Pitcher José Urquidy and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Thursday to a $1.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. A 30-year-old ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Christoph Tilly and Bruce Thornton combined for 36 points as Ohio State beat Maryland 82-62 on Thursday. Tilly had 19 on 7-of-10 shooting for the Buckeyes (15-7 7-5 Big Ten). Thornton shot 7 of 9 to finish with 17. John Mobley Jr. added 15 points, four assists and ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Milwaukee seemed willing to give the Youngstown State women’s basketball team the 3-point line on Thursday night. The Penguins were happy to oblige. YSU knocked down 13 threes from beyond the arc, its most of the season, as the Penguins put away the Panthers with a ...

BELOIT — With the game on the line, Lorieona Jannone stepped to the charity stripe with 0.6 seconds remaining in overtime. She converted both attempts to give the Canfield girls basketball team a 42-40 overtime victory over West Branch on Wednesday night in Beloit. It was a bit of fate ...

MECCA — Celebrating their seniors and cementing a second straight league championship, the Maplewood Rockets put on a show on Thursday. In a back-and-forth battle that came down to the final 0.4 seconds, Maplewood took down Ashtabula Edgewood, 46-45. “It’s senior night, and there’s ...

EAST FAIRFIELD — Crestview and Salem entered Wednesday’s game trending in different directions. For the visiting Quakers, they had lost four in a row, three of which by double digits, while the 17-1 Rebels had won eight straight, including their last seven by an average of 44 points. But ...