PHILADELPHIA — The Chicago White Sox are done playing for first. In the standings? Of course not. Led by All-Star third baseman Miguel Vargas, the White Sox have emerged as one of the top surprises and are in AL Central contention after enduring three straight 100-loss seasons. In the ...
BOARDMAN — The game was tied, but the Canfield 9U baseball team broke out for 11 runs to carry the team to a 14-3 win in the District 2 championship over Poland on Thursday at Fields of Dreams in Boardman. After Poland fought back to tie the game, Canfield didn’t waste any time regaining ...
PITTSBURGH — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday. The Braves were leading 6-5 when ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Gavin Williams pitched seven dominant innings, Gabriel Arias, Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit home runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Williams (10-4) moved into a tie with Boston’s Sonny Gray for the ...
You could almost say that the stars aligned just right for former Youngstown Phantoms defenseman Cal Huston. Huston fell in love with hockey at a very young age, watching the Youngstown SteelHounds play. As Huston grew, he got skates and a stick of his own and started playing for the youth ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio judge has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner said Thursday the NCAA eligibility rules have been applied to 2022 high school graduates in an arbitrary and capricious manner, adding the plaintiffs would suffer “irreparable injury” without an injunction. “We hope the NCAA reconsiders its position and allows all other similarly situated athletes from the high school ...
