COLUMBUS — Xavier Starghill has been to the state meet before. But the third day of this year’s meet turned into a lengthy and grueling wait for the Ursuline senior. A slew of weather delays due to strong rain and lightning strikes meant that the Division III finals didn’t get underway ...

BEREA — Deshaun Watson knows he can’t change the public perception of him or the results of his first four seasons with the Cleveland Browns. That’s why the embattled 10-year veteran quarterback is focusing on winning back the Browns’ starting job, something that seemed unfathomable a ...

NILES — A mere 13 hours after the Mahoning Valley Scrappers were shut out by Williamsport on Tuesday, the two teams returned to 7 17 Credit Union Field for a Wednesday morning game. In game two of a three-game series, the Scrappers’ bats responded to the early morning wake-up call, ...

CLEVELAND — Jazz Chisolm Jr. drove in three runs, Carlos Rodon shook off a leadoff homer to pitch six solid innings and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep over Cleveland by beating the Guardians 8-4 on Wednesday. Jose Caballero had two RBIs as the Yankees stopped ...

PITTSBURGH — Tyler Callihan hit the first two home runs of his career, a solo shot off Shohei Ohtani in the fourth inning and a go-ahead, three-run blast off reliever Kyle Hurt in the eighth as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 on Wednesday night. Ohtani gave ...

COLUMBUS — Earning a state runner-up nod is a difficult enough task as an individual, but a relay squad requires consistency and teamwork to land on the podium at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Girard has a track and field program that has sent a slew of relay teams over the past several ...