HEATH — After 22 consecutive wins, the West Branch girls soccer team’s perfect season came to a bitter end Tuesday, as the Warriors lost to Cincinnati Mariemont 3-0 in the Division IV state semifinals at Swank Field in Heath. An own goal in the 15th minute and a Mariemont counterattack ...
TOLEDO — The start was everything Youngstown State could have wanted, but soon things unraveled. By that point, the Penguins had fallen into too deep of a hole to dig themselves out of on Tuesday morning at Toledo. Despite a concerted effort to claw its way back after falling into an ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers, like a lot of playoff contenders, could use some help at wide receiver. The difference between Pittsburgh and many of the teams they're competing against in a loaded AFC, however, is that help will soon be on the way without having to shop for it. Michael Pittman Jr. is nearing a return from a foot injury that's limited him to three games. The veteran is eligible to come off injured reserve this week, meaning there's a chance — albeit perhaps an outside one — that Pittman could be available on Sunday when the Steelers (6-2) visit Cincinnati ...
CLEVELAND — Even though Deshaun Watson has been cleared from the concussion protocol, it isn’t certain he'll be the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback for this week’s game against his former team, the Houston Texans. Coach Todd Monken said on Monday that he wasn’t ready to name ...
It took the Detroit Tigers less than a month of watching Kevin McGonigle at the big-league level to decide he was worthy of a nine-figure contract. Seven months later, McGonigle rewarded that confidence by becoming the runaway winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award Monday ...
COLUMBUS — John Mobley Jr. scored 19 points and Jimmie Williams had 16 off the bench as Ohio State held off Marshall 84-74 on Monday. Andrija Jelavic and Anthony Thompson each added 11 points, and Amare Bynum scored 10 for Ohio State (2-1), which was coming off an 89-65 victory over Youngstown State on Friday night. Noah Otshudi scored 27 points on 12-of-18 shooting, and Bryce Slay added 15 for Marshall (1-2), which opened the year with a solid 92-65 over Buffalo on Monday but then fell to Toledo 81-76 on Saturday. The Buckeyes improved to 13-3 against the Sun Belt and have not lost ...
