PITTSBURGH — CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Abrams hit a solo shot down the left-field line in the fourth inning to extend the Nationals’ lead to 4-1. He also hit the third of ...

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt homered twice, second baseman Juan Brito allowed Masyn Winn’s potential game-ending grounder to bounce into right field and St. Louis stopped a three-game losing streak when it rallied to beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-5 in 10 innings on Tuesday ...

Locals named YSU Athletes of Year Youngstown State student-athletes Abbie Householder (Canfield/volleyball) and Beau Brungard (Springfield/football) were honored as the 2025-26 YSU Joseph F. Malmisur Student-Athletes of the Year last evening at the Scholar-Athlete Banquet at Zidian Family ...

BASEBALL Ursuline 15, Struthers 2 - R. Urbach drove in five runs on three hits and scored three times as Ursuline exploded for 16 hits. L.Stoney added three hits and an RBI and H. DeLuca and J. Gocala combined for four hits and five RBI’s with Gocala bringing three runners home. G. Aurilio ...

CANFIELD — At the start of the year, Boardman softball coach Fred Mootz felt confident that he had “two aces” in the circle, not just one. Addie Kowacich proved that to be true on Monday evening. In the absence of No. 1 pitcher Gabi Sferra, the Spartans didn’t miss a beat as Kowacich ...

CORTLAND — Girard proved to be no match for Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) rival Lakeview on Monday, as the Bulldogs, powered by two Mackenzie “Mack” Stowe home runs and another from Kalyssa Werner, shut out the Indians 14-0 in five innings. The loss is the third in a row for Girard (3-6, ...