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Draisaitl picks up 1,000th point in win over Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Leon Draisaitl had four assists and became the fourth-fastest active player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Tuesday night. Draisaitl, who hit the milestone in the first period on a secondary assist, became ...

Blue Jackets down Ducks in OT

COLUMBUS — Adam Fantilli scored with 1:28 left in overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4–3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, snapping a five-game losing streak. Zach Werenski scored twice and added an assist in his 600th NHL game, Boone Jenner had a goal and an ...

Youthful mistakes plague Boardman in 54-50 loss to Marlington

BOARDMAN — The Boardman girls basketball team is young, and at times, that inexperience showed on Monday night. Turnovers, the occasional defensive lapse and inconsistent shooting plagued the Spartans, who dropped their third straight gaame with a 54-50 loss to Marlington at Boardman High ...

Big Ben: ‘Tomlin has earned right to leave on own terms’

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger thinks Mike Tomlin should coach the Pittsburgh Steelers until he doesn’t want to do it anymore. The former Steelers quarterback said Monday night ahead of his induction into the team’s Hall of Honor that Tomlin, the NFL’s longest-tenured coach, has ...

Vikings capitalize off turnovers in big win over Brookfield

LEAVITTSBURG — For most of Monday’s Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) matchup between LaBrae and Brookfield, turnovers equaled points. And fortunately for the Vikings, the turnovers were mostly the Warriors’ and the points were mostly theirs. As a result of plenty of takeaways, ...