PITTSBURGH — Henry Davis hit his first two home runs of the season, Mitch Keller pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 on Friday night to end a five-game losing streak. Davis homered in consecutive innings. He hit a solo shot to ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins took a significant step forward this season, returning to the playoffs after a three-year absence. To go deeper than the first round will require another leap. Whether Evgeni Malkin gets a chance to be a part of it is anyone’s guess. Malkin’s ...

Curbstone idle on Monday The Curbstone Coaches will not be having their weekly luncheon on Monday. The 57th annual Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be held this coming Sunday at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. The keynote speaker will be former Pittsburgh Steelers stand ...

CANFIELD — One seven-minute lapse cost the Canfield girls lacrosse team on Thursday at Bob Dove Field. Chagrin Falls scored four goals in the first several minutes of the second quarter, and the Cardinals couldn’t complete the comeback in a 9-7 loss in Canfield. “It’s definitely hard ...

CHAMPION — On Thursday, two of Trumbull County’s top softball teams, Champion and Lakeview, went at it. In a pitchers’ duel to the very end, Flashes sophomore Adalyn McIntosh’s first-inning home run made the difference in a 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs, in effect avenging a 7-3 defeat ...

BROOK PARK — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his family marked a significant milestone on Thursday with the groundbreaking ceremony for the new domed stadium scheduled to open for the 2029 season. There are still a couple of questions to be answered though even as construction ...