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Canfield’s playoff run ends with loss to Copley

CANTON — It’s never easy when the season comes to an abrupt, screeching halt. The Canfield girls basketball team’s decorated senior class found that out the hard way on Wednesday, as the Cardinals’ season came to an end at the hands of Youngstown State-signee Evelyn McKnight and her ...

Bad quarter dooms Western Reserve in 45-33 loss to Seneca East

PERRY HEIGHTS — It was one bad quarter. That’s all it took for Seneca East to take over in Thursday’s girls basketball Division VII regional semifinal. Western Reserve hung with the Tigers in the other three quarters, but it fell 45-33 at Massillon Perry on Thursday evening. “We ...

Maplewood runs away from Warren JFK, advances to regional title game

PERRY HEIGHTS — The buzzer sounded, the Maplewood girls basketball team ran onto the court and the cheers erupted from the Rockets’ side of the Massillon Perry gymnasium. Maplewood not only beat Warren JFK in a Division VII regional semifinal on Thursday, but the Rockets punched their ...

Marquette: The future is bright for racing

In the 78-year history of NASCAR, no driver has ever won the first three races of a season. That is, until basketball legend Michael Jordan hired Tyler Reddick and set the 2026 NASCAR season on fire. In 2020, Jordan teamed with Denny Hamlin to form 23XI Racing. The team has won at various ...

Penguins blown out by Sabres, 5-1

PITTSBURGH — Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch scored short-handed goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night. McLeod now has a league-best five short-handed goals this season. Josh Norris added a power-play goal, Owen Power scored and Mattias Samuelsson scored ...

Blue Jackets hold off Panthers for 3rd straight win

COLUMBUS (AP) — Jet Greaves made 26 saves, Mathieu Olivier scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets dealt another blow to Florida’s playoff hopes with a 4-2 victory over the Panthers on Thursday night. Two-time defending champion Florida is in danger of becoming the first Cup-winning ...