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Struthers baseball surging after slow start to season

The first few weeks of baseball season went about as poorly as they could have for Struthers. Suffering from disciplinary issues that led to multiple players being sidelined, the undermanned Wildcats lost seven of their first eight games, capped off by a 15-2 defeat to Ursuline on April ...

LaBrae’s Kiser reflects on long, storied career

After nearly 25 years with the LaBrae boys basketball program, Chad Kiser is moving on. The longtime Vikings head coach announced his departure from the program on Monday. He spent seven years as junior varsity basketball coach before moving into the head varsity coach’s position in May ...

Cavaliers hold off Toronto to take Game 5

CLEVELAND — Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 125-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their ...

Guardians beat Rays to snap 4-game skid

CLEVELAND — Chase DeLauter had two hits and drove in a pair of runs, Gavin Williams allowed one unearned run and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday to stop a four-game losing streak. Brayan Rocchio had three hits and ...

Cardinals steal win vs. Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a game-ending, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Ryan O’Hearn singled ...