NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Canfield baseball team just needed one or two more things to go its way on Thursday at North Ridgeville. The Cardinals came up just short, falling to University School 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh in the Division IV, Northeast 5 district final. “The kids played ...

PITTSBURGH — Leslie Dowdle called it. Months before her son Rico entered free agency after running for more than 1,000 yards for Carolina, Leslie Dowdle rang Rico just minutes after the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that Mike McCarthy would replace Mike Tomlin as head coach in ...

PITTSBURGH — Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones will make his first MLB appearance since 2024 when he starts against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Jones missed all of last season after injuring his elbow during spring training. He underwent internal brace surgery on May ...

ALLIANCE — South Range, as a perennial Northeast 8 Conference and regional title contender, has played in many big games, and Wednesday’s Division V, Region 17 semifinal vs. Cardinal Mooney was no exception. Still, the Raiders found themselves in dangerous territory at Alliance High ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Jackson-Milton’s season to remember came to a close on Wednesday, as the Blue Jays fell 10-0 to Maplewood in a Division VII, regional semifinal matchup. “I’m rooting for them to go all the way,” Blue Jays coach Tyler Halavick said of Maplewood. “They can do it. ...