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Cavs blast Pistons in Game 7 to advance to Eastern Conference Finals

DETROIT — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East's top seed and will face the ...

Rodgers agrees to return to Steelers

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that the four-time NFL MVP agreed to a one-year deal to return to Pittsburgh on Saturday, ending a protracted decision-making process. The people ...

Napoleon Solo runs to Preakness win

LAUREL, Md. — Napoleon Solo reemerged as a colt to watch with a victory in the Preakness Stakes. Now trainer Chad Summers wants a shot at Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, whose absence left an underwhelming field at Laurel Park this weekend. “We wish he was here in the Preakness. We ...

Guardians connect for six bombs in rout of Reds

CLEVELAND — Known for doing the little things it takes to win, a style they’ve embraced and branded as “Guards Ball,” the Guardians showed they can also swing big. Kyle Manzardo homered twice and Cleveland connected for six home runs — its most in a home game since 2013 — while ...

Vass stays hot with fight card victory

YOUNGSTOWN — Cardinal Mooney’s Chris Vass is on a roll. Until he met Vass in the main event of Saturday’s ‘Outside the Lion’s Den’ amateur fight card at Penguin City Brewery, Conner Bollinger of Ellwood City was also clicking on all cylinders, a seasoned boxer with 27 fights to ...