GIRARD — With a heated Northeast 8 race coming to a head, Thursday’s game between Girard and Lakeview had a lot riding on it. A win would give the Indians a solid cushion heading into the final few games of the season, while a loss would make each game a lot more important as Girard aims ...

COLUMBIANA — Things couldn’t have started any better for the Columbiana girls basketball team on Thursday night. The Clippers scored the first 16 points of the game and held Bellaire without a field goal for the entire first quarter. That was more than enough to result in a 45-22 win for ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Myles Garrett was a unanimous choice for the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award after setting a season record for sacks with 23. Garrett received all 50 first-place votes to become the ninth player to win DPOY multiple times. Cleveland’s edge rusher also was a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League with ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL Lisbon 40, Liberty 36 — After trailing 19-16 at halftime, Lisbon used a 14-9 third quarter run to take command. Eme Cook led the way with 15 points and three 3-pointers. Jayden Smith scored 12 points and Lylah Brown added 10 points for the Blue Devils. Danelle Coleman and ...

Pitcher José Urquidy and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Thursday to a $1.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. A 30-year-old ...