COLUMBUS — With almost 350,000 high school student-athletes during the 2025-26 school year, Ohio ranks as the third-largest state for high school sports participation in the annual NFHS high school athletics participation survey, trailing only Texas and California. Ohio ranked in the Top 5 ...
BALTIMORE — Dylan Beavers had two hits and three RBIs in an eight-run third inning that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Cleveland Guardians 9-5 Wednesday night. Coby Mayo tacked on a sixth-inning homer for the Orioles, who had lost seven of eight before cranking up their offense against Cleveland lefty Foster Griffin (15-5). Chase DeLauter and Nathaniel Lowe homered for the Guardians, who hold a narrow lead for the third AL wild-card spot and are chasing the first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. Baltimore trailed 2-0 before sending 14 batters to the plate and ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 — 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,” ...
