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Surfer Takes On Great Lakes And Winter Storms
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“When I was around 12 years old, I lived far from the ocean,” he said. “So I surfed on my bed, on my pillow. I always imagined my pillow was a surf board and I was in the wave.”
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New York Allows Resumption Of Riskier High School Sports
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The state says local health officials should consider whether there has been a more transmissible variant of COVID-19 identified in the area, and local rates of COVID-19 transmission.
Mets Terminate General Manager Who Reportedly Sent Lewd Texts To Reporter
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The team’s owner said Jared Porter has been terminated after ESPN reported he repeatedly sent explicit messages to a reporter while he worked for the Chicago Cubs in 2016.
Bills’ Parking Lot Becomes Massive COVID Testing Site
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“You pull up. We verify who you are. You roll down your window. We swab you. Just a little nasal swab, not invasive. We then take that specimen with the requisition and we send it to our laboratory.”
Education
COVID-19 Delays High-Risk High School Sports, Cancels Winter State Championships
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“Hopefully we will get to a place where the numbers go down and we can find a way to offer these opportunities for our student athletes and community.”
Education
Pandemic Pushes Back Start Date For Higher-Risk High School Winter Sports
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“We must remain steadfast in our decisions to ensure the safety of our athletes is our focus.”
It’s The Start Of The Fall Season For High School ‘Low-Risk’ Sports
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“All kids will be getting screened with their temperature check and they will fill out a five- or six-part questionnaire.”
Legendary N.Y. Mets Pitcher Tom Seaver Dies At 75
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Seaver became a household name after helping carry the Mets to their “improbable” 1969 World Series Championship.
With Fans Forbidden Due To COVID-19, A Noticeably Quiet U.S. Open Kicks Off In Queens
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Tennis players are navigating the eerie stillness of a Grand Slam event known for its lively crowds. Last year’s U.S. Open set an attendance record, drawing more than 737,800 fans over two weeks.
Despite Governor’s Decision, Fall Season For High School Sports Uncertain
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New York State is expected to make additional announcements about high risk winter sports like basketball, hockey, wrestling and cheerleading in the coming months.
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New York Gyms Get The Green Light To Reopen, But Not Movie Theaters
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“It is congregate, it’s one ventilation system, you’re seated there for a long period of time. Even if you are at 50% capacity, with one seat between the two of you, two seats between the two of you, this is a risky situation.”
Bowling Alleys Open Today At 50% Capacity
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“This pandemic is far from over, but we’ve determined that institutions can reopen if they adhere to strict state guidance and take every precaution to keep visitors safe.”
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New York’s Governor Takes Steps To Reopen Bowling Alleys, Gyms
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There is no set date for gyms to reopen, but the governor says rules will be released on how they can do so safely.
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Penn State To Play In Empty Stadium, But There’s A Plan Should The Rules Change
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Athletic Director Sandy Barbour left open the possibility that the football team won’t play at all.
COVID Concerns Delay Weekend Series For Toronto (Buffalo) Blue Jays
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Members of the Phillies roster were reported to test positive for COVID-19.
Blue Jays’ First Buffalo Opponent Bitten By COVID Outbreak
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“The moment we left Canada, there was concern. We’ve got to follow the guidelines. It’s not gonna be easy.”
‘Buffalo’ Blue Jays? Upstate Park A Possible Venue For Canadian Team
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If the Blue Jays can’t find a major league park, Sahlen Field, home of their Triple-A affiliate, would be a likely site for home games.
New York Yankees ‘Play Ball!’ But For How Long? A Nervous 2020 Season Begins
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Major League Baseball’s delayed and shortened regular season gets underway Thursday. There will be no fans in the stands and plenty of health and safety protections for the players and team officials.
Education
Special Olympics Athletes Switch To Virtual Competitions
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The coronavirus pandemic has affected the Special Olympics athletes and competitions.
Certain Youth Sports Retake Their Fields With COVID Rules In Place
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Those who are playing, though, will need to adhere to a series of “return to play” rules that require minimal physical contact on the field – no high fives and handshakes.
New York City Marathon Canceled Due To Coronavirus
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The race, which is the world’s largest marathon, has attracted more than 50,000 runners and thousands of volunteers. Spectators line the route, which goes through all five boroughs of the city.
U.S. Open Tennis Will Start On Time
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The event will begin on Aug. 31 without fans because of the continued spread of the coronavirus. Australian tennis star Nicholas Kyrgios calls the move “selfish.”
Economy
PA’s Horse Racing Industry Hopes To Reopen Before Money For Care Runs Out
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“We’re deemed essential on the backside, but not on the revenue side.”
Government
What Pennsylvania Golfers Can Expect When Courses Reopen
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“We lost hundreds of thousands of operational dollars – every course did. Not profit dollars.””
Special Olympics NY goes virtual for 50th anniversary
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“A lot of people say, ‘When are these Special Olympics?’ But Special Olympics is every day.”
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PA American Legion Baseball Season Canceled Due To Pandemic
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American Legion officials last week announced the cancellation of all national tournaments, including the World Series.
New York State Youth Hockey Championships Will Go On, But Without Spectators
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According to officials, families will be able to watch the games online, at no charge, via the streaming video service Hockey TV.
Amid Coronavirus Concerns, It’s Still “Game On” For State Tournaments
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“One of the things we will recommend is instead of doing a handshake line, which we always do, that we do a fist-bump line.”
Mets ‘Part Ways’ With Manager Carlos Beltrán Over Sign-Stealing Scandal
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The fallout continues from a sign-stealing scandal involving the Houston Astros during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Beltrán was part of the team in 2017, and a league investigation said he was involved.
Government
Governor Hopes To Save Three Of PA’s Minor League Teams
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Major League Baseball is considering cutting 42 teams from the minor league circuit after the 2020 season.
Health
For Many Families In PA, High School Football Is Worth The Health Risk
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Pennsylvania is one of three states where high school football enrollment is not in decline.
Scandal Brings Down A Remarkable College Basketball Team In ‘The City Game’
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The ’50 City College of New York Beavers were the only team to win the NIT and the NCAA tournaments. Matthew Goodman’s book details how a point-shaving plot came to dominate the team’s legacy.
Crime and Justice
PA School Board President Banned From Olympic Sports For Sexual Misconduct
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Larry Wittig resigned from the board in 2017 after the Philadelphia Inquirer first published the allegations, but he remains school board president of the Tamaqua Area School District in Schuylkill County.
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New Yorkers Can Fish For Free This Weekend
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Hunting and fishing bring in billions of dollars into New York State every year.
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Abby Wambach Inducted Into National Soccer Hall of Fame
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Wambach is the all-time leading goal scorer in women’s international soccer with 184 goals. She also played in four World Cup matches, winning one in 2015, and participated in two Olympic games.
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Football Pioneer Has Roots In Finger Lakes Region
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“The most die-hard Rochester sports fan, they would probably not know who the heck he is.”
Rafael Nadal Claims His 19th Grand Slam Title With New York Triumph
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The win, his fourth at the U.S. Open, puts him just one Grand Slam behind Roger Federer for the all-time men’s singles record. But to do it, Nadal had to fend off a furious rally from Daniil Medvedev.
New York Yankees And Chicago White Sox To Play At ‘Field Of Dreams’ Farm
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For one night, big leaguers from New York and Chicago will play baseball at the Iowa farm that was made famous in the beloved film Field of Dreams.
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After More Deaths At New York Track, Critics Want Horse Racing Halted
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Over 5,000 horses have died from racing or training on U.S. race tracks in the country since 2014. And over a six-day span this month at Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack, there were four equine deaths.
Women’s National Soccer Team Parades Through New York’s ‘Canyon Of Heroes’
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Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle and their teammates are bathing in fans’ cheers in Manhattan, celebrating their World Cup title.
An 11 Day Hockey Game: A Personal Observation
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“When speaking to the team in advance of our shift’s start, he reminded players that they were playing for loved ones who have survived cancer, have died from it and, in many cases, will one day have it.”
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Tioga Downs, Other New York Casinos Move Closer to Sports Betting
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On Monday, the New York Gaming Commission voted unanimously to approve regulations for sports betting at Tioga Downs and three other casinos.
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National Soccer Hall Of Fame To Induct Abby Wambach
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Wambach is the all-time leading scorer in women’s international soccer, featuring in four World Cups, including one she won in 2015, and two Olympic Games among her 255 international appearances for the US women’s national team from 2001 to 2015.
He Could Go ‘All The Way’: “Broadway Joe” Namath Enters His 4th Quarter
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In a new autobiography, the great NFL quarterback details his ups (like a Super Bowl victory) and downs (like the Suzy Kolber incident and alcoholism), as he stares down his legacy.
Yankees, Flyers Drop Kate Smith’s ‘God Bless America’
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Her rendition of the patriotic song had been a staple at New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers games for decades. Critics say that other elements of the singer’s career were clearly racist.
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PA Lawmakers Target Antiquated “Blue Laws”
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In 1933, some long-gone group of lawmakers decided to ban people from playing football and baseball before 2 p.m. and after 6 p.m. on Sundays.
State Senator Urges New York Governor To Lift Travel Ban So SUNY Swimmers Can Compete
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More than a dozen student-athletes from three SUNY colleges have qualified to compete in the NCAA Division III national swimming and diving championships. There’s just one problem. The games are being held in Greensboro, North Carolina, and a ban on New York State-sponsored non-essential travel to that state remains in effect. A local State Senator is urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to lift that ban.
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Travel Ban To North Carolina Affects SUNY Student Swimmers
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A ban by New York on state-sponsored travel to North Carolina due to a policy on bathroom use is causing some controversy and some changes for SUNY student athletes.
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Law Enforcement Describes Deadly Boeheim Crash As ‘Horrible, Sad Tragedy’
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Law enforcement officials are describing a deadly car accident involving Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim as a horrible, sad tragedy. Boeheim hit and killed a man who was fleeing a disabled vehicle on Interstate 690 in Syracuse.
It’s Good To Be King: Wire Fox Terrier Wins New York’s Westminster Dog Show
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It’s the 15th time a wire fox terrier has won the top prize. “As good as it gets,” the best in show judge said.
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Watkins Glen International Partners With Genesee Beer
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Genesee Beer will be the official beer of Watkins Glen International. That announcement was made Monday in a large warehouse at the St. Paul Street brewery, with the Toyota pace car that will appear at various events this year in the background. The Genesee logo is on that car.
Rivera, Halladay, Martinez, Mussina Elected To Cooperstown Hall Of Fame
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Relief pitcher Mariano Rivera’s unanimous selection is an honor that eluded the game’s greats such as Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Willie Mays.
How This New Yorker, ‘Godmother Of Title IX,’ Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban
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Bernice Sandler died Saturday at the age of 90. She once told NPR she beams with pride at seeing female athletes walk “with their heads up and feeling like, ‘Yeah, I can handle this world.’ “
With $73 Million Deal, PA Native’s The Most Expensive American Soccer Player Ever
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Chelsea Football Club will pay Borussia Dortmund millions to acquire the 20-year-old U.S. national team standout and Pennsylvania native.
After 12 Draws, New York Chess Challenger Could Become World Champion
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The event could give the U.S. its first champion since Bobby Fischer took the crown in 1972. New York native Fabiano Caruana will play world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Pegula Sports & Entertainment To Study Venue Options For Bills, Sabres
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The owners of the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres have hired a consulting firm to help them study possible next steps for the venues where the professional football and hockey teams play. In the case of the Bills, the upcoming feasibility analysis includes exploration of an entirely new stadium.
Economy
PA Will See Multiple Sports Betting Sites Before 2019
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Pennsylvania is in the midst of launching its sports betting industry–becoming part of the first wave of states to do so.
‘The Big Fella’ Highlights This Yankee’s Spot As First Celebrity Sports Star
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Jane Leavy tells the story of Ruth as the first baseball superstar — but also of his roles as movie star, vaudeville performer, barnstormer, pitchman for every conceivable product, and columnist.
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$25M In Stadium Upgrades Will Keep Mets Baseball In Syracuse For 25 Years
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – The New York Mets will stay in Syracuse for the next 25 years, thanks to a deal that will invest $25 million into Onondaga County’s NBT Bank baseball stadium.
This New Yorker’s Raised Fist Still Resonates, 50 Years Later
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Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos won gold and bronze at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Their raised-fist salute outraged many viewers — and still resonates today.
Surprise, Disrespect Among Reactions To Sudden Retirement Of Bills’ Davis
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A sudden decision to retire – midway through Sunday’s game – added a unique twist to an already frustrating start to the 2018 National Football League season for the Buffalo Bills. Vontae Davis trotted off the field with his Bills teammates at halftime, but never returned to finish the game.
Government
PA Gradually Laying Out Structure For Legal Sports Betting
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HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) — More regulations are being released for Pennsylvania’s fledgling sports betting industry.
New York Soccer Bar Welcomes World Cup Fans, USA Or No USA
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The FIFA World Cup is underway and soccer enthusiasts are getting ready for a month’s worth of international men’s competition in the world’s most popular sport. While many New York establishments may have the matches available for viewing, one Buffalo bar in particular is anticipating steady business.
Education
Big Upgrades To SU’s ‘Dome’ Will Change Its Iconic Roof
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – Syracuse University is investing $118 million dollars in renovations to the Carrier Dome as part of SU’s 20-year Campus Framework plan of projects. The renovations include a new roof for the dome, which will change what has been an iconic part of the Syracuse skyline for the past several decades.
Is Sports Betting Inevitable In New York State?
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Buffalo, NY (WBFO) – On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a federal ban on sports betting is unconstitutional.
Environment
PA Governor Watches Sixers Game With Major Donor, Skips Environmental Awards Ceremony
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STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – Governor Wolf spent Tuesday evening courtside at the Philadelphia 76ers game, skipping the 2018 Governors Awards for Environmental Excellence ceremony in Harrisburg.
‘A Horrific Experience’: Police Called On Group Of Black Women Golfers In Pennsylvania
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Myneca Ojo, one of the golfers kicked off the course, joins Here & Now’s Robin Young to talk about the experience.
Health
Medical Experts Urge Assembly To Require Helmets For Skiers Under 14
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – Medical professionals at Upstate University Hospital are urging the New York State Assembly to pass legislation that would require skiers and snowboarders under the age of 14 to wear helmets. Experts say injuries on the slopes can be more severe than accidents on bicycles.
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New Yorkers Prepare For 2018 Iditarod Sled Dog Race
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Unique winter sports aren’t over now that the Olympics are done. Scrolling through the list of the 67 mushers signed up to run the 2018 Iditarod, most are from Alaska. A few are from Canada or Norway, but among the list of arctic places, you’ll spot two people who list their hometowns in New York.
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Athletes Hit The Rink And Snow For 2018 Special Olympics
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Thousands of athletes participated in the Special Olympics New York State Winter Games Saturday. The second floor of the convention center was packed with volunteer’s coaches and athletes getting ready for a full day of floor hockey.
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New York Aerial Skier Jon Lillis’ Quest For A Medal Ends
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Pittsford native and Olympic skier Jon Lillis made it to the championships Sunday morning in men’s aerials at the Olympics, but was out after 2 rounds. The finals began at 6:00 Sunday morning. After two rounds only the top six qualified for the final run, and Lillis came in at eighth. He was the only American to make the men’s aerials finals.
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New York’s Erin Hamlin Selected To carry American Flag During Olympic Opening Ceremonies
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SYRACUSE (WRVO) – Remsen native Erin Hamlin will carry the American flag during the opening ceremonies Friday at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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High School Pitchers Still Open To Injury, Even With NYS Rule
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VESTAL, NY (WSKG) – The high school spring sports season is coming to an end. For baseball players, it’s the first year they’ve had a limit on how much they can throw. But is it enough to keep young pitchers from blowing out their arms? Brandon Olbrys coaches the Deposit-Hancock baseball team in Delaware County. He had a pretty good spring.
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Small NY Cities Wonder Whether To Fund Stadiums
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Public money is often used to fund stadium upgrades. Elected officials say it builds up a local economy by attracting businesses, who want to set up nearby, and people, who spend their dollars in the city. That claim is debated in major league cities around the country. But what about smaller cities, like Elmira and Binghamton? Could stadiums benefit those economies?
Elmira’s First Arena Sale In Jeopardy
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The future of Elmira’s First Arena is in jeopardy. A proposed sale might not happen because of a disagreement between the Chemung County’s Industrial Development Agency and the City of Elmira. WSKG’s Sarah Gager and Gabe Altieri discuss the cause of the disagreement and what might happen now. Interview Highlights:
On First Arena’s ownership history:
“Back in June, the Chemung Industrial Development Agency bought the arena. It was supposed to be a temporary thing, as it looked for a new owner.
Education
Explore the Intersection of Science and Sport with Your Family
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Are you watching the Summer Olympics with your child? What a great opportunity to explore the intersection of science and sport! These videos from PBS LearningMedia will help you talk to your child about math and science concepts surrounding running, acrobats, gymnastics, and more.
Measuring Different Lanes on the Track | Cyberchase
Help your child understand the basic principles behind measuring distance. In this video from Cyberchase, Bianca is competing in her first 200 meter race and notices that the starting positions in the six lanes are located at different points along the track.
Education
WSKG & BU Athletics team up for family event!
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WSKG is teaming up with Binghamton University Athletics on January 18th! The women’s basketball team takes on Albany at 2pm. In addition to the game, families can check out PBS KIDS activities and WSKG’s very own Good to Know project. As part of Dunkin’ Donuts Youth Day, all kids will have FREE admission to the game! We’re giving away a pair of tickets to grown-ups each day until game day — so parents, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas…
Science
American Football
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Today on Radio Lab, we tackle football. It’s the most popular sport in the US, shining a sometimes harsh light on so much of what we have been, what we are, and what we hope to be. Savage, creative, brutal and balletic, whether you love it or loathe it … it’s a touchstone of the American identity. Along with conflicted parents and players and coaches who aren’t sure if the game will survive, we take a deep dive into the surprising history of how the game came to be. At the end of the 19th century, football is a nascent and nasty sport. The sons of the most powerful men in the country are literally knocking themselves out to win these gladiatorial battles.