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Dvorak helps Panthers beat Flyers - 10/16/2009
Radek Dvorak broke a tie with a short-handed goal at 7:02 of the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Stephen Weiss, Nathan Horton and Steven Reinprecht also scored to help the Panthers (2-4) avoid the worst six-game start in franchise history.

Dvorak helps Panthers beat Flyers - 10/16/2009
Radek Dvorak broke a tie with a short-handed goal at 7:02 of the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Stephen Weiss, Nathan Horton and Steven Reinprecht also scored to help the Panthers (2-4) avoid the worst six-game start in franchise history.

Friday's Scores - 10/16/2009
Abraham Lincoln 36, Martin Luther King 0 Avon Grove 35, Downingtown West 21 Beaver Falls 49, Mohawk 7 Bellwood-Antis 41, Glendale 25 Bethlehem Liberty 31, Northampton 6 Blue Mountain 28, Exeter 14 Boiling Springs 21, Reading Central Catholic 7 Boyertown 35, Pottstown 7<

Hot and cold for championship series - 10/16/2009
While fans in Los Angeles had to fan themselves to keep cool during Game 2 of the NL championship series, the crowd at Yankee Stadium had to bundle up for the chilly opener of the ALCS on Friday night. The threat of inclement weather scuttled the traditional pregame introductions along the foul lines and it was 45 degrees for CC Sabat

Friday's Scores - 10/16/2009
Abraham Lincoln 36, Martin Luther King 0 Avon Grove 35, Downingtown West 21 Beaver Falls 49, Mohawk 7 Bellwood-Antis 41, Glendale 25 Boiling Springs 21, Reading Central Catholic 7 Boyertown 35, Pottstown 7 Cedar Cliff 14, Altoona 7 Central Cambria 13, Bishop Guilfoyle 7

Cribbs unhappy in contract dispute with Browns - 10/16/2009
While his teammates laughed and shouted around him, Josh Cribbs sat quietly by his locker on Friday, reading e-mails and sending replies on his cell phone. His message? He's not happy. Cribbs is stuck in a contract dispute with the Cleveland Browns. He wants a new deal, but Browns coach Eric Mangini has been unwilling to re

Villanova focusing on reaching another Final Four - 10/16/2009
The first reminder of last season's Final Four comes with a glimpse at the rafters. The year 2009 had been permanently printed on a banner that already recognized the 1939, 1971 and 1985 Villanova Final Four teams. The next salute will come next week when last year's team will receive their Final Four rings. There will be m

Friday's Scores - 10/16/2009
Cedar Cliff 14, Altoona 7 Central York 49, Dover 6 Chestnut Hill 49, Episcopal Academy 0 Cumberland Valley 35, Carlisle 0 Dallastown Area 16, York 7 Del-Valley Charter 42, Prep Charter 0 Garnet Valley 7, Marple Newtown 0 Germantown 14, Olney 6 Harrisburg 20,

Dodgers rally, beat Phils and tie NLCS at 1-all - 10/16/2009
A grounder off a fielder's glove. A bunt that slipped by two players. The Los Angeles Dodgers' latest postseason rally began in the weirdest, wackiest way. Another throwing error by Chase Utley, a pinch-hit single and two walks also were part of the Dodgers' crazy eighth inning that produced a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillie

Friday's Scores - 10/16/2009
Chestnut Hill 49, Episcopal Academy 0 Garnet Valley 7, Marple Newtown 0 Germantown 14, Olney 6 Harrisburg 20, Lower Dauphin 6 Imhotep Charter 8, Furness 0 Philadelphia George Washington 36, Bartram 0 Roxborough 24, Gratz 22 West Philadelphia 52, Edison 0 POST

Payout of PA 'Super 7' game - 10/16/2009
Tuesday's "Pennsylvania Super 7" jackpot will be worth at least $4.5 million because no player holds a ticket that matches seven of the 11 winning numbers drawn in Friday's game. The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Pennsylvania Lottery's "Super 7" game were: 02-03-18-22-27-32-38-59-68-

Payout of PA 'Cash 5' game - 10/16/2009
Two players matched all five winning numbers drawn in Friday's "Pennsylvania Cash 5" game and will each receive $307,105.50. Lottery officials said 130 players matched four numbers and won $314.50 each; 4,827 players matched three numbers and won $14 each; and 62,105 players matched two numbers and won $1 each. Th

Friday's Scores - 10/16/2009
Chestnut Hill 49, Episcopal Academy 0 Germantown 14, Olney 6 Imhotep Charter 8, Furness 0 Philadelphia George Washington 36, Bartram 0 Roxborough 24, Gratz 22 West Philadelphia 52, Edison 0 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Cowanesque Valley vs. Bucktail, ppd. to Oct 19.<

Hot and cold for Championship series - 10/16/2009
While fans in Los Angeles had to fan themselves to keep cool during Game 2 of the NL championship series, the crowd at Yankee Stadium had to bundle up for the chilly opener of the ALCS on Friday night. The threat of inclement weather scuttled the traditional pregame introductions along the foul lines and it was 45 degrees for CC Sabat

Man accused of swindling 3 Pa. credit unions - 10/16/2009
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett says a Pittsburgh-area man is accused of ripping off three credit unions of $2 million. Eugene Miley is accused of running a Ponzi scheme in which he promised to purchase high-interest certificates of deposit for credit unions. But prosecutors say the 58-year-old Beaver man sold fictitious CDs

Mangini says he has no interest in trading Cribbs - 10/16/2009
While his teammates laughed and shouted around him, Josh Cribbs sat quietly by his locker on Friday, reading e-mails and sending replies on his cell phone. His message? He's not happy. Cribbs is stuck in a contract dispute with the Cleveland Browns. He wants a new deal, but Browns coach Eric Mangini has been unwilling to re

Villanova focusing on reaching another Final Four - 10/16/2009
Coach Jay Wright had a simple message to Villanova on the first day of practice. Last season's run to the Final Four was a great achievement, but it means little once the ball tips off this year. Wright wants the Wildcats to try to push aside the attention that will come from reaching the program's first Final Four in 24 ye

Friday's Scores - 10/16/2009
Chestnut Hill 49, Episcopal Academy 0 Philadelphia George Washington 36, Bartram 0 Roxborough 24, Gratz 22 West Philadelphia 52, Edison 0 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Cowanesque Valley vs. Bucktail, ppd. to Oct 19. Central Mountain vs. Bellefonte, ppd. to Oct 19.

Pa. teen accused of threatening classmates - 10/16/2009
A 14-year-old northeastern Pennsylvania boy is accused of making threats against classmates at his school in Luzerne County. Hanover Township Police Chief Albert Walker said Friday that the ninth grader at Hanover Area High School used a computer instant messaging program to make threats against students. He says a girl reported such

Winning numbers drawn in PA 'Super 7' game - 10/16/2009
The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Pennsylvania Lottery's "Super 7" game were: 02-03-18-22-27-32-38-59-68-72-76 (two, three, eighteen, twenty-two, twenty-seven, thirty-two, thirty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty-eight, seventy-two, seventy-six)