Kenny Rowles, 27, of the city of Nanticoke in Luzerne County pleaded guilty to cruelty and torture to animals, ABC affiliate WNEP reported. Rowles was arraigned and jailed in May. In April, Rowles’ neighbor on East Main Street in Plymouth reported him to an animal advocacy organization after she saw him dangling a fishing rod from his second-floor porch, Fox 29 reported at the time. The woman claimed Knowles told her he was going to be “fishing for cats....

The order applies to all K-12 institutions, including private, parochial and vocational schools, as well as pre-kindergarten programs and early learning centers. Colleges and universities—which were directed to close in accordance with the governor’s stay-at-home mandate, enacted April 1 and expected to last through the end of the month—will similarly remain closed. In a video message posted to YouTube by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Wolf told state residents the decision was a “critical step” toward ensuring the health and safety of as many individuals as possible while the coronavirus pandemic runs its course....

That would be a trade of the highly talented-but-equally problematic Odell Beckham Jr. If I’m new Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, I’m saying “no mas” to OBJ’s exorbitant contract demands and to his diva-like behavior. Before shelling out $17 million, $18 million or more per year for the star wide receiver, I’m putting out feelers to gauge his trade value. And if I can get a first-round pick and another high choice, I’m sending him packing....

Not it’s Drake’s turn to publicly support his close friend Johnny Manziel for Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback. MORE: Coaches on the hot seat | Ross Tucker weighs in | Tough choice for Pettine | Is it Johnny Football time? The hip-hop icon and TOPSZN leader was tracked down by the intrepid sleuthers at TMZ Sports and was asked what he thought of the Browns’ quarterback controversy. His response? The money sign, not surprisingly....

That’s … not optimal. Especially when you consider 12 of those 19 games have been at home, and that they’ve yet to play any teams out of their division. In a schedule oddity, they actually won’t play their first non-NL East squad until May 8, when they host the Giants at Citi Field in their 33rd game of the year. Strange. So what’s wrong? It’s not the rotation stars. Noah Syndergaard has a 1....

The Netherlands international missed a large part of the 2015-16 season through injury, slipping down the pecking order at St James’ Park, and so made a temporary switch to Ajax at the start of this campaign in a bid to regain form and fitness. Keep up to date with all the Deadline Day rumours! However, having failed to feature for the club’s first team, Krul has now left the Amsterdam Arena to join fellow Dutch side AZ - and the 28-year-old is hoping to impress in the coming months....

Stanic takes aim at Conte over China comments The La Liga side had been keeping an eye on the 27-year-old ever since he impressed for Partizan Belgrade at a youth tournament in Albacete in August 2006, but previously failed to lure him to Spain. Jovetic eventually left Partizan for Fiorentina and then went on to join Manchester City before returning to Italy with Inter in July 2015. The attacker made an encouraging start to life at San Siro, but struggled to secure regular first-team action this term, first being deemed surplus to requirements by Frank de Boer, before being told by new coach Stefano Pioli that he was no longer needed....

This morning, reports emerged that U.S. and Chinese officials had reaffirmed their commitment to phase one of their joint trade deal in a call. The call, involving Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, is the first formal dialogue between the two sides since May. “Both sides see progress and are committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure the success of the agreement,” Mnuchin’s office said in a statement after the call, which came six months on from an initial agreement and amid worsening diplomatic relations....

This story, like the six months of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, is characterized by tribal vengeance, ghastly violence, teenage death. But it has something more. A transcript of the online conversations between Rahum and Muna, obtained exclusively by NEWSWEEK, is testimony to the depth of hatred many Palestinians feel for Israelis after the killing of nearly 400 of their brethren (66 Israelis have also died in the violence). Muna, the 25-year-old seductress, who appeared in court last week for the first time since her arrest, hardly fits the profile of a terrorist....

Well, no, actually, it’s not very probable at all. But it is true that at the height of the Watergate affair, Dr. Seuss sent Art Buchwald a copy of “Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!” (1972), with “Richard M. Nixon” written over the name of the hero who had overstayed his welcome, Buchwald quoted from it in a column (“If you like you may go by lion’s tail....

According to a report from Dan Wolken of USA Today Sports, the Buckeyes will be minus 14 players. That includes three starters, two of them on the defensive line. How big an impact that creates in the matchup remains to be seen, but Ohio State was without 16 players when it shocked No. 2 Clemson 49-28 in the Sugar Bowl semifinal. In that sense, this is nothing new for Ryan Day and Co....

MORE: When did your team last win a national title? Lyle was reportedly arrested early Saturday morning, according to the Vanderburgh (Ind.) County Sheriff’s Office booking records. He was booked at 2:09 a.m. and was charged with three class B misdemeanors – public intoxication, criminal mischief to a vehicle and disorderly conduct, before being released on a $150 bond. But the saga doesn’t end – or begin – there. Lyle reportedly quit the team on April 11, more than a month ago....

Step away from the keyboard. Put the phone down. Ohio State weathered this scenario before. This is the fifth time in 30 years the Buckeyes lost a Heisman hopeful before the season started. For a school with national-title-or-nothing expectations, Miller’s injury rekindles memories of what could have been. MORE: Don’t panic, Buckeyes | SN’s 10 greatest all-time Buckeyes | Most iconic players It starts with Keith Byars, a tree stump with legs who launched his career with a 99-yard kickoff return in the 1984 Fiesta Bowl....

During the 13-minute meeting of the Ohio Controlling Board on Monday, State Senator Andrew Brenner could be seen fiddling with his phone, while also turning his camera on and off as he drove with the office background displayed. “I wasn’t distracted. I was paying attention to the driving and listening to it (the meeting,)” Brenner said, The Columbus Dispatch reported. “I had two meetings that were back to back that were in separate locations....

There’s aggressive, and then there’s what No. 3 Ohio State did in a 45-24 blowout at No. 14 Oklahoma on Saturday. There’s only one to come out and say it. This was a professional ass-kicking by a young-and-fearless team that’s taking a cue from its coach. You don’t get to 19-0 in true road games under Meyer without that professionalism on the road. He would give a professional answer afterward....

Holland thought the Oilers played at a higher level in 2020 and they met his goal of being in playoff contention with the calendar turned to March. Edmonton entered the pause in second place in the Pacific Division. “I think everybody was excited. If you can play your way into the playoffs, we positioned ourselves that we controlled our own fate,” Holland said. “We believed that we were going to play our way into the players and then when you get into the playoffs, you never know....

Wayne “Duke” Brown was dismissed from Tulsa Police Department on September 4—within one month of graduating from Police Academy—after local activist Marq Lewis of ‘We the People Oklahoma’ brought to light posts made by Brown on Facebook. Posts included a picture of President Donald Trump riding a lion in police uniform, with the Confederate flag waving in the back, mirroring the now-infamous picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin topless on horseback, while more inflammatory posts directly targeted Islam....

Tyrek Coger, a 21-year-old junior college transfer from Raleigh, N.C., collapsed from heat exhaustion on the stairs of Boone Pickens Stadium and was rushed to Stillwater Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to the Stillwater News Press. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 In a press release, new Oklahoma State coach Brad Underwood, who was on a recruiting trip in Las Vegas, mourned the loss of the 6-8, 235-pound forward....

According to the school’s web site, the NCAA announced the school’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) has been amended to a 930 and the school no longer faces APR restrictions for the 2014-15 academic school year. When the NCAA released its APR data on May 14, OSU football had an average score of 929.41 over the past four years and an average score of 943.54 over the past two years. The APR is a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student-athlete, each term....

The university announced the suspension Wednesday evening. “OU Athletics statement: ‘Joe Mixon is not reporting for team activities at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation.’” — Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) The Sooners begin preseason workouts Thursday. A 20-year-old female OU student, Amelia Rae Molitor, claimed the 18-year-old Mixon punched her in the face at a restaurant near campus last Friday, causing several fractures. One of Mixon’s attorneys said Monday his client was defending himself against attacks by the woman....