CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, Seiya Suzuki added a solo shot in the sixth, and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon (7-3) went 6 1/3 innings against his former team, ...

The high school football playoffs will have a different setup moving forward. On Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that the playoffs will shrink from 16 teams to 12 in each region. The change came after a vote by the OHSAA Board of Directors. Under the new format, ...

OAKMONT, Pa. — Having previously only played in one prior U.S. Open, J.J. Spaun arrived at Oakmont Country Club this week with no expectations. He wasn’t happy with his swing last week after missing the cut at the Memorial, so he tinkered with it at home for a couple days. Still ...

COLUMBUS — The finale of the Division III meet provided a race that was worthy of a curtain call. The first three spots on the podium were decided by less than a second, so it was going to come down to whoever had some gas left in the tank. Senior Aiden Appel was no stranger to the big ...

NILES — Max Johnson is quick to point out that his most comfortable spot on the baseball diamond is between second and third base. He’s played shortstop the majority of his baseball career and he calls it his “natural position.” Still, Johnson is even quicker to point out that his most ...

PITTSBURGH — The scene looked familiar. Maybe that’s because it was. A defender racing downfield, ball in hand. DK Metcalf in relentless — and remarkably fast — pursuit. Five years ago, it was Metcalf memorably tracking down Arizona’s Budda Baker 90 yards from the line of ...