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Pirates beat Phillies 6-1 to split series

PHILADELPHIA — Esmerlyn Valdez tripled, singled and knocked in two runs, Endy Rodriguez and Nick Gonzales homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 on Thursday. The Pirates split their four-game series in Philadelphia, closing with a win against a Phillies team ...

Blue Jackets GM denies animosity with Zach Werenski

COLUMBUS — Zach Werenski decided in less than an hour to reject a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Dallas Stars. It took a couple of days, however, for the star defenseman and his team to make sure they were on the same page moving forward. General manager Don Waddell and Werenski met Wednesday to clear the air and then both issued statements proclaiming all was well, with both sides focusing on the upcoming season. Waddell said Thursday after the conclusion of Columbus' rookie development camp that Werenski's veto of a trade to Dallas was more about staying with the Blue ...

Zach Johnson one back of John Deere Classic lead after skipping Senior Open

SILVIS, Ill. — Zach Johnson is skipping three majors for the John Deere Classic, which feels like a major for the Iowa native. He made the decision pay off Thursday with an eagle-birdie finish for a 7-under 64 that left him one shot out of the lead. Lucas Glover and Zac Blair played in the morning and each posted a 63, a good start for both as the PGA Tour heads into the final two months. Both are well outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup. Johnson, a 50-year-old in his first year on the PGA Tour Champions and already with two victories, never considered anything but the John Deere ...

Police blotters for Austintown, Boardman and Canfield

Austintown Police activity reported June 25-July 2: July 2, 2:04 a.m. — Attempted theft of a 2018 Hyundai and a 2016 Hyundai with rear windows broken and steering columns damaged reported at 4881 Westchester Drive. July 1, 8:52 p.m. — Troy Griffin Jr. was arrested by Boardman Police on an undisclosed Austintown warrant. 2:23 p.m. — Aaron Conyer was arrested on a theft charge at Walmart. 1 p.m. — Theft of four fans reported at 5472 Callaway Circle. 9:08 a.m. — Eight padlocks were broken at Austintown Township Park. 8:23 a.m. — A brick was thrown through a window ...

Amanda Anisimova avoids Wimbledon upset vs. Sofia Kenin

LONDON — Amanda Anisimova served three of her 20 aces in the deciding tiebreaker to hold off Sofia Kenin 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and reach the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday as Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited the All England Club. Anisimova, who was consoled by Kate a year ago after being routed by Iga Swiatek in the final, trailed 3-1 in the third set before she broke back in the sixth game against her fellow American, the 2020 Australian Open champion who is now ranked No. 105. "Some moments were really awful. I'm just so happy through to the next round," Anisimova said on No. ...

Property transfers for July 3

Property transfers recorded June 22 to 26 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Floyd Showers III to Pamela Lott, 3787 Cumberland Circle, $240,000 David P. Carpenter and Vaness Carpenter to Joshua Smith, 4259 Carlisle Ave., $213,000 Dominic T. Moltchan and Krista M. Neff to Steven Ross Hood and Jennifer Marie Hood, 2220 Elm Trace St., $232,500 Joe Koch Construction Inc. to Derek A. Frost and Laura Frost, 155 Heli Court, $436,180 La’Shawn Jennings to Matthew Morgan and Mindy Marshall, 5472 Callaway Circle, Unit 2, $154,500 Michelle N. Prusak to Ory ...