uBEREA — Myles Garrett was expected to become a more vocal leader for the Cleveland Browns after signing a four-year contract extension worth $204.8 million in March. However, Garrett was quiet in his first comments since picking up his eighth speeding ticket since being drafted by the ...

Coaching debuts, backyard rivalries and stadium upgrades take center stage this weekend with the kickoff of the 2025 high school football season. Locally, the season begins tonight with five games involving schools from the Mahoning Valley. A full slate of area games are scheduled for ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to promote 22-year-old right-hander Bubba Chandler — baseball’s top pitching prospect — ahead of their game Friday against the Colorado Rockies. Pirates manager Don Kelly said he’s excited to add Chandler to a staff that already ...

PHOENIX — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. led off the ninth inning with a tying homer, Adrian Del Castillo had a broken-bat RBI single in the 10th and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 on Wednesday. Gurriel hit his 17th home of the season, a 424-foot shot to left off Cade Smith. ...

PITTSBURGH — Johan Oviedo earned his first major league win since 2023 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday to take the three-game series. In his second start since having Tommy John surgery in late 2023, Oviedo (1-0) struck out six, allowed two hits, one ...

BOYS SOCCER From late Tuesday Boardman 1, Poland 1 — Poland’s Salvatore Carramuso scored less than three minutes into the match, but Gabe Hammerton tied it up for Boardman at 19:31. Andreas Tsikouris got the assist for Poland (0-0-1), while Oswaldo Salinas got the assist for the ...