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Jarrett, Penguins eye strong finish

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BEAVER TOWNSHIP — For the first time since the 2013-14 seasons, the Youngstown State volleyball team is in position to finish with consecutive winning campaigns while authoring the only two Horizon League non-losing years. The architect of that turnaround is head coach Riley Jarrett, who has taken the program from a 9-20 team prior to her arrival in 2024 to a team that finished 17-14 a season ago and looks to finish in the top four. It is 11-12 overall and 7-5 in conference play in the league as it eyes a first-round tournament bye. “We recruit players that want to win, work hard ...

No. 25 BYU pulls away from Ohio State

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SALT LAKE CITY — Rob Wright III scored 33 points and made four 3-pointers to lead No. 25 BYU to a 94-83 victory over Ohio State on Monday night. Collin Chandler and Tyler Betsey each had 15 points for the Cougars. Bruce Branch III had 12 points and Jaxon Kohler scored 11. Betsey and Kohler ...

Browns look to bounce back after reality check

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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns surprised many with five wins in their first seven games. Sunday's 27-6 loss to Pittsburgh though proved that the Browns should quiet down their bark. Especially when it comes to playing their AFC North rivals. Jared Verse and his teammates did plenty of ...

Thunder hold off Cavaliers

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CLEVELAND — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.6 seconds remaining as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-112 on Monday night in the first of a two-game set. Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 35 shots, the most ...

Fraud trial underway for Guardians pitchers

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NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz went on trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting on individual pitches. Their careers and possibly their freedom are at stake in ...

Glenville, OHSAA meet in courtroom

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The courts may be one step closer to determining who the Salem football team will play on Friday. On Monday, representatives from the Ohio High School Athletic Association and the Glenville athletic department gave their testimony at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. No decision was reached as to who will move on to play Salem in a Division III, Region 9, quarterfinal this week. It was the latest chapter in a situation that resulted in Glenville being removed from the playoffs and then granted a temporary restraining order against the OHSAA’s ruling on Friday. The hearing ...