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McVay goal send Indians past JFK

GIRARD — Girard spent the first half playing timidly. While on their home field, the Indians were officially considered the road team and played like it. However, they came alive in the second half, scoring twice to down Kennedy, 2-1, in a first-round Division IV tournament matchup. “I ...

Rays beat Guardians to go to World Series

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Freddy Peralta threw 5 1/3 gritty innings, Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz each hit a two-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night to advance to the World Series for the third ...

Ex-NC State coach, Akron assistant Amato dies

Chuck Amato, the longtime Florida State assistant football coach who went on to lead his alma mater at N.C. State for seven seasons, has died at the age of 80. Amato died early Monday at his Raleigh home under hospice care, the school announced on its athletics website. Amato had previously ...

Phillips talks YSU football ahead of bye week

BEAVER TOWNSHIP – With their 35-22 victory over Northern Iowa this past weekend a fading memory, Youngstown State head football coach Doug Phillips will do anything but rest over the next 11 days during a much welcomed bye week. Currently 6-2 through eight games, the Penguins are in sole possession of the top spot in the Missouri Valley Football Conference at 4-1 with three league games remaining. Saturday’s win over the Panthers vaulted YSU into the No. 4 spot in this week’s FCS rankings, up two spots after No. 1 South Dakota State and No. 4 Lehigh suffered losses in their ...

Steelers’ belief in rookies is paying dividends

PITTSBURGH — Shortly after hearing their names called in front of record-setting crowds on Pittsburgh's North Shore at the 2026 draft, the Steelers' rookie class did what some do when they find themselves thrust together by circumstance: they started a group chat. Over the past six months, ...

Monken says Browns’ offense could be ‘smoother’

CLEVELAND — Todd Monken didn't expect there would be as many growing pains with the Cleveland Browns' offense as there have been through six games. Then again, hardly anyone expected the Browns to be 4-2 and leading the AFC North in Monken's first season as their coach. That's where they ...