Petrak aims for faster times after silver at state
Ellwood City Lincoln junior Taylor Petrak, freshly silver in the 50-yard freestyle at the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships, returns to training ahead of the YMCA Short Course National Championship in Greensboro. She targets 22.89 in the 50 and 49.89 in the 100, focusing on underwater streamline, faster arm turnover, and quicker starts.
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Taylor Petrak
Petrak
PIAA
Bucknell University
YMCA
Greensboro
North Carolina
Ellwood City
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Akoob
Nenewsonline
NFL moves to permanent extra point from 33-yard line
Officials say the 2015 experiment making extra points from about 33 yards permanent improved play. The discussion shifts to ejecting players for two unsportsmanlike acts, sideline tablet review, and expanding coaches challenges while debates on horse collar tackles continue.
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Rich McKay
Atlanta Falcons
Dean Blandino
NFL
AFC
Texans
Bill O’brien
Six junior wrestlers head to state finals from Area VI
Six wrestlers from New Castle and Laurel earned top three finishes at the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling Area VI Championships in Meadville and will compete April 1 2 at the Erie Insurance Arena. Laurel claimed four weight class titles led by Jack Miles Coltin Hill Abbie Miles and Brady Cooper plus Kolton Carlson second. New Castle produced Elijah Covington a 9 10 90 pound champion and three thirds by Jonah Miller Cody Pounds and Austin Harvey.
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Fittany Wolfe
News Laurel
Abbie Miles
Brady Cooper
Colton Hill
Jack Miles
Kolton Carlson
Lawrence County
New Castle
Laurel
Meadville
Erie
Coltin Hill
Elijah Covington
Area VI
Erie Insurance Arena
Jonah Miller
Cody Pounds
Austin Harvey
Miller
Pounds
Harvey
A.J. Verdi
Obama and Castro attend Rays game in Cuba in landmark display
President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro watched from seats behind home plate as a historic Rays game in Cuba showcased warm ties after decades of Cold War tension. VIPs included Derek Jeter, Dave Winfield, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. The event featured pageantry, national anthems, and a dove release, with Obama departing early for a state visit to Argentina.
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Raul
Obama
Castro
Kevin Kiermaier
Baltimore Orioles
Cuba
Derek Jeter
Dave Winfield
Rob Manfred
John Kerry
Rays
Michelle Obama
Sasha
Chris Archer
Chicago Cubs
White Sox
Moore
Argentina
U.S
el Latino
Guillermo Gonzalez
United States
Pitt basketball rebuild after Dixon departure to Texas
Pitt faces a coaching transition as Dixon leaves for Texas with a reduced 10 million buyout. The team, led by Michael Young and James Artis in the frontcourt, returns six of its top seven scorers from a 21 12 season and adds reserves Cameron Johnson and Ryan Luther who showed late season strides.
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Dixon
Michael Young
James Artis
Cameron Johnson
Ryan Luther
Barnes
Pitt
Texas
TCU
Panthers
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