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Brewers slugger Bauers wins NLCS MVP

LOS ANGELES — Jake Bauers went home to Southern California and walked away with an MVP trophy. Bauers hit a two-run double in the fourth inning Thursday to begin Milwaukee's comeback, and the Brewers rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that completed a four-game sweep in ...

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YSU's Phillips to speak at Curbstone Doug Phillips, Youngstown State University football head coach, will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at 11:45 a.m., and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach. Curbstone Hall of Fame Plans are underway for the Curbstone Coaches 58th Hall of Fame Induction ceremony that will be held on May 2. This event is sponsored by Briarfield ...

An ideal day at Shenango Lake

The angle of the shadows and the splash of colors of the trees aligned perfectly last week as my cue to tow the Bass Cat to my favorite autumn lake. Since the day long ago when I first fished its waters, Shenango Lake has been on my short list of best local fishing holes spring, summer and ...

All eyes on Rodgers vs. Bowles when Steelers visit Bucs

TAMPA, Fla. — Todd Bowles will have to be quite creative to surprise Aaron Rodgers. Known for his complex defensive schemes and disguising his blitz packages, Bowles and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers are facing an elite quarterback who has seen everything in a distinguished NFL career. Rodgers ...

ALCS Game 4 postponed by rain

CLEVELAND — Game 4 of the American League Championship Series was postponed because of rain Friday night. The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians will resume their series today at 8 p.m., with Game 5 on Sunday at Progressive Field and Game 6 in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Monday if ...

NCAA sues DeWine over eligibility executive order

The NCAA sued the governor of Ohio on Friday, three days after he signed an executive order giving state universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year in college in defiance of the NCAA’s new eligibility rule. NCAA President Charlie ...