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Guardians beat Royals 8-5 to split series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bo Naylor hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning and Kyle Manzardo a two-run double that opened the scoring in the first to lead the Cleveland Guardians over the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Thursday. The Guardians greeted Seth Lugo with five hits in a three-run ...

Changes to 2 Youngstown infrastructure projects approved

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved increasing the cost of two already-expensive projects — one that diverts sewage from the Mahoning River and the other that upgrades sections of two downtown streets. The board voted 3-0 Thursday to authorize change orders to the two projects. The board consists of Mayor Derrick McDowell, Finance Director Kyle Miasek and Law Director Adam Buente. The board agreed to a $157,332.80 increase to a contract with S.E.T. Inc. of Lowellville, which is doing the first phase of an interceptor sewer project. S.E.T.’s initial contract ...

Pirates take series over Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — Brandon Lowe had three hits, including his 10th homer, and Joey Bart also went deep to back Mitch Keller, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Thursday. Keller (4-1) went six-plus innings, retiring 10 straight between Corbin Carroll’s solo home run in the ...

Nation and world at a glance for May 8

Ex-Ohio State players plan to join sexual abuse lawsuit against school Thirty former Ohio State football players, including some former NFL players, have agreed to join a federal lawsuit against the university over the sexual abuse of student athletes decades ago by a team doctor, a lawyer in the case said Thursday. The lawyer, Rocky Ratliff, said in an interview that the men came forward some eight years after the first lawsuit was filed because they needed to overcome the shame of revealing that they’d been sexually abused by another man and the fear of taking on the ...

AAUW program highlights power of collaboration for career prep

BOARDMAN — Building a bridge between classroom learning and real-world careers was the focus of a program Tuesday hosted by the American Association of University Women, as local education leaders and workforce partners came together to discuss how collaboration is shaping the future for ...