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Youngstown State beats Saint Bonaventure

OLEAN, N.Y. — Linus Holmstrom’s 26 points helped Youngstown State defeat Saint Bonaventure 79-71 on Monday as the Penguins opened their season. Holmstrom added eight rebounds. Kelvin Amoako added 14 points while shooting 5 for 7 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line, and grabbed 10 rebounds. Jeff Nwankwo shot 4 for 12 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 6 from the line to finish with 11 points. Zach Philipkoski led the way for the Bonnies with 28 points, four assists and two steals. Saint Bonaventure also got 15 points, nine rebounds and four ...

Glenville, OHSAA meet in courtroom

The courts may be one step closer to determining who the Salem football team will play on Friday. On Monday, representatives from the Ohio High School Athletic Association and the Glenville athletic department gave their testimony at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. No decision was reached as to who will move on to play Salem in a Division III, Region 9, quarterfinal this week. It was the latest chapter in a situation that resulted in Glenville being removed from the playoffs and then granted a temporary restraining order against the OHSAA’s ruling on Friday. The hearing ...

Jarrett, Penguins eye strong finish

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — For the first time since the 2013-14 seasons, the Youngstown State volleyball team is in position to finish with consecutive winning campaigns while authoring the only two Horizon League non-losing years. The architect of that turnaround is head coach Riley Jarrett, who has taken the program from a 9-20 team prior to her arrival in 2024 to a team that finished 17-14 a season ago and looks to finish in the top four. It is 11-12 overall and 7-5 in conference play in the league as it eyes a first-round tournament bye. “We recruit players that want to win, work hard ...

McCarthy’s culture taking shape with Steelers

PITTSBURGH — The safe play would have been to kick the field goal. Maybe the smart play, too. Only Aaron Rodgers didn't see it that way. Perhaps most importantly to the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, neither did the guys in the huddle with him. So rather than try a chip shot with 5 ...

Browns look to bounce back after reality check

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns surprised many with five wins in their first seven games. Sunday's 27-6 loss to Pittsburgh though proved that the Browns should quiet down their bark. Especially when it comes to playing their AFC North rivals. Jared Verse and his teammates did plenty of ...

Thunder hold off Cavaliers

CLEVELAND — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a season-high 43 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.6 seconds remaining as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-112 on Monday night in the first of a two-game set. Gilgeous-Alexander attempted 35 shots, the most ...