NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure successful bets. According to the indictment unsealed ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Emerging from a two-week layoff, it took a while for first-seeded Cardinal Mooney to get going in Friday’s Division V regional quarterfinal vs. No. 8 South Range. But when the Cardinals got going, they really got going. After a scoreless opening quarter and surrendering the ...
AUSTINTOWN — Coming off a bye week in the first round of the Division II, Region 5 playoffs, Austintown Fitch got off to a bit of a sleepy start on Friday night. Despite falling into an early double-digit hole, the Falcons eventually woke up, as they forced two key turnovers in the second ...
McDONALD — Friday’s second-round tilt between top-seeded McDonald and eighth-seeded Kennedy was a battle of Trumbull County small-school heavyweights. The Blue Devils’ defense bent, didn't break, and the offense countered to help McDonald stay alive and down Kennedy, 28-13. It's the ...
SOUTHINGTON — Since joining the Northern 8 last season, Chalker has gotten very acquainted with St. Mary Central Catholic. The teams have already met three times in two seasons, and today will mark the fourth meeting. This time, however, things are a little different. Saturday’s meeting ...
It’s a truth of human existence that when we put ourselves in harm’s way, bad things can happen. We don’t always get dinged, however, so we tend to dismiss the potential for danger in a trade-off for the fun and adventure that can be the reward when we step out of our comfort zones. ...