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Phillies win to avoid Atlanta sweep

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The Associated Press ATLANTA — Alec Bohm hit a tie-breaking, two-run double in a seven-run eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the key NL East series. J.T. Realmuto drove in three runs on three hits, including a two-run homer. Bohm’s double to center field off Dylan Lee (6-1) drove in Trea Turner and Bryce Harper, who reached on his second double of the game. Bryson Stott and Realmuto had run-scoring singles and Kyle Schwarber’s single off Victor Mederos drove in two more runs in the big inning. Matt ...

No timeout for Lions? No problem

Penn State

PHILADELPHIA — Penn State was in the midst of a most lackluster performance, tied 3-3, when it drove to the Temple 32 with 24 seconds remaining in the first half. Logic dictated the Nittany Lions use one of their two available timeouts at that moment. The clock kept ticking in part ...

Watt's late pick-6 pushes sluggish Steelers past injury-laden Falcons

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt intercepted returned an interception of Cooper Rush 35 yards for a touchdown to help the Pittsburgh Steelers secure a 20-13 win over Atlanta. Pittsburgh began the Mike McCarthy era with a sluggish performance, particularly on offense. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers ...

Mustang booters corral Benton

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MIDDLEBURG – Abe Sellers and Evan Devine each scored a pair of goals as the Middleburg Mustangs upended Benton 6-1 in non-league boys soccer action on Saturday. Midd-West notched four first-half goals as Nathan Horst knocked in a goal, off an assist by Wyatt Portzline at the 3:46 mark. Sellers then tallied back-to-back goals at 5:10 (unassisted) and 7:37 (off a corner from Devine). Gabe Romig closed out the scoring at 24:56 from a cross by Devine, which slipped through by Lucas Pyle. Devine scored two in the second half with an unassisted tally at 5:01 and converting a cross from ...

McFadden earns ‘crown jewel’ from Tuscarora 50

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PORT ROYAL — James McFadden is still not a huge fan of Port Royal Speedway, but after winning the Tuscarora 50 Saturday night, the track is moving up on his list. McFadden’s week started with a flip on Thursday night while battling for a podium finish and then he got collected in a ...

Lions knock down Temple, 27-9

Penn State

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rocco Becht expected to get cheered on by hundreds of fans from the Philadelphia suburbs and other surrounding areas where most of his family and their friends are from. The Penn State quarterback was a bit more amazed at the other 40,000-plus fans in their blue-and-white gear that nearly filled an NFL stadium to root on the Nittany Lions. “When I first walked out into the stadium, there's a lot more people than I thought there was going to be for our side,” Becht said. “We wanted to put on a better show for them.” Becht threw for 268 yards and three ...