BEREA — The Cleveland Browns made the postseason the last time they had a first-year head coach on the sidelines. If Jimmy Haslam has the same thing in mind for Todd Monken, he’s not saying it publicly. The Browns owner said after Friday’s practice he has “improved expectations” ...
DENVER— A federal court dealt a perhaps chaos-inducing blow to the NCAA’s new eligibility rule Friday when it ruled that all high school class of 2022 athletes who exhausted their fourth season of college eligibility this spring are eligible for a fifth season this school year. The ruling ...
CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz scored on fielder’s choice in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game series. Cincinnati loaded the bases against Gregory Soto (5-3) with one out. Lowe ...
Sharon Speedway will honor the late, great Lou Blaney this Saturday for the 18th annual Lou Blaney Night. During his long racing career, Blaney won more than 600 feature events, was Lernerville Speedway champion eight times, and he was also track champion at Tri-City and Jennerstown, Modified champ five times at Sharon and three at Lernerville. He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, Pittsburgh Circle Track and Twin State Auto Racing Club Hall of Fame. The Curbstone Coaches also made him an inductee. Blaney passed away in ...
LATROBE, Pa. — At the time, Broderick Jones thought it was no big deal. Walking off the field in Chicago last November after taking an awkward hit from Bears defensive end Dominique Robinson — whose chest smacked into the top of Jones’ helmet after trying and failing to knock down a ...
NILES — Ideal weather conditions greeted fans at 717 Credit Union Field on Thursday as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers played host to Williamsport. Blue skies and sunshine gave way to a cool and comfortable evening for a Buck Night crowd of 2,336 fans. The proverbial black cloud that has hovered over the Scrappers throughout the 2026 season also gave way to sunshine, as the Scrappers defeated Williamsport 2-1 thanks to a ninth-inning, walk-off error. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth in a 1-1 game, Scrappers designated hitter Maddox Mihalakis hit a ...
