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Browns QB Watson preps for 1st start since 2024

BEREA — Deshaun Watson hasn’t lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars as a starting quarterback. That might be one of the few things the Cleveland Browns have going for them heading into Sunday’s opener. “This is 2026, man. So, I’m not going into this game looking at the 7-0 record at ...

YSU looking to respond after suffering 1st loss

YOUNGSTOWN — Fresh off its first loss of the season, Youngstown State is already looking forward. In the defeat at Kentucky, the Penguins struggled to slow down the Wildcats’ offense, and while YSU moved the ball offensively, finishing drives proved to be a challenge. But now, the ...

Ohio ranks 3rd nationally for high school sports participation

COLUMBUS — With almost 350,000 high school student-athletes during the 2025-26 school year, Ohio ranks as the third-largest state for high school sports participation in the annual NFHS high school athletics participation survey, trailing only Texas and California. Ohio ranked in the Top 5 ...

8-run inning lifts Orioles past Guardians

BALTIMORE — Dylan Beavers had two hits and three RBIs in an eight-run third inning that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Cleveland Guardians 9-5 Wednesday night. Coby Mayo tacked on a sixth-inning homer for the Orioles, who had lost seven of eight before cranking up their offense against Cleveland lefty Foster Griffin (15-5). Chase DeLauter and Nathaniel Lowe homered for the Guardians, who hold a narrow lead for the third AL wild-card spot and are chasing the first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. Baltimore trailed 2-0 before sending 14 batters to the plate and ...

Pirates use 8 pitchers to beat White Sox

CHICAGO — Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh’s three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to help the Pirates win for the eighth time in 10 games to climb back to .500. Pittsburgh used eight pitchers to hand the White Sox a second straight loss and their seventh in their last 10. AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore. The ...