BORDEAUX, France — Belgian rider Tim Merlier won the seventh stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Friday while race favorite Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey. Merlier was moved into position to attack by his Soudal Quick-Step team and timed his move well to clinch his ...
Like something out of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds,” an alien fishing lure is taking the bass fishing world by storm as many anglers watch in astonishment. Dubbed the Coike by Japanese lure company Hideup, the lure is taking the top shelf in professional tournament anglers’ tackle boxes and inspiring many companies to put their own version in production as soon as possible. The Coike, and the various knock-offs, are flat-out fish-catchers, even as anglers have a difficult time describing what they think the lures represent in the food chain. They do appear to be from ...
PITTSBURGH — The scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed because of rain Friday night and rescheduled for today as part of a day-night doubleheader. The first game was set for 12:05 p.m. and the second at 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh All-Star Braxton ...
MIAMI — Parker Messick gave up one hit and one run in six strong innings, Chase DeLauter hit a home run, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night. Messick (8-5) had a no-hitter going through five innings before Heriberto Hernandez hit a solo home run in the ...
BOARDMAN — After faltering in its first chance to win the Little League 10U softball state title Friday at the Fields of Dreams in Boardman, Canfield took the 30-minute break to recover and immediately began to rout Wheelersburg in the decider. Canfield, which could not keep pace with the ...
After the 2026 NHL Draft, Youngstown Phantom fans should acquaint themselves with the Calgary Flames. After all, out of the three Phantoms selected over the weekend in Buffalo, the Flames took two of them. Jack Hextall and Tobias Trejbal were selected in the first and second rounds by the ...
