CHAMPION — The first 40 minutes of Wednesday’s contest between Champion and Campbell was a back-and-forth affair with neither team able to find the back of the net. That changed after halftime, however, with the Golden Flashes scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes of the second ...
CORTLAND — Struthers remained winless Wednesday, falling to Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) rival Lakeview 5-0, although the outmatched Wildcats left their league match in Cortland with some valuable moral victories. “Honestly, I’m really proud of these girls,” Struthers head coach ...
BEREA — Deshaun Watson isn’t sure what reception he will get from Cleveland Browns fans on Sunday as he makes his first regular-season home start in nearly two years. Watson is trying his best, though, to avoid saying anything that puts him at odds with fans again before this week’s ...
BOSTON — Sonny Gray pitched six innings to tie Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez for the major league lead with his 18th victory, Andruw Monasterio drove in the only run with a sixth-inning single, and the Boston Red Sox edged Cleveland 1-0 on Wednesday night to snap the Guardians’ six-game winning streak. It was just the fifth win in 13 games for the Red Sox, who clinched a playoff spot on Sunday. The 36-year-old Gray (18-5) is in line to become the fourth Red Sox pitcher since 2000 to lead the AL in victories, joining Rick Porcello (2016), Josh Beckett (‘07) and Curt ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Despite dropping its conference opener at South Dakota State this past week, the Youngstown State football team isn’t hitting the panic button just yet. However, the Penguins have their share of issues to address moving forward after struggling to run the ball against ...
PITTSBURGH — Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night. Liberatore (6-14) gave up one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and no walks. His previous win came on July 11 against Atlanta in the left-hander’s last start before the All-Star break. Liberatore had lost eight straight decisions. Burleson singled in the first run in a three-run third that put the Cardinals ahead 3-1. Iván Herrera scored on a wild pitch and ...
