TV analyst Ken Venturi dead at 82

INDIANAPOLIS — Lance Stephenson scored nine of his playoff career-high 23 points during a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the...

BALTIMORE — Rosie Napravnik had to settle for a third-place finish in her first Preakness ride.

ROME — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday — exactly a week before the French Open starts.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Reto Berra made 29 saves, and Nino Niederreiter, Julian Walker and Reto Suri scored to help Switzerland beat the United States 3-0 on Saturday in the world hockey semifinals.

INDIANAPOLIS — Australia's Will Power found extra speed during Saturday morning's practice, then posted a four-lap qualifying average of 228.844 mph to tentatively grab the Indianapolis 500 pole.

INDIANAPOLIS — Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Coming off a thrilling extra-inning win to close out a four-game series against Toledo, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders found themselves on the losing end once more in a 3-1 decision against the Columbus...

WILKES-BARRE — Meyers pounded out eight runs in the first three innings then tacked on seven more in the bottom of the fourth en route to a 15-0 rout over Riverside on Saturday in a District 2 Class 2A baseball opening round...

BALTIMORE — Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.

IRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley overcame two early bogeys and maintained his lead at the Byron Nelson Championship with 2-under 68 in the third round Saturday.

DANVILLE, Calif. — Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Chargers agreed Saturday to a two-year deal with aging star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million.

MOOSIC – Hugs and handshakes along with celebratory applauses were taking place all over PNC Field Saturday afternoon surrounding the Misericordia baseball team.

CONCORD, N.C. — At the height of his father's success at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would sit in the Turn 1 condos overlooking the track.

CHICAGO — In case they weren't aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they're going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit.

The Times Leader staff

MOOSIC – He was the first one on the field to warm up and one of the last players remaining in the home clubhouse after games last weekend.

Here's a closer look at this week's upcoming opponents for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.Columbus Clippers

Our weekly look at the work of RailRiders president Rob Crain, who has given us back our baseball — with a side order of promotions and entertainment.

Capture anything interesting on your handheld or trail camera? A nice buck, bear, coyote or anything unique? We'd love to see it. Each week, we'll run a photo from a reader's trail camera on the Sunday Outdoors page.

Snowflakes fell from the sky as Fawn Kearns and dozens of volunteers worked along the shore of Frances Slocum Lake to create an island oasis.

A bus tour highlighting seven sites throughout Luzerne County that showcase a variety of management techniques, such as native plants, riparian buffers, rain gardens, parking lot bio-infiltration, grass parking pads,...

NEW YORK — Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 Saturday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On the best playoff run in their short history, the Memphis Grizzlies refuse to be satisfied with just reaching their first Western Conference final.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have seen a lot of things change in their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup against the Providence Bruins.

BALTIMORE — A pair of not so over-the-hill Hall of Famers pulled off a huge upset in the Preakness and ended any hopes of a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.

(AP) Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros...

(AP) Jeff Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on...

WILKES-BARRE — Poodle skirts, beehive hairdos, pompadours and ducktails were back in style Saturday as the golden oldies of the 1950s and early 1960s filled the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.

(AP) Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers off Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to...

(AP) Once again, Chip Ganassi Racing will start the Indianapolis 500 packed close together.

(AP) Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead two-run double in a six-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory over the...

(AP) Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going...

(AP) Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham went out in a burst of fireworks and adulation Saturday in his final home game for...

(AP) In the corner of the Boston Bruins' locker room, hanging from the hooks in Andrew Ference's stall, is a yellow running singlet with...

(AP) Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season.