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Pirates use 8 pitchers to beat White Sox

CHICAGO — Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh’s three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to help the Pirates win for the eighth time in 10 games to climb back to .500. Pittsburgh used eight pitchers to hand the White Sox a second straight loss and their seventh in their last 10. AL Central-leading Chicago (75-70) maintained a two-game lead over Cleveland, which lost at Baltimore. The ...

High school scoreboard – Sept. 9, 2026

GIRLS TENNIS Poland 3, Niles 1 Singles: No. 1: Sydney Bulick (P) def. Aubrey Steele 6-2 6-2, No. 2: Gabby Morrison (P) def. Alyssa Hinchman 6-1 6-1. Doubles: No. 1: Bella Sollitto/Maria Yuhasz (N) def. Lauren Vandervort/Scarlett Summell 0-6 6-4 (10-8), No. 2: Jessie Justice/Kelsey Kirlighan (P) def. Kadence Volk/Maddie Llewelyn 6-1 6-3. Marlington 4, West Branch 0 Singles: No. 1: Izzy Christian (M) def. Cailyn Brink 6-2 6-3, No. 2: Ember McCarty (M) def. Sydney Lane 6-0 6-3, No. 3: Victoria Byder (M) def. Addison Bloor 6-0 6-0. Doubles: Lia Foith/Mya Christian (M) def. ...

Browns CB Ward joins Guardians as minority investor

BEREA — Denzel Ward is the latest Northeast Ohio native and NFL player to become a minority investor in the Cleveland Guardians. The Guardians announced Wednesday morning that the Cleveland Browns cornerback has purchased a minority share in the franchise. Ward bought a small share of David Blitzer’s 35% stake. Blitzer, the Guardians vice chairman, can become the controlling owner after the 2027 season or he can wait to exercise that option later. The Dolan family currently owns the majority stake. “They (Blitzer’s group) worked with me throughout the entire process. I’m ...

Canfield blanks fourth straight opponent in win over Ursuline

CANFIELD — Despite a weeklong layoff, Canfield looked sharp in its return to the turf Tuesday. Hosting Ursuline, the Cardinals took a lead within the opening 10 minutes and continued to add to their advantage en route to a 5-0 win over the Irish. “We started just a touch slow,” ...

Boardman, Badger fight to a draw

VERNON — Throughout the season so far, the Boardman Spartans have been great at generating chances, but have struggled at capitalizing on them. Those issues struck again on Tuesday as the Spartans missed multiple opportunities in a 1-1 draw with Badger. “We’re trying to figure out ...

High School Sports Roundup from Sept. 9

BOYS SOCCER Brookfield 4, Garrettsville Garfield 0 — Brookfield got a goal each from Ethan McConnell, Ryan Warrender, Matt Ryser and Caleb Upshir. Girard 3, Newton Falls 1 — Individual stats were not provided. VOLLEYBALL South Range 3, Niles 0 — Natalie Burnett had 11 aces and 11 assists, helping South Range (8-0) stay hot to start the season. Anna Toy added 13 kills, eight digs and three aces. Parker Zwingler chipped it with 12 assists and two digs for the Raiders and Addison Freedy had five aces. Julie Burke had nine digs for Niles. Badger 3, Bloomfield 0 — Alison ...