By Ronald Blum The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves backed out of agreements to sign Jeff Hoffman because of concerns about the reliever’s pitching shoulder…
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Mount Penn, Lower Alsace officials float financial review of Central Berks Regional Police Department
By The Citizen on January 15, 2025
Lower Alsace Township officials support a study on the finances and operations of the Central Berks Regional Police Department. Representatives of Aspirant Consulting Group, Chester…
Thunder don’t need much more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to beat the Sixers
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — By the standards set by the pregame lineup announcements, when the 76ers’ eight-man injury list was booed by the sparse faithful at the…
Sixers Notebook: Nine-lives approach predictably falls short against Thunder
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — By Tuesday afternoon, the first score of the day that the 76ers would lose read 9-8. That is, nine of their 17 rostered…
Berks boys basketball roundup: Kutztown, Conrad Weiser score wins
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
Mason Marfil scored 15 points to lead Kutztown to a 54-45 high school boys basketball win over Tulpehocken on Monday. Trailing 28-26 at halftime, Marfil…
Daily docket: January 14, 2025
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
Daily thought “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and…
Bella Super leads Gov. Mifflin to girls basketball win
By The Citizen on January 13, 2025
Bella Super scored 26 points to lead Gov. Mifflin to a 58-37 win over Exeter in girls basketball on Monday night. Super scored 13 points…
Parent: In his own way, Tortorella issues vote of confidence for Jamie Drysdale
By The Citizen on January 13, 2025
It was far from the game that moved usually calm public address legend Lou Nolan to scold the Wells Fargo Center faithful back in 2016.…
PennDOT driver centers to close for MLK holiday
By The Citizen on January 13, 2025
All PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closed Jan. 18 through 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Customers may…
Berks girls basketball roundup: Lily Hare leads Oley Valley to 62-29 win
By The Citizen on January 13, 2025
Lily Hare scored 22 points to lead Oley Valley to a 62-29 girls basketball win over Fleetwood. Also for the Lynx (9-5), Isabella Buehler had…
Birds’ defense more than makes up for offense’s rust
By The Citizen on January 12, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Throughout the first half of Sunday’s 22-10 wild card playoff win over the Green Bay Packers, the Eagles’ offense packed all the punch…
Eagles offensive at right times, but far from the full game
By The Citizen on January 12, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — It was far from immediately obvious, what became a roller-coaster return Sunday for Jalen Hurts as he commenced playoff football in Philadelphia. Moments…
Jalen Hurts tosses 2 TD passes, Dallas Goedert throws 3 stiff-arms to lead Eagles past Packers
By The Citizen on January 12, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts tossed two touchdown passes in his first game since a late-season concussion, Dallas Goedert threw three stiff-arms on a rugged touchdown…
Zoren: Neal’s look at the best and worst of the Golden Globes
By The Citizen on January 12, 2025
Demi Moore’s moving acceptance speech about being nominated for an award, let alone receiving it, was the highlight of last week’s Golden Globe award ceremony,…
Penn State secondary loses cornerback Jalen Kimber, adds safety King Mack
By The Citizen on January 12, 2025
Penn State saw one defensive back announce Sunday that he was leaving for the NFL and one that said he is returning to the Nittany…
Sixers owners reportedly reverse course, won’t build contentious $1.3B downtown stadium
By The Citizen on January 12, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers have decided not to build a $1.3 billion downtown arena, a surprising move that comes just weeks after the team received…