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Phillips stymies Pirates to avoid sweep

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PITTSBURGH — Rookie Tyler Phillips gave up four hits in six innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Phillips (2-0) struck out three and walked one. It was the right-hander’s third game and second start ...

Beltre, Helton, Mauer, Leyland enter HOF

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton were pegged as athletic phenoms from a young age and all three lived up to expectations with their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers were so sold on Beltre early on that they broke MLB ...

Pirates stun Phillies

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PITTSBURGH — Nick Gonzales hit the winning RBI single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a three-run deficit for an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. With the Pirates trailing 7-6, Connor Joe led off the ninth with a single before Jose Alvarado ...

Tarp Skunks can’t hold early lead, fall to Niagara Falls 9-7

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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The Jamestown Tarp Skunks led 4-1 after two innings, but allowed four runs in the bottom of the fourth and never recovered en route to a 9-7 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League loss to the Niagara Falls Americans on Friday night at Sal Maglie Stadium. Jamestown ...

Tower of turtles highlights Audubon fundraiser shirts

Outdoor

Turtles are amazing and resilient animals. They are some of the most-loved animals at Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC), whether they are seen basking on a log by the trail or swimming inside their aquarium in the center’s Discovery Room. Turtles inspired the turtle tower design ...

Nature changes despite its resiliency

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Mid-summer is typically the time of year that my family reunion occurs, and we come from Texas and Massachusetts and Virginia and closer to settle into Venango County for the weekend. It is where the now-elders grew up and where the childhoods of the cousins were bonded together. Their stories ...