Syracuse University men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim and members of his staff have taken real steps in joining the fight for social justice. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The Watertown Wolves continue to bring back players from their 2019-20 Federal Prospects Hockey League squad with four signings made over the past week. Read More ⇒
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Aaron Judge hit his second homer of the game with two outs in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 9-7 victory Sunday night. Read More ⇒
PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Doug Pederson tested positive for the coronavirus and was quarantining at home Sunday night, the team confirmed in a statement. Read More ⇒
The St. Louis Cardinals received multiple new positive COVID-19 tests on Sunday, multiple outlets reported. Read More ⇒
NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski, who is in the final year of his contract with Team Penske, has said several times over the last couple of weeks that he is not sure where he will end up in 2021. Read More ⇒
Justin Thomas recorded a 5-under 65 on Sunday and moved up to No. 1 in the World Golf Rankings by claiming a three-stroke victory at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tenn. Read More ⇒
DENMARK — After back-to-back years of runner-up finishes, the Malone Golf Club finally gets its Six-Man title. Read More ⇒
Local college teams looked forward to a variety of goals for the fall season, whether it was competing for a national championship, conference titles or simply a winning season. Read More ⇒
Cole Bryant, 9, came to Grindstone Island with his family last week and wound up with the catch of his young life. Read More ⇒
Yoenis Cespedes has decided to opt out of the 2020 MLB season. The news comes hours after the Mets released a statement they were unable to get in contact with him after he failed to show up for the Sunday afternoon game in Atlanta. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — The Third annual Booze Brothers Golf Tournament will return to the Potsdam Town & Country Club with a focus this year on benefiting the Volunteer Transportation Center. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Partridge Run Golf and Country Club will host the 5th annual Volunteer Transportation Center St. Lawrence County Golf Tournament to benefit the Volunteer Transportation Center. Read More ⇒
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series on north country athletic stars of the past. Read More ⇒
DENMARK — St. Lawrence University Golf Club, leading the field going into today, is trying for the Northern New York Golf Association’s 6-Man Tournament three-peat. But they’re far from alone at Carlowden Country Club as their score of 463 is only a stroke ahead of Malone Golf Club’s 464 and… Read More ⇒
LAFARGEVILLE — Theresa native Lance Willix picked up his first victory of the season in the 25-lap 358-modified feature Friday night at Can-Am Speedway. Read More ⇒
As the immediate future of NCAA athletics begins to take shape amid a myriad of debate, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team is working through a relatively normal summer at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. Read More ⇒
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public input to better track population dynamics for striped bass in local waters. Read More ⇒
Recruiting for area college athletic coaches and high school prospects has been drastically altered but remained ongoing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Outside fishing tournaments scheduled for the remainder of the year in Massena have come to an abrupt end, courtesy of COVID-19. Read More ⇒
SACKETS HARBOR — Finding a tee time can be hard during a summer day in the north country, but Bedford Creek Golf Club is trying to brighten those prospects. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Diane Dillon approached the task of re-launching the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team as if she were starting a business but was often heard throughout her final season referring to the program as her baby. Read More ⇒
LAFARGEVILLE — Can-Am Speedway announced Wednesday the removal of the ESS Sprints class from its Aug. 7 show, citing its continued inability to permit spectators at the track due to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s most recent extension of the state executive order on public gatherings. Read More ⇒
LATHAM — High school wrestling teams will compete in two fewer classes over the next two seasons as the New York State Public High School Athletic Association approved several proposals at its annual summer meeting Wednesday. Read More ⇒
The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled plans Wednesday for an updated 11-game football schedule for each of its member schools, including Syracuse University, to begin the week of Sept. 7-12 if public health guidance allows. Read More ⇒
Local sports: Carthage native Mike Powell among 2020 inductees for North Country Sports Hall of Fame
Carthage native Mike Powell is one of seven members of the Class of 2020 for the North Country Sports Hall of Fame, which was announced Tuesday night. Read More ⇒
LAFARGEVILLE — Watertown’s Billy Dunn picked up his first win of the season in the 25-lap 358-modified feature Friday night at Can-Am Speedway. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Bassmaster made history in Clayton this past week, and a few anglers wouldn’t mind returning to the Thousand Islands in the years to come. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — The North Country Sports Hall of Fame will announce its fourth annual induction class on Facebook Live tonight at 8. Read More ⇒
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WASHINGTON — Gleyber Torres gives and then he almost takes it away. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Chris Johnston made Bassmaster history. With 97 pounds, 8 ounces of total bass caught this week, he becomes the first Canadian to win a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at the St. Lawrence River. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Brock Mosley was ecstatic when he successfully reeled in what turned out to be a 6-pound, 10-ounce largemouth bass, drastically helping his chances of making the top 10 and therefore earning him a spot in the final day of the Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence tournament. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — The wind whipped through Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River on Saturday, giving Bassmaster Elite anglers a taste of what Sunday’s final can bring. Read More ⇒
Former St. Lawrence University standout Kyle Flanagan likely isn’t far from the hearts of the school’s hockey fans. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — Construction is underway to enhance the Massena Intake, and that’s causing some logistical problems for a local fishing charter business. Read More ⇒
Norwood native Jenn Hildreth spent the middle of March as confused as anyone in the sports world, as tournaments, leagues and organizations closed down due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — Bassmaster may have more fans by the end of this week’s Elite Series tournament on the St. Lawrence River. Read More ⇒
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Syracuse redshirt junior placekicker Andre Szmyt has been named to the watch list for the Lou Groza Award, as announced today by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. Read More ⇒
PHOENIX — Nick Vaverchak developed his love for baseball in a variety of roles for Phoenix Little League, and the organization has contributed to the recent John C. Birdlebough High School graduate’s goal of fueling that same passion in young area players. Read More ⇒
MEXICO — Kendall Cuyler has experience fighting for her fair chance to compete in high school sports and is now ready to take up the cause on behalf of her peers in Section 3. Read More ⇒
CLAYTON — The top two leaders of the Bassmaster Elite Tournament at the St. Lawrence River ended day one separated by only one ounce. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — The current club champion at the Potsdam Town & Country Club is 14-year-old Tyler Berkman, who is 5-foot-3, 130 pounds. When he became the youngest club champion last summer, he was only 13 years of age and 5-foot-0, 105 pounds. Read More ⇒
BRASHER FALLS — Dow Electric continued its undefeated start with an 18-11 decision over Alpine Seed while Villnave Construction turned back Twin Pines Quick Stop 12-7 in the Northern New York Box Lacrosse High School Division matchups Wednesday night at the Tri-Town Community Center. Read More ⇒
Auto racing has been one of the few sports that’s taken place this summer in the area, but four area tracks have yet to get off the line. Read More ⇒
TROY — There will be no local fall college sports this year as the Liberty League joined the North Atlantic Conference and SUNYAC earlier this week in announcing the cancellation of its fall schedule. Read More ⇒
When Canton native Ryan Durocher took an assistant coaching position with the Robert Morris men’s hockey team last week he reached a longtime goal of becoming a full NCAA Division I coach. Read More ⇒
Fans will have to wait longer to see their beloved Syracuse University athletic teams play inside the newly-renovated Carrier Dome this college football season. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — The State University of New York Athletic Conference — of which SUNY Oswego and its athletic teams are members — is suspending fall sports competition, according to a SUNY Oswego press release. In addition, the press release continues, the winter conference and non-conference schedu… Read More ⇒
The North Atlantic Conference, of which SUNY Canton is a member, as well as the SUNYAC, which includes SUNY Potsdam, announced Monday afternoon that they are canceling fall sports for the upcoming school year. Read More ⇒