The high school baseball regular season winds down this week and local teams are preparing for the opportunity to make a run in the playoffs. The OHSAA unveiled this year’s postseason brackets earlier this week, and several local teams earned high seeds after strong spring campaigns. In ...
DETROIT — James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference ...
NEWTOWN SQAURE, Pa. — Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion at the PGA Championship and feeling like a bridesmaid over the last month. Runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the Masters. Playoff loss to Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage. Runner-up (by six shots) to Cameron Young at ...
CLEVELAND — The Angels have had a devilish time playing in Cleveland. With a 4-2 loss to the Guardians on Wednesday, Los Angeles was not only swept in the three-game series but dropped to 4-30 at Progressive Field since 2015. Cleveland’s stunning home record — and .882 winning percentage — against the Angels over the 11-year span is the best by any major league team against any opponent. Beyond that, the Guardians have hosted the Angels for 40 consecutive games without losing two in a row, the longest such streak in the expansion era (1961) for Cleveland. The Guardians ...
PITTSBURGH — Mickey Moniak doubled, tripled, and homered on his 28th birthday, Jake McCarthy had the first unassisted double play by a left fielder in the majors since 2013, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Wednesday night. The Rockies ended a three-game losing streak and snapped a five-game skid against the Pirates dating to last Aug. 3. In the first inning, McCarthy caught a sinking line drive from Bryan Reynolds on a full sprint for the second out. He then stepped on second base to double off Oneil Cruz. It was the first unassisted double play by a ...
SOFTBALL DIVISION V PLAYOFFS Poland 15, Southern 3 - Ali Blinsky had 11 strikeouts in four innings to lead Poland. Blinsky also drove in three runs with a hit on offense. Cassie Blanch had two hits, including a home run and three RBIs. Leana Boccieri added a hit and three RBIs and Avery Jakubovic had a hit and two RBIs for the Bulldogs. Realea Carosiello had two hits, including a triple for Southern. Girard 7, Northwestern 6 - Girard trailed heading into their final at bat, but scored two runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to secure a walk off win. Brooklyn Broll drove in the ...
