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LaBrae’s Kiser reflects on long, storied career

After nearly 25 years with the LaBrae boys basketball program, Chad Kiser is moving on. The longtime Vikings head coach announced his departure from the program on Monday. He spent seven years as junior varsity basketball coach before moving into the head varsity coach’s position in May ...

Cavaliers hold off Toronto to take Game 5

CLEVELAND — Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 125-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their ...

Guardians beat Rays to snap 4-game skid

CLEVELAND — Chase DeLauter had two hits and drove in a pair of runs, Gavin Williams allowed one unearned run and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday to stop a four-game losing streak. Brayan Rocchio had three hits and ...

Cardinals steal win vs. Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a game-ending, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Ryan O’Hearn singled with one out in the ninth off Riley O’Brien and Marcell Ozuna struck out on three straight pitches. Gonzales drove a first-pitch slider to left, and Church jumped and caught the ball above the top of the 6-foot wall, 373 feet from home plate. O’Brien escaped with his eighth save in 10 chances ...

Penguins fall 1-0 in OT, lose series to Flyers

PHILADELPHIA — Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The Flyers are set for a second-round showdown against Carolina. “Just tried to put it there,” York said. “We knew that it was going to be a greasy one. It felt really good to see that one go in.” Dan Vladar was again sensational in the net and stopped all 42 shots and prevented the Penguins from ...

Boardman tops Fitch, takes season series

AUSTINTOWN — A day after decisively beating All-American Conference (AAC) rival Austintown Fitch at home, Boardman went on the road and completed a back-to-back sweep, holding off the Falcons late Tuesday to leave Austintown with a 5-4 win. “It was a gutsy win,” Spartans head coach Joe ...