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Springfield cruises to win over Struthers

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Springfield scored early and often Wednesday evening, defeating non-conference foe Struthers 14-0 to improve to 5-4 on the season. The Tigers’ first goal came 80 seconds after kickoff, and there were few prolonged stretches without Springfield adding to its lead in the ...

YSU opens MVFC play with top-10 showdown at South Dakota State

YOUNGSTOWN — Through three games, the Youngstown State football team has seen both positives and negatives on all three sides of the ball. In the opener against Mercyhurst, YSU’s offense shined, while special teams fell short at times. In the road trip to Kentucky, the defense struggled ...

Phantoms prep for start of new era with new coach

The puck is about to drop on a new era for the Youngstown Phantoms. First-year coach Nathan Paetsch is now at the helm, hopeful to continue the successes Youngstown achieved in the last five years. The 2026-27 Phantoms have a good blend of returning players as well as some new young talent ...

Guardians beat White Sox to climb atop AL Central

CLEVELAND — Petey Halpin hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, Parker Messick struck out eight and the Cleveland Guardians moved into first place in the AL Central with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Cleveland (78-75) has a half-game lead over Chicago ...

Watson not worried about job security, but focused on better start for Browns

BEREA — Deshaun Watson insists he’s not worried about his job certainty, changing people’s minds about him or the possibility of facing a hostile Browns home crowd in two weeks. Maybe he should be. Coming off his first start in nearly two years, a bumpy performance in Jacksonville ...

Brewers rally to down Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Christian Yelich’s two-run double in the seventh inning sent the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Yelich grounded his double down the left-field line off Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7) to erase a 4-3 deficit. His big hit came one night after the Brewers became the first team in the major leagues to clinch a division title this season, winning their fourth consecutive NL Central crown. Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy played all his regulars. The Brewers have the best record in the majors at 95-57 and hope to ...