This year, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) football playoffs featured a bye, with the top-four seeds in each region taking off the first round. When the bye was announced in June as part of the OHSAA’s change from a 16-team postseason to 12, coaches were mixed on the idea. ...
The McDonald and Warren John F. Kennedy High football teams took completely different paths to the playoffs. McDonald raced off to a 5-0 start to its season, and was atop the Division VII, Region 25, standings from start to finish. The Blue Devils (10-0) went on to log the 17th undefeated ...
Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami, police confirmed Thursday. Brown, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai, said Miami police spokesman Mike Vega. He was flown to Essex ...
BEREA — The Colorado Rockies are hiring Paul DePodesta of “Moneyball” fame from the NFL’s Cleveland Browns to run baseball operations, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the ...
BEREA — Tommy Rees will be the latest to take on what could be one of the toughest tasks in the NFL — reviving the Cleveland Browns offense. The 33-year old Rees was given play-calling duties from coach Kevin Stefanski this week as the Browns came off their bye. Rees’ first game in his ...
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored twice and Bryan Rust delivered the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Thursday night. The 39-year-old Crosby's two first-period power-play goals boosted his season ...