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Ohio State tops coaches preseason poll

Ohio State and Oregon hold down the top two spots and the Southeastern Conference has five of the top 10 teams in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll released Tuesday. The Buckeyes received 38 of the 72 first-place votes and were well ahead of the Ducks, who got six first-place ...

Sirens revealed as Cleveland’s WNBA team name

CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s WNBA expansion team had three priorities for the franchise’s name. It had to have its own identity and not be related to the Cavaliers. It needed to tie into Lake Erie. And fans wanted something progressive. The Cleveland Sirens think they accomplished all three ...

Capsules - Aug. 5, 2026

CORRECTION In the July 31 edition of The Vindicator, in a staff report regarding the arrest and resignation of the former Mathews High School boys basketball coach, Michael Weymer was incorrectly referred to as Matt Weymer. The Vindicator regrets the error. Penn-Ohio golf outing on Aug. 8 The 21st annual Penn-Ohio Athletic Club Scholarship Fund Scramble Golf Outing will take place at Yankee Run Golf Course in Brookfield at 9 a.m. on Aug. 8. To register, visit pennohioathleticclub.com or call 7248137210. The fee is $100 per golfer. Hole sponsorships are also available. Ravens ...

Pirates can’t stop Logan Henderson in 4-2 loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn homered, Logan Henderson allowed two runs in six innings to win his sixth consecutive decision, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Tuesday night. Henderson (6-1), whose only loss was in early May, allowed four hits, ...

Thousands mark National Night Out, America250 in Liberty

LIBERTY — While Liberty’s America250 celebration was forced to be postponed in July, one trustee noted that things ended up turning out great for them regardless. “We got a lot more people this way — they get to see two things at once, and we got a beautiful night, and we’ve ...

Ciccones resolve protection-order dispute before hearing starts

YOUNGSTOWN — Emily and Michael Ciccone made it easy on visiting Judge Pam Rintala on Tuesday when Emily Ciccone dropped her domestic violence protection order request against her Mahoning County clerk of courts husband. But the parties set an Aug. 28 hearing to dig further into the legal separation Michael Ciccone requested. Emily Ciccone, her attorney Kathleen Bartlett and Michael Ciccone had more than 30 minutes to wait in the hallways outside of the Mahoning County Domestic Court courtroom Tuesday afternoon waiting for their hearing to begin. That’s when Bartlett shuttled back ...