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The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects. The NFL Academy will open in September on the Gold …
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- Jonathan Bodack, Dan Moscaritolo
Lehigh Valley took care of business on the road against rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2-1 in game one of the opening round. The Phantoms took control in the first period and never looked back.
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