YOUNGSTOWN — Cam Smith has a long, distinguished hometown family legacy to live up to. Both his father, Randy, and older brother, Randy Jr., each had successful football careers during their times at Youngstown State. Randy was a defensive back on three of YSU’s national championship ...
COLUMBUS — The line of scrimmage figures to be an area of focus Saturday when No. 4 Ohio State visits No. 5 Indiana. That is typically true of any high-profile Big Ten game, but the topic was of even more interest as the week began because the Buckeyes have uncertainty at multiple offensive line positions as they prepare for a rematch of last season's conference title game. Senior lineman Austin Siereveld missed Ohio State’s win over Maryland on Saturday with an illness, and coach Ryan Day labeled him as day-to-day. That led to a reshuffled front with sophomore Jake Cook entering ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Freddy Peralta threw six innings of four-hit ball, Liam Hicks lined a two-run single after a fielding error by José Ramírez and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 Tuesday night to even the AL Championship Series at 1-1. Game 3 of the best-of-seven ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Coach Nathan Paetsch and the Youngstown Phantoms have won their first game on Covelli Centre ice this season, taking down the US National Team Development Program, 7-2, on Tuesday. “There's a lot of good, and there's a lot of habits and details we have to clean up. Overall, ...
COLUMBUS — Brady Tkachuk had a natural hat trick in the second period, his brother Matthew Tkachuk matched a club record with five assists and the Florida Panthers rolled past the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 on Tuesday night to snap a two-game skid. Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Sam ...
VOLLEYBALL Crestview 3, Garrettsville Garfield 1 — The winners of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier, the Rebels (17-4, 13-0) won 17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23. Bella Ciapala led the Rebels with 21 kills and three blocks. Sophia King pitched in 11 digs, six kills and three aces, Cam Davidson registered 38 assists, 10 digs and three aces, Madi Kyser added eight kills and Kerrigan Miller ended the day with 30 digs. Newton Falls 3, Brookfield 0 — The Tigers won 25-14, 25-23, 26-24. Karlie Murphy led the Tigers with 16 kills, 16 digs and 11 points. Jada Blutcher added 13 ...
