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Browns fall to Bills in 2nd preseason game as team’s QB decision looms

CLEVELAND — As thunder rumbled around Huntington Bank Field following Saturday’s game, the Browns’ confusing quarterback competition grew stormier. Shedeur Sanders threw a touchdown pass and made good decisions in the Browns’ 31-7 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills in perhaps his ...

Monken to announce Browns QB choice Monday

CLEVELAND — Todd Monken will take at least one more day before deciding if Shedeur Sanders or Deshaun Watson will be the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback on Sept. 13 in Jacksonville. The first-year head coach said he anticipates announcing the starter on Monday. Monken also noted that ...

Blaney wins again at New Hampshire

LOUDON, N.H. — Hartford Township and Trumbull County native Ryan Blaney and his team wound up making the most of a major mistake Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Team Penske star just needed a moment to vent on his team radio about a pit crew blunder before charging from 17th to ...

Scrappers bounce back from quick turnaround to beat Trenton

NILES — Sunday certainly wasn’t much of a day of rest for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, who began their final homestand of the season with an afternoon game against Trenton. The Scrappers played a nearly four-hour game on Saturday night at Aberdeen, which resulted in a walk-off 10-9 ...

Guardians beat Rockies to finish sweep

DENVER — Chase DeLauter had two triples and drove in two runs, Jo Adell had two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians rolled past the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Sunday to finish a sweep of their three-game series. The win was the fourth in a row and sixth in the past eight games for the Guardians, who remain tied with the Texas Rangers for the American League’s third and final wild-card spot. Foster Griffin (15-4) allowed two earned runs in five innings. It was his fourth start since being traded to Cleveland on Aug. 3, and his first against the Rockies. Adell has 17 RBIs in his first ...

Pirates lose 4-0 to get swept by Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their sixth straight game by easing past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday. Snell (2-1) has won consecutive starts and the Dodgers have been victorious in each of his three appearances in August after missing three months because of surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow. He allowed two hits and three walks on a sweltering afternoon at Dodger Stadium, but still had enough to end his outing with a 97 mph fastball for his sixth strike out. Alek Thomas, Hunter Feduccia and Max Muncy had ...