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Esposto relishing time in Rio

Butler graduate, Duke diving coach helps Johnston reach Olympic springboard fi nals There was no medal — just a golden experience. Nunzio Esposto, a 1987 Butler graduate ...

August 16, 2016 Professional

Homecoming

Vogelsong returns to San Francisco, gets win vs. Giants SAN FRANCISCO — From the rousing standing ovation he received in the first inning to the one he got after giving u...

August 16, 2016 Professional

'Rushed' 100 upsets runners

RIO DE JANEIRO — Usain Bolt rarely complains about going too fast. After the rushed road to Sunday night’s 100-meter final, he had to make an exception. Faced with a tur...

August 16, 2016 Professional

400-meter record falls

RIO DE JANEIRO — Bursting out of the blocks in lane eight, Wayde van Niekerk didn’t see another runner during the entire Olympic 400-meter final. He didn’t need to. It w...

August 15, 2016 Professional

Steeler youngsters 'welcomed to NFL'

PITTSBURGH — Second-year Steelers cornerback Doran Grant had an interception return for a touchdown, receiver Sammie Coates committed two costly fumbles and rookie defen...

August 15, 2016 Professional

Thompson's 30 help U.S. men's hoops edge France

RIO DE JANEIRO — Three wins from gold, and still no reason to think it will be easy for the U.S. men’s basketball team. This is a bumpy road in Rio, but at least the Ame...

August 15, 2016 Professional

Hickory sticks a golfing challenge

Foxburg CC hosts old-school tourney FOXBURG — Talk about your throw-backs. Foxburg Country Club hosted its seventh Hickory Sticks Championship over the weekend, a two-day...

August 15, 2016 Sports

Gymnast Biles captures 3rd gold

RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Biles spent Sunday morning in the warm-up gym thinking not of history but perfection. When it didn’t happen — and really, it never does in gymnas...

August 15, 2016 Professional

Ian Malesiewski Benefit Wrestling Tournament

Levi Donnel, 11, of Butler took first place in the 12-under, 70-pound division recently at the Ian Malesiewski Benefit Wrestling Tournament in Erie. Santino Sloboda, 9, ...

August 15, 2016 Youth Sports

American women top China, 105-62

RIO DE JANEIRO — Geno Auriemma could only smile after his U.S. women’s basketball team dominated another opponent. It wasn’t so much the final score of the game, but the...

August 15, 2016 Professional

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