Mike Lawrence

A weekly look back at local sports -- in anniversaries in multiples of five -- in the Lehigh Valley . NOV. 10 1988 -- Tak Kasumi scores two goals and Emmaus beats Red Land, 4-1, for the school's first PIAA Class 3A boys soccer tournament victory....

First of two parts At first, the experimental shampoo looked like a putrid salad dressing. Its oil and its water just couldn't get along. They separated in the bottle and, over time, the shampoo took on an ugly brown hue. The team at Avalon Organics,...

The trail of destruction sparked by Central Florida's wildfires grew Tuesday, with up to 160 homes damaged or destroyed in Palm Bay alone. Arson is suspected in 11 fires, and authorities increased the reward from $5,000 to $15,000 for information that...

As the scope of the devastation from the tsunami disaster increases, so are the relief contributions from corporate America, with dozens more companies this week signing their name to the list of donors. After an initial lag, the amount of corporate...

On a January day ushered in with the hopes that only change can bring, George Ryan stood on a Springfield stage for his inauguration as governor seven years ago, mindful that many voters considered him little more than a high-profile relic of Illinois'...

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jack Ryan said Tuesday he is staying in the race and expects to overcome tawdry allegations about his sex life, but some leading members of his own party questioned his honesty, and political analysts warned he can't...

Saturday, Feb. 7 BAY/OCEAN LEAGUE CROSSOVER South Torrance 1, West Torrance 1 Nick Davis scored a goal midway through the second half to tie the game for host South Torrance (13-3-7, 7-1-3). West Torrance (14-5-2, 7-2-2) took a 1-0 lead in the first...