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Another NBA game was called off Sunday because of coronavirus concerns, and the Memphis Grizzlies said center Jonas Valanciunas will not play Monday because of the league’s health and safety protocols.

Sports

Chen wins fifth straight title

Times Leader - January 17, 2021

LAS VEGAS — Dick Button has always been the measuring stick for American men figure skaters. And no wonder, with seven straight U.S. titles and two Olympic gold medals.

Australian Open: 72 tennis players in lockdown after virus cases on flights

Sports Times Leader - January 17, 2021

A further 25 tennis players were forced into quarantine in Australia ahead of the season’s first tennis major after another positive coronavirus test on a charter flight, taking the total number of competitors isolating in hotel rooms to 72 on Sunday.

Long road to normalcy: Virtual village connects marathoners

Sports Times Leader - January 16, 2021

BOSTON — Organizers of the Boston Marathon — postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic — have launched a virtual Athletes’ Village to reproduce at least some of the camaraderie of the real thing.

Saints’ Brees sees playoff clash with Brady’s Bucs as fate

Sports Times Leader - January 16, 2021

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees periodically discusses his long, extraordinary NFL journey in terms of fate and destiny.

Similarities abound for Browns, Chiefs in first playoff game

Sports Times Leader - January 16, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Despite their long and storied histories, with the Cleveland Browns having joined the NFL in 1950 and the Kansas City Chiefs with the AFL-NFL merger some 16 years later, the two franchises have rarely met — and never in the playoffs.

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Opinion

Columns

Beyond the Byine: A look inside Albert Young’s Journal

William O'Boyle - January 17, 2021

PLYMOUTH — Steve Kondrad, a member of the board of directors of the Plymouth Historical Society, said Albert Young’s journal is an eyewitness account of everyday life in Plymouth in the 1880s and 1890s.

Their view: What Martin Luther King Jr. taught us about embracing our enemies

Op-Ed Times Leader - January 17, 2021

AG’s ‘State of the Child’ report looks at protection for at-risk children

Columns William O'Boyle - January 17, 2021

Their view: Abuse risks rise for children without in-school option

Op-Ed Times Leader - January 16, 2021

Reflecting on the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Op-Ed Times Leader - January 16, 2021

FEATURES

Lifestyle

A trip to add to your bucket list

Times Leader - January 18, 2021

Before COVID wreaked havoc on travel early last year, I was able to meet my daughter in California for a trip that had been on my bucket list. It was a mother-daughter drive up the Pacific Coast Highway from San Diego to her home in Sacramento. We met in San Diego and rented a car for a five-day drive up the coast. It was one of the most picturesque journeys I’ve taken, filled with sweeping ocean views and rugged coastlines. While we drove north, the drive south would probably have been even more spectacular with unobstructed views of the coastline.

Lifestyle

Seeking Serenity: Car problems, the Wild West and what it means to be an American

Patrick Kernan - January 17, 2021

You’d think that after the events of the last year I’d be used to being stuck at home.

Features

Around Town: Taking a break to sit down #OnTheStacks

Times Leader - January 16, 2021

During the pandemic, there have also been many blessings that have come to light.

BUSINESS

Business

John Phillips: A businessman constantly evolving

Times Leader - January 17, 2021

WEST PITTSTON – John Phillips, at the age of 40, has led a very interesting life.

Business

Indian partying hotspot Goa counts losses, braces for change

Times Leader - January 16, 2021

GOA, India — The sun’s golden rays fall on Goa’s smooth, sandy beaches every evening, magical as ever but strangely quiet and lonely. This holiday season, few visitors are enjoying the celebrated sunsets in the Indian party hotspot.

Business