the hottest player in Colonial States Athletic Conference women’s basketball and she made sure the Baptist Bible College Lady Defenders remained one of the hottest teams.

February 5

Bishop saves West in AHL Classic

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – It wasn’t your typical all-star game.

February 5

Lackawanna teams knocked out of duals early

YATESVILLE – On adjacent mats, Scranton battled Wyoming Valley Conference top seed Coughlin while West Scranton tangled with host Pittston Area.

February 5

Keystone Giants show no signs of slowing

CLARKS SUMMIT – Make no mistake, the Keystone Giants want to play the game of basketball fast.

February 5

SPORTS BRIEFS

Former Lackawanna College linebacker Tressor Baptiste has signed a futures contract with the National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks.

February 5

Northwestern ‘the place’ for Bernardi sisters

Ashley Bernardi was seconds away from one of the biggest signatures she’ll ever scroll when she stopped and looked up from the paper in front of her.

February 4

Lake-Lehman tops Meyers in semifinal

LEHMAN TWP. — After watching Dallas storm back to take a one-point lead in its match against Western Wayne, Morgan Fuller and Manny Mirailh earned back to back pins before Beau Fuller’s win by decision put the Wildcats too far ahead of Dallas and propelled the Western Wayne into the District 2 Class 2A Duals Championships.

February 4

District 2 Class 2A Duals

District 2 Class 2A Duals

February 4

D-2 Class 3A Duals

D-2 Class 3A Duals

February 4

Coughlin advances to 3A finals

Earlier this week, Coughlin and Pittston Area met with the Wyoming Valley Conference Division I championship on the line. On Friday night, the two met for a berth in the District 2 Class 3A championship match up for grabs. And for the second time in four days, the teams didn’t disappoint.

February 4

COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Scranton tops Juniata

Matt Swaback hit five 3-pointers while scoring 15 points Friday night as the University of Scranton remained on top of Landmark Conference men's basketball with a 59-53 victory over visiting Juniata College.