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What: PIAA Class AA quarterfinalWhen, where: Saturday, 1, Towanda High SchoolWinner plays: Imhotep (12-1) or Catasauqua (12-1), state semifinal, Dec. 7.

Daniel Boone transfer emerges as standout weak safety, halfback

Scouting WisconsinCoach: Gary Andersen, first season.Record: 6-1 Big Ten, 9-2 overall with wins over Iowa and Minnesota and losses to Arizona State and Ohio State.Offense: The Badgers, as usual, rely on a power running game. They average 297.8 yards ...

Defensive end's breakthrough season follows birth of daughter in April.

Group hopes to repurpose SS United States as a multiuse dockside attraction

The Associated PressST. LOUIS - Annmarie Klein knows she's blessed to have survived the tornado that leveled her family's central Illinois home, and she understands most of the things they lost - the Jacuzzi, 60-inch TVs, diamond jewelry, the convert...

Los Angeles TimesThe makers of the proposed weight-loss drug Contrave said this week they have taken a key first step in showing that the medication does not boost the heart and stroke risks of those taking it. They announced plans to return to the F...

The Washington PostThe harbinger of an unhappy marriage might be your gut.A new study by psychologists found that newlyweds had underlying positive or negative gut feelings about their spouses that many are unaware of and that predicted marital satis...

Pennsylvania latest to add levies to pay for work on deteriorating infrastructure

McClatchy-TribuneWASHINGTON - As they prepare for battle over the new deal to limit Iran's nuclear program, the accord's supporters and foes are calibrating strategies based on their reading of Americans' views about the Islamic Republic.American war...