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Pirates ace Skenes wins first Cy Young award

PITTSBURGH — The individual trophy cases for Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal are growing increasingly full. The next step in the evolution of baseball’s two best pitchers is winning — preferably where they are. The 23-year-old Skenes capped his blistering rise to stardom by capturing the ...

Steelers sign CB Asante Samuel Jr. to practice squad

PITTSBURGH — Asante Samuel Jr. spent the last few months recovering from spinal fusion surgery by doing some distance running in hopes of being ready whenever a team called looking for help in the secondary. Now it’s time to sprint. The Pittsburgh Steelers signed the veteran cornerback ...

YSU women fall at No. 24 Michigan State

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Grace VanSlooten scored 17 points, Emma Shumate added 14 points and four 3-pointers off the bench, and No. 24 Michigan State beat Youngstown State 96-52 on Wednesday night in the first meeting between the programs. Michigan State, which entered ranked second in ...

Shorthanded Cavs breeze past Heat 130-116

MIAMI — Jarrett Allen had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers stopped Miami’s four-game win streak with a 130-116 victory over the Heat on Wednesday night. De’Andre Hunter scored 21 points for the Cavaliers, who lost 140-138 in overtime at Miami on ...

Ex-Browns, Boardman star Kosar undergoes medical procedures

CLEVELAND — Bernie Kosar has undergone a series of procedures to stop internal bleeding as he awaits a liver transplant. The former Cleveland Browns star quarterback posted on social media Wednesday morning that he underwent “two aggressive procedures” over the past couple days and was ...