http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=960&32=3991&7=-1&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fnews All news headlines from The Hazleton Times en-us 2008 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:45:15 GMT 2012-02-10T11:45:15Z en-us 2008 http://media.timesleader.com/designimages/HT_Logo.gif http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350714&44=139072374&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fnews%2FHelping_workers_get_ready_02-10-2012.html WILKES-BARRE TWP. – A new institution is aiming to put students back to work in a region marred by high unemployment and chronic brain-drain. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:45:15 GMT b5497e1939d9680c3e0a4de43657862d 2012-02-10T11:45:15Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139078359&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FTiger_gets_his_PGA_Tour_season_off_to_solid_start_02-10-2012.html (AP) Tiger Woods felt good about the start at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am until he looked at the leaderboard. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:19 GMT fc5978db4f73a4588c50b1fafb5028bb 2012-02-10T09:40:19Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139076799&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FRyu_leads_Women_s_Australian_Open_02-10-2012.html (AP) U.S. Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu shot a 4-under 69 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over fellow South Korean player Hee Kyung Seo after the second round of the LPGA Tour's season-opening Women's Australian Open. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:18 GMT 95e32debe17edc3e416f076c66b1c4ef 2012-02-10T09:40:18Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139078339&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FMurder_trial_of_former_U_Va__athlete_set_to_resume_02-10-2012.html (AP) The trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend is nearing the end of its first week. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:17 GMT 3c4aae629300b1a0c4931dad463f51f8 2012-02-10T09:40:17Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139078324&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FJan_Ullrich_says_he_had__contact__with_doping_doc_02-10-2012.html (AP) Hours after receiving a two-year ban for blood doping, 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich admitted on his website that he had "contact" with the Spanish doctor who ran the doping program he was accused of participating in. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:16 GMT 7db9ac266a6c1ed146db7bad21ec9045 2012-02-10T09:40:16Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139071974&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2F139071974.html At this stage, Michael Cooper is working to position Southern California in the best possible spot for the Pac-12 tournament. No upsets at Stanford, though. As is the case for most Cardinal opponents, the Women of Troy had no answers for the star Ogwumike sisters. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:42:49 GMT 5352423d1b4e5c7f16eacae2bf3a173d 2012-02-10T08:42:49Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074264&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FDaytona_is_a_certainty_for_Cassill_02-10-2012.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Landon Cassill has a job for the Daytona 500 for the first time in his career. Cassill said Thursday he’s been hired to drive for a team that purchased assets and last year’s points from the now defunct Red Bull Racing team. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:42:35 GMT 5fa1c62d41373582af932ccd69306ccd 2012-02-10T08:42:35Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074224&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FHey_LeBron__just_shut_up__hellip__if_you_can_OPINION_JIM_LITKE_02-10-2012.html Nineteen months after “The Decision” sent his personal stock plummeting, LeBron James is as desperate as ever to please and still clueless on how to go about it. So maybe the only surprise about Forbes magazine’s latest list of most-disliked athletes is that James hasn’t demanded a recount. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:42:00 GMT e6b8bb2d596514675a70109bf053a733 2012-02-10T08:42:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074709&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FGonzaga_beats_No__16_Saint_Mary_s_73-59_02-10-2012.html (AP) For the first 30 minutes of Thursday night's game, Gonzaga and No. 16 Saint Mary's fought basket-for-basket in a showdown of the West Coast Conference leaders. Then Gonzaga made three 3-pointers in a 2-minute span and cruised to a 73-59 victory. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:41:02 GMT 9970af20ae60a652c61961a659bdc20e 2012-02-10T08:41:02Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139076794&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FPa__judge_to_consider_Sandusky_jury__bail_issues_02-10-2012.html (AP) State prosecutors don't want the people who live near former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in central Pennsylvania to sit as jurors in his pending child sex-abuse trial. On Friday, they will try to persuade a judge to fill the jury box with people from outside the State College area instead. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:11 GMT 0804502b181118153ad7cad7a1d516b0 2012-02-10T08:40:11Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139076789&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FHearing_set_in_slander_suit_v__Syracuse_s_Boeheim_02-10-2012.html (AP) Lawyers involved in a slander suit against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim (BAY'-hym) are set to argue in a New York courtroom over a procedural issue that has veered into salacious allegations about fired assistant coach Bernie Fine's wife. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:11 GMT 4e527e9aad2c076d2a8800832ffaf433 2012-02-10T08:40:11Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139071979&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2F139071979.html Luis Scola scored 16 points, Patrick Patterson added 14 and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Phoenix Suns 96-89 on Thursday night. Chase Budinger and Kyle Lowry each scored 12 points, and the Rockets used a 57-13 edge in scoring from their backups to win their third straight and fourth in five games. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:39:58 GMT 44c079b65e551d2b29850064ed3ad0a6 2012-02-10T08:39:58Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139071984&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2F139071984.html Steve Prohm had never lost a game as a head coach. He doesn't think much of what his first loss will do for his sleeping habits. "I doubt (I'll get any sleep)," Prohm said Thursday night after No. 9 Murray State lost 72-68 to Tennessee State, ending the Racers' run as the last unbeaten team in Division I. "My parents are here, too. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:39:34 GMT e8838e087af4344155e0ebd5f9407524 2012-02-10T08:39:34Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074294&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FGiroux__Schenn_lead_Flyers_over_Leafs_02-10-2012.html Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn scored 1:14 apart in the second period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Scott Hartnell and Max Talbot also had goals for Philadelphia, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:39:03 GMT 243cba26cbb47bc5dcc4dab11e715e64 2012-02-10T08:39:03Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074289&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FMurray_State_suffers_first_loss_02-10-2012.html Robert Covington had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a 72-68 victory over No. 9 Murray State on Thursday night, handing the Racers their first loss of the season. Isaiah Canaan had 31 points and six rebounds for Murray State (23-1, 11-1 Ohio Valley Conference), which was the last unbeaten team in Division I. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:38:32 GMT 356e3edd535bda1f76f44083a6c541ee 2012-02-10T08:38:32Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074269&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FArmstrong_relieved_investigation_over_02-10-2012.html As far as Lance Armstrong is concerned, it’s all over. The stress, the waiting, the whispers about whether he doped during his stellar cycling career, all of it ended when — after nearly two years — federal prosecutors closed an investigation of him last week without bringing any charges. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:38:12 GMT cefefe7963a8a9ab646199d6e77d8191 2012-02-10T08:38:12Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074234&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FGasol_leads_Lakers_past_Celtics_02-10-2012.html Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen’s putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night. Kobe Bryant had 27 points, Gasol finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum added 16 points and 17 rebounds to help the Lakers snap a two-game losing streak. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:37:38 GMT 5cffbfaa9ac6678b18e67e806ce28c04 2012-02-10T08:37:38Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074299&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FVictorino_to_be_on__lsquo_Five-O_rsquo__02-10-2012.html NEW YORK — Book ‘em, Shane-O. Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino, nicknamed the “Flyin’ Hawaiian,” will be a guest star on Monday’s episode of “Hawaii Five-0.” Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:35:44 GMT e20dd56f8ed489514b62d0ca09695ead 2012-02-10T08:35:44Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074254&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FGiants_GM_says_there_will_be_changes_02-10-2012.html The New York Giants already started preparing to defend their Super Bowl title, just days after winning their second NFL title in five seasons. General manager Jerry Reese said Thursday he expects a strong core of players to return next year, but cautioned “there will definitely be some changes. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:35:08 GMT 9b2b32288b82a6f79e25772a7dea541a 2012-02-10T08:35:08Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=350719&44=139074284&32=3991&7=420064&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fhazletontimes%2Fsports%2FPRO_GOLF_02-10-2012.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:34:35 GMT d002a704342fba0dde874564ae48e847 2012-02-10T08:34:35Z