NORTH JACKSON — It pays off to have players in the right place at the right time. And the Newton Falls boys soccer team seemed to have someone in the perfect spot on offense on Wednesday. The Tigers beat Jackson-Milton 4-1 at Jackson-Milton High School thanks to that approach. “With the ...
As they enter the 2025-26 season, the Youngstown Phantoms did things a little differently. Under Ryan Ward, who is entering his fourth year at the helm, the Phantoms have been a strong identity-based team. This season, they really honed in on the basics of what makes the Youngstown Phantoms ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State understands both the difficulty and importance of winning on the road. The Penguins haven’t won a road game since the regular season finale at Murray State in 2023. But at the same time, in order for YSU to achieve its goal of making the FCS playoffs, the ...
BEREA — Joe Flacco can’t escape from pressure, whether it is speculation about how much longer he will remain as the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback or facing another difficult defense. After struggling in his return to Baltimore last week, things don’t get any easier for Flacco ...
DETROIT — Gavin Williams struck out nine in five innings, Bo Naylor hit a two-run single and the Cleveland Guardians won their season-best sixth straight game, 4-0 over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Cleveland, which has won 11 of its last 12, is now 4 1/2 games behind the Tigers in ...
PITTSBURGH — Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Chicago has won four in a row and seven of eight overall. It leads the NL wild-card standings with an 88-64 ...