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Gavin Williams Ks 11 as Guardians beat Giants

CLEVELAND — Gavin Williams struck out 11 over 5 2/3 innings, Jose Ramirez had an RBI single in the three-run first and the Cleveland Guardians beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 for their first home series victory in seven weeks on Thursday. The Guardians hadn’t won a series at Progressive ...

Cavaliers, James Harden agree to 3-year, $97M contract

James Harden agreed to a three-year, $97 million contract to remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers, two people close to the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. It includes a player option for the 2028-29 ...

Cavaliers trade Max Strus, get Peyton Watson in 4-team deal

CLEVELAND — Peyton Watson is heading from Denver to Cleveland as part of a four-team trade that will also have the Cavaliers sending Max Strus to the Los Angeles Clippers. A person familiar with the trade said Wednesday night that Watson, a restricted free agent who spent his first four NBA ...

High school scoreboard – Aug. 20, 2026

GIRLS TENNIS Boardman 3, Howland 2 SINGLES: No. 1: Nina Sinchak (B) def. Avery Gebhardt (H) 7-5 6-4, No.2: Reagan Homa (H) def. Svera Ceccarani (B) 6-4 6-2, No. 3: Makayla Hathhorn (H) def. Katie Mosher (B) 3-6 6-6 (7-2) 6-0. DOUBLES: No. 1: Stella Mitchell/Reese Murray (B) def. Penelope Morris/Ximena Martinez (H) 3-6 6-0 6-4, No.2: Riley Zelesnak/Kenzie Tobey (B) def. Anastasia Leivadiotis/Aubrey Tolley (H) 1-6 6-4 6-2. Liberty 3, McDonald 2 SINGLES: No. 1: Mary Ann Woods (L) def. Chloe Baldwin (M) 6-0 6-1, No. 2: Cordelia Kerr (L) def. Sarah Sprague (M) 7-5 6-0, No. 3: Layla ...

Death penalty for child rapists sought

WARREN — A July 2026 Pew Research poll found that 68% of U.S. adults consider the death penalty justified for those who commit murder, but Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins says it appears many Valley residents think Warren killer Danny Lee Hill and Warren rapist Felicia Beemer deserve the most severe punishment possible, including the death penalty. Hill and Beemer have been in the news recently, Hill because of an appeals court ruling denying him another chance to argue intellectual disability to erase his death sentence for killing 12-year-old Raymond Fife in 1985, and ...

Park upgrades unveiled

YOUNGSTOWN — The city is a little bit more beautiful, and public officials gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the efforts that made it that way. Dignitaries from across the Mahoning Valley met at Spring Commons Park, in front of the B&O Station, to cut the ribbon on a new outdoor ...