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Packers get the best of Rodgers, Steelers

PITTSBURGH — Jordan Love passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns to outduel former mentor Aaron Rodgers as the Green Bay Packers raced past the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-25 on Sunday night. The 41-year-old Rodgers, who won four MVPs and a Super Bowl in 18 seasons with the Packers before the ...

Mitchell, Cavs edge Bucks 118-113

CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Milwaukee Bucks 118-113 on Sunday night to win their home opener. Mobley was a career-best 12 for 12 on free throws along with eight rebounds and ...

Blue Jackets beat Pens in shootout

PITTSBURGH — Kent Johnson, Adam Fantilli and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-4 on Saturday night. The Blue Jackets won for just the second time in their last 18 trips to Pittsburgh when Penguins star Evgeni Malkin ...

East, Chaney vie for ‘bragging rights forever’

At one time, Youngstown, spurred by an explosion of industry and immigration, boasted as many as 170,000 residents. To accommodate the growing population, the city grew to have six public high schools. As the industrial economy slowed and eventually collapsed, however, Youngtown’s ...

Fitch shuts out Raiders, wins eighth straight

WARREN — Austintown Fitch and Warren G. Harding finished up two very different regular seasons Friday evening at Mollenkopf Stadium. With a 35-0 victory, the Falcons extended their win streak to eight as they enter the postseason, while the Raiders suffered their fourth straight loss and ...