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White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros

HOUSTON — From 100 losses to their first playoff series win in two decades, these scrappy Chicago White Sox just keep outdoing themselves. The White Sox used a big first inning and a three-run homer from Chase Meidroth to propel them to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday to ...

Steelers head to Cleveland for matchup of 2-1 teams

BEREA — Aaron Rodgers' NFL farewell tour continues with his final scheduled Thursday night game when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Cleveland Browns. Even though Rodgers is one win shy of tying Tom Brady (14) for the most QB wins on Thursdays, the Steelers have not had the same success. ...

Rebels run through Vikings to end September

EAST FAIRFIELD — Crestview and LaBrae finished up very different Septembers against each other on Wednesday in East Fairfield. While the Vikings picked up their sixth loss in eight games played in the month, the Rebels earned their seventh win in eight matches as Crestview beat LaBrae ...

Verse lifting Browns pass rush, even without a sack

BEREA — Jared Verse is making his impact felt on the Cleveland Browns defense, even though he hasn't had a sack. The third-year edge rusher leads the Browns with nine quarterback pressures this season. He had six in last Sunday's 21-18 victory over Carolina, including three where he ...

High School Sports Roundup from Sept. 29

BOYS GOLF DIVISION II District Championship at Windmill Lakes Poland (Ryan Lombardo 74, Matthew Morrone 76, Angelo Rinaldi 76, Nicholas Dipasqua 76, Parker Ogden 85) shot 302 as a team, capturing the Division II Northeast District Championship, advancing to play in the state championships in Akron. Ryan Lombardo’s 74 earned a second-place individual finish, while Rinaldi, Morrone and Dipasqua all tied for sixth individually. BOYS SOCCER Canfield 2, Louisville 0 — Luke Goodrich and Yigit Kapki scored a goal each for Canfield (9-0-2). Chase Cuffle assisted on one goal and ...

Crosby knows he won't play forever

PITTSBURGH — It is the next-to-last day of September on the eve of Sidney Crosby's 22nd season. His team's opener across the state in Philadelphia less than 36 hours away looms. And there the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain is on a random early fall Tuesday, doing what he has always ...