CLEVELAND — Norman Powell scored 19 points, Tyler Herro added 18 and the Miami Heat got contributions from everyone while stopping a five-game losing skid with a 120-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. As healthy as they’ve been all season, the Heat squandered a ...

NEW YORK — On the eve of opening day, Paul Skenes set forth lofty goals for the Pittsburgh Pirates. “We want to win the division. We want to make the playoffs. That’s it. How we do that, who knows?” the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner said Wednesday. “I don’t want to put a ...

SEATTLE — The Cleveland Guardians selected the contract of first baseman Rhys Hoskins from Triple-A Columbus as the team got down to the 26-man active limit Wednesday ahead of its opener against Seattle. To make room for Hoskins, the Guardians designated right fielder Johnathan Rodríguez ...

With the state tournament done and the final postseason awards being issued, the 2026 chapter of girls basketball in the state of Ohio has come to a close. The Division I, II and III All-Ohio girls basketball teams were released on Tuesday, and two Mahoning County players led a handful of ...

CANFIELD — Kerry Durkin has been around the Canfield softball program for years. The Cardinals’ new head coach had spent the previous six years as Canfield’s junior varsity coach, including the last three years under former head coach Michael Kernan. Prior to that, he also coached his ...

DIVISION I Player of the Year: Whitney Stafford, Lewis Center Olentangy Coach of the Year: Andrew Booth, Wadsworth FIRST TEAM Zoe Coleman, Pickerington Central, 5-11, jr., 17.8; Whitney Stafford, Lewis Center Olentangy, 5-8, sr., 21.3; Maddie Lepley, Massillon Jackson, 5-11, sr., 18.3; ...