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YSU’s Householder closes out decorated volleyball career

YOUNGSTOWN — Abbie Householder is resigned to the fact that this week will be her final time playing a match on Rosselli Court at Zidian Family Arena. Throughout her senior season, the outside hitter has been slowly checking off each of her “last firsts” for Youngstown State — her last ...

Buckeyes offensive line battling injuries, inconsistency

COLUMBUS — Top-ranked Ohio State is still sorting out its offensive line heading into the final quarter of the regular season. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday he hopes the unit will be back at full strength after starting right tackle Phillip Daniels and top reserve Josh Padilla missed the ...

Tomlin: ‘No long-term concerns about Rodgers’

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t giving Aaron Rodgers a pass by saying his veteran quarterback simply had an “off night” in Pittsburgh’s lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Then again, the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach also isn’t worried about the NFL’s oldest active ...

Clase and Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches

NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure successful bets. According to the indictment unsealed ...

Vogt earns AL Manager of the Year honors again

Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor. Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Toronto’s John Schneider and ...

Ex-NFL star Antonio Brown pleads not guilty to attempted murder

Former NFL star Antonio Brown was returning Tuesday to Miami to face an attempted murder charge stemming from a May shooting, with his lawyer filing a not guilty plea on his behalf. Jail records in Essex County, New Jersey, show Brown was released late Tuesday morning for the transfer to ...