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Gilgeous-Alexander's 42 points help Thunder to a win over Cavs

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 42 points and eight assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a late rally and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-116 on Wednesday night. Oklahoma City beat Cleveland for the second time in three nights. The Thunder (6-2) defeated the Cavs ...

Penguins' 5-game win streak a full-team effort

YOUNGSTOWN — For five straight games, the Youngstown State football team has found a way to — as the Penguins like to put it — “go 1-0 each week.” As a result, YSU is in the midst of a milestone win streak. The Penguins have won five consecutive games for the first time since the ...

Rockets ready for McDonald rematch

For the final month of the regular season, Lowellville did not earn a victory on the field. Instead, three lopsided losses and a forfeit win left the Rockets grounded going into the first round of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) football playoffs. Despite the lack of momentum and one less game to build on, though, Lowellville made an 150-mile roundtrip to Independence last Friday, returning to the Mahoning Valley with a 24-20 triumph. “It was a great game, back and forth,” Rockets head coach Drew McLaughlin said. “In the fourth quarter, we got a fumble late ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame announces contributors list

Doug Williams, who was MVP of Super Bowl 22, is among five contributor candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Williams, the first Black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl, is joined by Patriots owner Robert Kraft, late Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, longtime NFL player, scout and ...

SEC schedule is like continuous 'car wrecks'

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Jon Sumrall opened his weekly team meeting Monday by showing the Southeastern Conference standings. It was an unusual move with four games left in the regular season. But Sumrall’s reasoning was sound. He wanted to make sure the 25th-ranked Gators ...

Judge allows Glenville back into playoffs

The Glenville football team is back in the playoffs. Well, for now at least. On Tuesday, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Andrew J. Santoli sided with Glenville in the Tarblooders’ case against the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s decision to remove them from the playoffs. In his conclusion, Santoli wrote that Glenville was “arbitrarily” removed because the OHSAA admitted that its investigation was not complete prior to taking the Tarblooders out of the tournament. According to cleveland.com’s Matt Goul, the OHSAA had already filed a motion to appeal in ...