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Hall picked for Sweden's training camp

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STOCKHOLM - Rising-junior Nicole Hall of the Penn State women’s ice hockey team has been invited to Sweden’s Women’s National Team training camp this June, the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation announced on Friday morning. Hall is one of seven current NCAA players selected to attend Sweden’s training camp from June 23-28 at Sandbrohallen Rink in Enköping, Sweden. She joins Lisa Jönsson (Northeastern University), Ida Karlsson and Thea Johansson (Minnesota Duluth), Mira Jungåker, Jenna Raunio, and Hilda Svensson (Ohio State University). The camp is part of Sweden’s preparation ...

Texas grabs another national championship, 4-1

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Teagan Kavan struck out five in the final two innings to back a strong start from Citlaly Gutierrez, and Kayden Henry homered to lead Texas to a 4-1 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night at the Women's College World Series for a second straight national ...

Spikes drop another contest to Scrappers

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NILES, Ohio – Evan York put the State College Spikes ahead in the sixth inning with a two-run blast to right field, but the Mahoning Valley Scrappers used some late power to take an 8-5 decision on Thursday night at 7/17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood. York, a 19-year-old switch-hitting catcher from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada who played for the Canadian Junior National Team in 2025, jumped on a 3-1 pitch from Ciaran Caughey with one out in the sixth and sent it 370 feet to the Mahoning Valley (3-0) bullpen in right field to put the Spikes (0-3) in front, 6-5. Trent Turner also ...

Curve stomp Fisher Cats, 8-3

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MANCHESTER, NH – Altoona took advantage of a summer-like day in New Hampshire and hit four homers on their way to an 8-3 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday afternoon. Starters Peyton Stumbo and Alex Amalfi for New Hampshire traded zeros through the first three innings of the game until Altoona got Amalfi’s number in the fourth. After Keiner Delgado walked and Duce Gourson singled to start the frame, Lonnie White Jr. slammed a long three-run homer to left to take a 3-0 lead for the Curve. Later in the inning, the Curve got a double from Titus Dumitru and a walk ...

Manfred worries cap proposal could lead to repeat of 1994-95 strike

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NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred worries the owners' salary cap proposal could lead to a work stoppage like the one that caused the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and says the plan is needed because management concluded that the luxury tax system in place since 2003 no longer is working. Owners last week made their first cap proposal since 1994, when a 7 1/2-month strike caused the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. Manfred was a junior lawyer on the owners' bargaining team in those negotiations. Players have vowed to fight a cap ...

Reedsville moves into second place

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent MILROY — Reedsville moved into second place in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League with a 16-6 win over Lewistown on Wednesday. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule. Reedsville (8-3) has now won its last three games in a row and is just a half game behind league-leading Beaver Springs (8-2). It didn’t take long for Reedsville to take control of the game on Wednesday as it scored nine runs in the first inning to take a 9-1 lead. Reedsville batted 13 men in the first inning as it scored nine times ...