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In the Big Ten, the most important job might be QB2

COLUMBUS — More than ever this season, the backup quarterback spot has become the most important position in the Big Ten. Half of the conference's 18 teams could have their second-string QB under center this weekend. That includes second-ranked Ohio State and No. 7 UCLA, who are dealing ...

YSU motivated to return to form after down season

YOUNGSTOWN — Coming off a down year by recent standards, the Youngstown State men’s basketball team is looking to return to form for the 2026-27 season. Last year, the Penguins started off with high hopes. But a seven-game losing streak early in Horizon League play put YSU in a hole that ...

Cavaliers rally, defeat T’wolves in OT

CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell had 26 points, including five points in overtime, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 despite 47 points from Anthony Edwards. James Harden added 19 points, including a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left, and Evan Mobley scored 18 for the Cavaliers, who have won their last four home games against the Timberwolves. Meleek Thomas, the 34th overall pick in June’s NBA Draft, scored 16 in his NBA debut. It is the seventh time in Edwards' five-year career he has had at least 47 points in a game. It is the most he has ...

Browns’ comebacks put Watson in a 3-QB club

Deshaun Watson’s fourth-quarter comebacks have older Browns fans remembering the “Kardiac Kids” days of 1979 and ’80, when Brian Sipe led Cleveland to thrilling come-from-behind victories. However, Watson and the AFC North-leading Browns are pulling off things that not even Sipe ...

Steelers are winning games they’re supposed to win

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers knows what a playoff team looks like. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers are certainly contenders in the standings after a workmanlike 16-10 win over New Orleans on Sunday in Paris kept them tied atop the AFC North as the halfway point nears, the four-time MVP ...

YSU falls in exhibition at Akron

AKRON — The 2026-27 edition of the Youngstown State men’s basketball team made its public debut on Tuesday night. The Penguins showed flashes of their capability throughout the evening, but still fell 92-76 to Akron in a preseason exhibition contest at James A. Rhodes Arena in ...