Burt Wilson is a sports writer. He can be reached at bwilson@lnpnews.com or (717) 291-8780. You can also follow @BurtWilsonLNP on Twitter.
- July 31, 2024
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The U.S women's field hockey team got its first points of the Olympics, tying Spain 1-1 Monday at the Paris Games.
Lancaster archer Casey Kaufhold began her Olympic quest for a gold medal by finishing fourth in the women's ranking round this morning in Paris.
![2-time NBA champ and ACC Tournament MVP Wally Walker, a Penn Manor grad, is 70 [video]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/7e/47eabdb0-603d-11e8-a54c-e35e8311a3c5/5b08419cd496a.image.jpg?crop=1176%2C662%2C0%2C162&resize=1176%2C662&order=crop%2Cresize)
Sports celeb birthday
![Here's how 6 Phillies fared in the MLB All-Star game [video]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/33/73333d32-4432-11ef-bfa3-3bbc80ba008f/6697afa361be6.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1763%2C992&order=crop%2Cresize)
Jarren Duran's two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning provided the winning margin in the American League's 5-3 victory over the National League MLB's All-Star game Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.
Tim Mayza has signed with the New York Yankees. The Millersville grad agreed to a minor league deal and will pitch for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, as reported on the Yankees website.
![Rangers' Travis Jankowski, a Lancaster Catholic grad, records 3 RBIs, involved in controversial play [video]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/aa/4aaa944a-3d21-11ef-bedd-6769994d1937/668bd4609213b.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C92&resize=1763%2C992&order=crop%2Cresize)
Travis Jankowski had a stellar day at the plate on Sunday. The Texas outfielder was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs to help the Rangers rout the Tampa Bay Rays 13-2 in Arlington.
Hempfield won the PIAA Class 6A baseball championship June 13 in large part because of the play of Brody Gebhard. The right-hander pitched in three of Hempfield’s four wins in the state tourney, including tossing a no-hitter in the second round against McDowell. And he threw a complete-game …
On June 28, 1997, Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear twice during their championship boxing bout. Tyson was disqualified due to the action by referee Mills Lane. And Holyfield, who actually lost a piece of his ear, was declared the winner.
![53 years ago, Phillies' Rick Wise no-hit the Reds and hit 2 home runs [video]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/b3/db38f1c0-faa6-11e6-b04b-cf4d47b64c0a/58b052dca4370.image.jpg?crop=1104%2C621%2C0%2C380&resize=1104%2C621&order=crop%2Cresize)
On June 23, 1971 Rick Wise accomplished a feat that no one in baseball had done before or has done since. Wise, pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies, no-hit the Cincinnati Reds and he also hit two home runs in the the game.
On June 17, 1994 O.J. Simpson became a fugitive. Charged with the double murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, the former football star was supposed to turn himself in.
Today's sports celeb birthday -- June 15
On May 29, 2010, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay pitched a perfect game against the Florida Marlins. Halladay struck out 11 during the gem. At the time, is was the 20th perfect game in major league history.
