David A. Jolley: Is it ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’ time again for Brady and Rodgers?

14 days ago Times Leader

🔊 Listen to thisAaron Rodgers heads off into another offseason of uncertainty as he mulls whether to return after missing the playoffs with the Packers. And they weren’t referring to the annual “will he or won’t he play next year” dance Aaron Rodgers has with the Green Bay Packers. To be fair, Brady and Rodgers both had good statistics this year. Rodgers completed 350 of 542 passing attempts for 3,695 yards, 26 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Neither led their team to a winning season.
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Nittany Lions still trying to make the climb toward Ohio State’s level

🔊 Listen to thisIt’s now been four years and change since a gut-wrenching loss to Ohio State prompted James Franklin’s most animated press conference as Penn State coach. That’s the issue,” Franklin said shortly after a 27-26 loss to the Buckeyes in 2018 at Beaver Stadium. Outside of a lopsided loss during the 2020 pandemic season that featured no crowds, the Lions have played the Buckeyes tough. The coaches also tabbed linbeacker Curtis Jacobs as defensive player of the week and quarterback Sean Clifford as offensive player of the week. But we’re not the first team that’s had issues like that.

3 months ago Times Leader

Bills safety Hamlin back in Buffalo to continue recovery

Doctors said Hamlin has been walking since having a breathing tube removed on Friday, eating regular food and undergoing therapy. “We continue to be ecstatic about his recovery,” Dr. Timothy Pritts said. The game proved to be a cathartic outpouring of support for the Bills and Hamlin. “Headed home to Buffalo today with a lot of love on my heart,” Hamlin said in a tweet. Bills coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane briefly saw Hamlin after he landed in Buffalo.

26 days ago Times Leader

H.S. Football: A look at the Week 9 matchups as the regular season winds down

They managed 36 rushing yards and 131 total yards, both season lows. Williamsport (3-5) at Hazleton Area (6-2)7 p.m. FridayThe Coaches: Williamsport’s Mike Pearson (24-35), 6th year; Hazleton Area’s Dennis Buchman (18-9), 3rd yearLast Meeting: Hazleton Area 14-11 in 2021First Meeting: Hazleton Area 21-14 in 1992All-Time Series: Hazleton Area 17-16Scouting Williamsport: Williamsport’s playoff hopes took a big hit with a 46-14 loss to Wilkes-Barre Area. Scouting Hazleton Area: The Cougars used a 29-point second quarter to rout winless Wyoming Valley West 43-7. Bottom Line: Hard to go against Hazleton Area in this one. Last week marked another loss, 43-7 to Hazleton Area, where the mercy rule was reached by halftime.

3 months ago Times Leader

Bittersweet win for Logano as Gibbs family mourns

He joins Kyle Busch, his former teammate at Gibbs, as the only active NASCAR drivers with multiple Cup titles. Logano earned both of his titles with Penske, and all of his success was achieved long after his Gibbs dismissal. That didn’t make Sunday any less conflicting for Logano, who learned shortly before the start of the race that Coy Gibbs, vice chairman at JGR, had died in his sleep hours after watching his 20-year-old son, Ty Gibbs, win the Xfinity Series championship. “It’s such an interesting spot as you sit there preparing to run a championship race and then you hear. Logano could relate to Ty Gibbs’ uncomfortable position leading into the race because Logano himself made his share of silly mistakes as he struggled with the spotlight in his early NASCAR years.

2 months ago Times Leader

Edey scores 30 as No. 1 Purdue surges past Penn State 76-63

Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry watches in the second half of an NCAA basketball game against Purdue on Sunday in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA — Zach Edey scored 30 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and helped a furious 12-0 run to start the second half as No. Edey scored 18 of his points in the second half while Loyer had 14 in the second half. — Jahmir Young scored 30 points, and Maryland opened the second half with an 18-2 run en route to beating Ohio State. Ohio State (10-5, 2-2) missed its first seven field-goal attempts of the second half in the game’s decisive stretch.

27 days ago Times Leader

Bomb rocks avenue in heart of Istanbul; 6 dead, dozens hurt

🔊 Listen to thisSecurity and ambulances at the scene after an explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. An explosion on one of Istanbul’s most popular pedestrian thoroughfares killed a handful of people and injured dozens on Sunday, authorities said. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)People leave the area after an explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, Istanbul, on Sunday. A bomb exploded on a major pedestrian avenue in the heart of Istanbul on Sunday. Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene on Istiklal Avenue, a popular thoroughfare lined with shops and restaurants that leads to the iconic Taksim Square.

2 months ago Times Leader

Women break through as World Cup play-by-play voices

The World Cup will sound different this year. “Loads of people will have negative comments about women and women commentators and that’s because that’s just the way that they think. “They bring knowledge and expertise,” said 77-year-old Martin Tyler, about to broadcast his 12th World Cup. You don’t have to convince anybody of her qualifications,” said David Neal, executive producer of Fox’s World Cup coverage. She started Premier League telecasts last December and her first World Cup broadcast will be Poland-Mexico on BBC One television on Tuesday.

2 months ago Times Leader

Nets beat Lakers 121-104 as James, Davis sit

(AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) looks on from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving had 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 121-104 victory Monday night over the Los Angeles Lakers, who played without LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Irving had scored 30 or more in a career-best six straight games but didn’t have to carry as heavy a load with some good play from Brooklyn’s backup guards. James, who is 117 points shy of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s career scoring record, sat at the end of the Lakers bench. Joel Embiid had 30 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, his 27th game this season scoring 30 or more and his ninth in the past 10.

5 days ago Times Leader

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