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76ers welcome LeBron to town

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — LeBron James took his seat and fidgeted with a microphone before he tossed his identification placard on the ground. "You guys know who I am, right?" James asked. Sure do. No introduction needed. LeBron James, the most famous basketball player in the world and the ...

Cavaliers have been building for this

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates didn't go their separate ways for four months before reassembling a couple weeks ago for the start of offseason workouts. Instead, from the time the Cavaliers were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals by the New York Knicks until Monday's media day, which marked the unofficial start of training camp, the group has spent a lot of time around each other. "I think this is probably the most time I've spent with my teammates outside of the actual season in my career," Mitchell said. "From being in New York at ...

Monken likes what he is seeing

CLEVELAND (AP) — With much of the focus around the Cleveland Browns on quarterback Deshaun Watson and the offense, coach Todd Monken wants to make sure that the defense is getting its share of the credit as well. Monken gave defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg a game ball after his unit flustered Carolina quarterback Bryce Young most of the game. Cleveland pressured Young on 26 of his 50 drop-backs during Sunday's 21-18 victory over the Carolina Panthers. The constant harassment of Young in the backfield was a major reason why the Panthers scored only one touchdown and had to ...

Larson gets his groove back

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — There were times over the past year or so that Kyle Larson probably wondered whether he'd ever win a race again, let alone defend his NASCAR Cup Series title. He went 51 races without reaching victory lane, even though he always felt as though he was close. Now, Larson has won two of the last three after his dominant victory at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. And he's in the pole position for another championship. After sweeping each of the first two stages, breaking his own track record by leading 235 laps in the race, and passing Chase Briscoe for the lead ...

Baseball playoffs open today

(AP) — It won't take long for Major League Baseball to deliver on some spicy postseason storylines. The Wild Card Series begins this afternoon, featuring four best-of-three matchups that include the Boston Red Sox traveling to face their longtime nemesis, the New York Yankees. Also in the American League, the Chicago White Sox are at the Houston Astros, who qualified for the postseason despite an 81-81 record. Over in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies are at the Atlanta Braves while the Chicago Cubs travel to face the San Diego Padres. Four teams earned a bye ...

Boil advisory issued in Wellsville

The Buckeye Water District has issued a boil advisory for the following streets in Wellsville: Main Street between Ninth to 15th streets, and Riverside between 10th and 14th Streets, and anyone who might have experienced low to no water pressure.