College football will expand its playoff to 24 teams beginning next year in a move that resets decades of tradition surrounding a once all-important regular season and dumps conference championship showdowns that used to be among the sport's marquee events. The announcement from the College ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Grayson Allen scored 27 points, Naz Reid added 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112 on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Tidjane Salaun added 14 points off the bench and Ryan Kalkbrenner had 15 rebounds for ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — When Bob Hannon signed on as play-by-play announcer for Youngstown State football, little did he know that his run would nearly reach four decades. The date was Sept. 2, 1989, and the Penguins opened their season at Maine – the Black Bears won, 28-14 – and went 9-4 that season while making their second Division I-AA playoff appearance. The team went 1-1 in the postseason with a win over former Ohio Valley Conference foe Eastern Kentucky (28-24) in the first round before dropping a 42-23 decision at Furman the following week. While sitting in the catbird seat, ...
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — NASCAR’s championship weekend started with another Kyle Busch remembrance and ended with another Kyle Larson celebration. The Cup Series drivers will be linked forever. Larson’s incredible playoff run and Busch’s shocking death will go down as the highest and lowest ...
COLUMBIANA – It has been an historic year for the West Branch girls soccer program. In Saturday’s regional championship match against Warren JFK, the Warriors were looking to add to their resume. And that is exactly what they did, with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the Eagles to advance ...
NEW ORLEANS — Saints second-year quarterback Tyler Shough likes to think he has a refined and thoughtful approach to remaining calm and in control in the clutch. He backed it up against the Cleveland Browns and fellow second-year QB Shedeur Sanders on Sunday. Shough floated a 15-yard ...
