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Myers, Iarrapino win at LernervilleBUFFALO TWP — Jordan Myers of Ford City and Annette Iarrapino of Butler continued their domination in school bus races Tuesday night at Lernerville Speedway.Myers won his second straight bus race feature and fifth of the last seven held at Lernerville. Iarrapino won her fourth straight Powder Puff bus feature and sixth of the last eight.Josh Frantz won his second career Lernerville Enduro race.

NBA may move All-Star GameLAS VEGAS — NBA owners made no decision after a lengthy debate about moving next year’s All-Star Game from Charlotte because of North Carolina’s law limiting protection for LGBT people.Commissioner Adam Silver said no vote was taken at the Board of Governors meeting, but the league realizes a decision has to come fairly quickly. He said he was personally disappointed North Carolina legislators didn’t modify the law enough in recent weeks to make the discussion moot.“We feel this law is inconsistent with the core values of the league,” Silver said.Silver said the NBA was put in a situation not entirely its own making because the law was enacted by North Carolina’s legislature after the 2017 All-Star Game was already awarded to Charlotte.

Pacquiao planning return to ringLAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao isn’t ready to give up his night job just yet.Pacquiao, who said before his last fight in April that he would retire, now plans to return to the ring in November against an opponent who has yet to be selected.Promoter Bob Arum said that Pacquiao got permission to take a break from his new duties as a senator in the Philippines to take another fight. It would be held Nov. 5, likely in Las Vegas.Pacquiao looked impressive in his last fight in April, returning from a layoff to knock down Timothy Bradley on his way to a unanimous decision. After the fight he wavered on his previous plans to retire.Arum said a possible opponent for Pacquiao would be Jesse Vargas, who holds a piece of the welterweight title, but lost to Bradley two fights ago.

Soccer viewership increases in U.S.BRISTOL, Conn. — The final of the European Championship averaged a total of nearly 5.9 million television viewers in the U.S., up slightly from the almost 5.76 million for the 2012 final.

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