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Poland tops Hubbard in OT for third straight league title

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HUBBARD — Poland and Hubbard had to wait four weeks to play each other for the second time this season, and with the Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) title at stake, they each had to wait an extra four minutes Tuesday to decide which team would emerge champions. Fortunately for the visiting ...

High School Sports Roundup from Feb. 17

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GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DIVISION VI Sectional Semifinals Northeast 3 East Palestine 45, Valley Christian 41 — Stats were not reported by print deadline. Northeast 4 Newton Falls 36, St. John 15 — The Tigers advanced to the sectional final with a one-sided win. Madison ...

Browns’ Bitonio gets more time for decision

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Cleveland Browns left guard Joel Bitonio will get a little more time to decide if he wants to come back for a 13th season. The team and Bitonio agreed to push back the void date in his contract to the start of NFL calendar on March 11, according to a cleveland.com report. His contract was ...

Ohio State upends No. 24 Wisconsin

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COLUMBUS — Bruce Thornton scored 27 points and Devin Royal added 25 for Ohio State as the Buckeyes knocked off No. 24 Wisconsin 86-69 Tuesday night. Ohio State (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten) beat a ranked team for the first time in seven tries this season. Braeden Carrington made five 3-pointers in ...

Pistons atop NBA as second half starts

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The Detroit Pistons had the worst record in franchise history at the All-Star break four years ago. And two years ago, their record at the break was even worse. Look at them now. When the NBA starts post-All-Star play on Thursday, the Pistons — a franchise that last won a playoff series ...

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YSU’s Gebhardt gets HL honor Senior left-hander Braden Gebhardt (Howland) of the Youngstown State baseball team was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week following the opening weekend of the 2026 season. Gebhardt recorded the most strikeouts in a game by a Penguin in nearly five ...