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Jones the 1st Pirate to retire 30 batters in a row since 1981

Local Sports

CLEVELAND — Jared Jones struggled in his first six starts since missing last year due to a right elbow injury. Since the calendar turned to July, though, the Pittsburgh right-hander has been on a dominant run. Jones became the third Pirates pitcher over the past 70 seasons to retire at least 30 straight batters, a streak that ended Saturday during a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of a doubleheader. Jones’ dominant run began on July 2 at Philadelphia. After Bryce Harper lined an RBI double to left field in the third inning, the right-hander retired ...

Four take home titles in Greatest Golfer junior finals

High School Sports

VIENNA — A summer’s worth of events came to their annual conclusion on Saturday, as Greatest Golfer crowned its four junior champions. The golfers battled a myriad of difficult conditions over the two-day final tournament. In the first round on Friday at Avalon Lakes, the Canadian ...

YSU women putting a premium on versatility, while building depth

Local Sports

YOUNGSTOWN — Since arriving at Youngstown State in 2024, Melissa Jackson has worked each season to bring in players that fit her system and style of play, which is centered around defense and attacking in transition. In order to play that way, it helps to have a versatile roster of players ...

Vance goes from Scrappers fan to player

Local Sports

NILES – As a young baseball fanatic, Cooper Vance would often attend Mahoning Valley Scrappers games at what was then Eastwood Field. At the time, Vance’s own baseball talents were just starting to flourish, and he watched intently while wondering what it would be like to one day play on ...

MLB restricts iPad use to prevent AI help

National Sports

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy decisions, and former reliever Adam Ottavino said the New York Mets’ use of technology helped prompt the move. The tablets have access ...

DeChambeau penalized at Open; Herbert, Burns shoot 62s

National Sports

SOUTHPORT, England — The British Open came to life Friday when Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns took their place in history by tying the major championship record with 62s, and Bryson DeChambeau was penalized two shots after his round for inadvertently improving the path of his swing. In the ...