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Troy head coach Jim Smith was born and raised on Veer football. It's what his high school coach, Dave Reynard, ran when Smith played for the Trojans in the early 1990s, and it's what he vowed to run if he ever got a chance to coach at his alma mater....

The Associated PressDURHAM, N.C. - His roster is loaded with blue-chip talent and high school All-Americans. Yet Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski knows his sixth-ranked Blue Devils aren't good enough to win by simply showing up.Vermont proved it to them Su...

Two men were held for court Monday on murder and conspiracy charges in the July 4 shooting of a Birdsboro man in northeast Reading.Johnnie Nelson, 26, of the 800 block of North Fifth Street and Eric Harding, 23, of the first block of Gouglersville Ro...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The matchup of great quarterbacks turned into a game of turnovers.And the New England Patriots won both.Tom Brady outplayed Peyton Manning, the Denver Broncos made the biggest mistake and the Patriots won 34-31 on Stephen Gostkows...

The Associated PressFor the second time in eight years, York's Stephanie Whipple-Miller took first place in the scratch division finals during the Berks County Ladies Open Sunday at Berks Lanes. Also earning a first-place finish was Coopersburg's Col...

Berks Catholic hasn't gotten ahead of itself in title run

The disappointment could be heard in Bill O'Brien's voice and could be seen in his eyes. O'Brien wasn't fiery, combative or angry. He was dejected.He wanted more than anything else to help the 17 Penn State seniors leave Beaver Stadium for the last t...

The Associated PressHOUSTON - When Jacksonville entered its bye week winless, the goal was to turn things around in the second half of the season.So far, so good.Maurice Jones-Drew ran for a season-high 84 yards and a touchdown and the Jaguars extend...

Pennsylvania Roar forward Sunny Naumoski surveyed the field on a restart midway through the second period.Naumoski finally made his move after weighing his options, banking a pass off the back wall intended for teammate Chris Williams.Williams headed...

FootballBerks Catholic senior tackle Kobe Foy had a pair of sacks, shared two other sacks, forced a fumble and spearheaded a tough run defense in a 42-0 win over Littlestown in the District 3-AA championship game. Ice hockeyTwin Valley senior goalie ...