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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - APRIL 29: Angel of Empire runs on the track during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 29, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
This Pennsylvania-Bred Horse Has a Good Shot at Winning the Kentucky Derby

If Angel of Empire wins, he would become the third Pennsylvania-bred horse to win the Derby after Lil E. Tee in 1992 and Smarty Jones in 2004.

PORTLAND, ME - MAY 27: Hunter Owen #10 of the Altoona Curve throws to first base during the eighth inning of the game between the Portland Sea Dogs and the Altoona Curve at Hadlock Field on May 27, 2019 in Portland, Maine. (Photo by Zachary Roy/Getty Images)
Play Ball! A Guide to Minor League Baseball in Pennsylvania

From Erie to NEPA, Pennsylvania has plenty of minor league ballparks where families can see the stars of tomorrow for a fraction of the cost of a big league game.

FILE - Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin (3) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper, File)
Here’s How You Can Donate to Damar Hamlin’s GoFundMe Toy Drive

Donations from NFL teams and fans have poured in for the foundation started by McKees Rocks native Damar Hamlin, raising over $7 million just days after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the field.

Christian Pulisic of the United States, center, collides with Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand, left, after scoring his sides first goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Goal by Hershey’s Christian Pulisic Advances US in World Cup With 1-0 Win Over Iran

Pulisic’s goal came at a cost as he left the game with an abdominal injury after colliding with Iran’s goaltender finishing his goal. The US moves on to play the Netherlands Saturday.

Chelsea's Christian Pulisic, a Hershey native, in action during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/David Cliff)
7 Fun Facts About Pennsylvania-Born Soccer Star Christian Pulisic 

The Hershey native is set to make his World Cup debut on Monday. Here are some fun facts about the 24-year-old phenom.

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Students Barred From Hockey Games After Vulgar Chants at Female Goalie

Armstrong High School students chanted vulgarities at the Mars Area High School team's female goalie during an Oct. 28 game between the Armstrong River Hawks and Mars Fightin' Planets.

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2019, file photo, linesman Kirsten Welsh watches at center ice as Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins players take the ice to prepare to play in the Sabres prospects hockey tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. Ten female officials will work games in the American Hockey League this season. Katie Guay, fellow referees Kelly Cooke, Jacqueline Zee Howard, Laura White, Samantha Hiller, Elizabeth Mantha and Amanda Tasson and linespeople Kendall Hanley, Welsh and Alexandra Clarke are part of 17 new AHL officials. (AP Photo/John Wawrow, File)
Hockey History in NEPA: First Female AHL Referee

Katie Guay will become the first woman to referee an AHL game on Saturday when the Lehigh Valley Phantoms visit the Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins.