The 2026-27 FCS college football season is right around the corner, and Tuesday’s Missouri Valley Football Conference media day served as the unofficial start of the season before teams begin fall camp in August. To start the day, the conference released its preseason poll, which saw ...

NILES – Ethan Stade spent just a little over three weeks this summer with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Yet in that short time, he gained a great deal of admiration for the baseball fans of the Mahoning Valley. “Man, the vibe inside the stadium is special,” Stade said. “Lots of ...

The MLB Draft League lived up to its name over the weekend, as seven former Mahoning Valley Scrappers players were selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft, held on Saturday and Sunday. The seven included five players who were part of the Scrappers 2026 first-half roster; Nick ...

HAMPTON, Ga. — His thick moustache wasn’t the only feature that made Ryan Blaney look like Richard Petty in a dominant performance at EchoPark Speedway. Blaney drove like NASCAR’s King while ruling the Cup Series race from qualifying through every stage in a weather-delayed victory ...

BOARDMAN — After waiting an extra day, Saturday’s 12U Little League baseball District 2 championship came down to the last out. Boardman didn’t go down without a fight, but Canfield held on to win 5-4 at Fields of Dreams in Boardman. “This is baseball. It’s not always going to be ...

MIAMI — Joey Cantillo struck out nine over five innings of one-run ball, Brayan Rocchio homered and drove in two and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Rookie Chase DeLauter also went deep while Steven Kwan and Khalil Watson each had ...