Laurel Golfers Win Season Opener Over Highlands
Laurel High opens with a 229-237 win at Saxon Golf Course behind Jake Haswell’s 41 as medalist. Ostermeyer 42, Mincher 46, Sickafu 49, Enscoe 51. Evan Long at AJGA event finishing runner-up with 211 after rounds 73 72 66. Canton’s James Plot wins with 209.
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Bolt grabs another gold in Rio. U S hurdlers triumph
Usain Bolt dominated Rio. his 200 meter win at 19.78 sec completed a third straight sweep of 100 and 200 titles. Canada’s Andre de Grasse was runner up as Bolt celebrated with a victory lap and Jamaican flag. US hurdlers also won gold, boosting the track team’s medal haul to 24 in Rio.
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Eagles capitalize on Steelers turnovers in preseason win
Pittsburgh quarterback Landry Jones threw four interceptions as the Eagles built a 17-0 halftime lead. Nolan Carroll returned a 38-yard interception for a TD, Philadelphia defense piling up nine takeaways in six quarters. Carson Wentz sat with fractured ribs, Sam Bradford guided a late first-half field goal drive. Jones struggled with interceptions and miscues throughout.
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Local boxers shine at Lawrence County Fair showdown
Niko Froce, 21, a New Castle High School alumnus, heads 24 contestants in The Fairground Throwdown at the Lawrence County Fair grandstand. Promoter Terry Black, linking Froce to his Foundation Youth Boxing Center, required 5000 pushups, praising the teen's turn from trouble to discipline. Vinny Austin, 14, from New Castle, defeated Tyler Jaquay of Ambridge in the opening bout as the youth boxing program draws wider participation.
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Steelers Linebacker Harrison Eyes NFL Meeting Over PED Links
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison says he will meet with the NFL to discuss an alleged link to performance enhancing drugs, but only five days after a league deadline. The NFLPA questions the league’s pressure tactics while four players face possible suspensions.
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