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Guards survive a ninth-inning scare to beat Tigers, win fourth straight

DETROIT — Travis Bazzana hit a two-run homer, Cade Smith pitched out of a jam in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians held off the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. Brayan Rocchio drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with a groundout ...

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Gebhardt named Pitcher of the Year INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. —Youngstown State senior left-hander Braden Gebhardt (Howland) was named the 2026 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year as one of six Penguins to collect postseason honors when the league office announced its postseason award winners and ...

Evans’ gem lifts McDonald back to district final

MCDONALD — Monday’s Division VI, Northeast 4 district semifinal got off to a bit of a rocky start, but Aubrey Evans and the rest of the McDonald softball team didn’t let that faze them. East Palestine arrived late to the Blue Devils’ softball field, which resulted in the contest ...

Rockets upend Badger in 3-0 victory

KINSMAN — For almost all of Monday’s Division VII, Northeast 3 district semifinal game between Badger and visiting Lowellville, the pitchers dominated. The Braves’ Samantha Bradbury and the Rockets’ McKenna Lewis stifled opposing batters, resulting in a scoreless tie through five ...

Knicks, Cavaliers open East finals where season began

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers were sent to face Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in a nationally televised season opener and again to kick off Christmas, NBA schedule makers clearly viewing that as the Eastern Conference’s marquee matchup. Good ...