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Raiders cruise to win in 2026 playoff debut

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — After a week off, South Range showed few signs of rust in its playoff opener Friday. The second-seeded Raiders largely picked up where they left off in the regular season as they breezed past No. 7 Smithville 49-28 to advance to the semifinals of Division VI, Region ...

Steelers running back Warren the center of attention

PITTSBURGH — Jaylen Warren's legs never stop moving. Which way they take the relentlessly upbeat Pittsburgh Steelers running back during a given play is a mystery, sometimes even to Warren himself. Take what looked like a give-up call during last Sunday’s 27-6 victory over Cleveland that ...

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Hannon to speak at Curbstone Bob Hannon, the president and chief professional officer of the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley as well as the radio voice of Youngstown State football, will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at 11:45 a.m., and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach. Committee has YSU football fifth The Youngstown State football team was ranked ...

Browns and Saints try to stay close in their divisions

NEW ORLEANS — The Cleveland Browns are two games above .500 but find themselves in third place in the AFC North and seeking a victory to keep pace with first-place Pittsburgh and second-place Cincinnati. New Orleans (2-5) would love to have the same record as Cleveland (5-3), but like the ...

Ursuline's Meranto finishes career at state

Maria Meranto recently made history for Ursuline’s girls tennis program. After a fourth-place finish at the Division II northeast district tennis tournament, the senior became the school’s second girls singles player to qualify for the OHSAA Division II girls state tournament this past ...

Browns to start Shedeur Sanders vs. Saints

BEREA — Shedeur Sanders will be the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback for Sunday's game at the New Orleans Saints. Sanders steps in for Deshaun Watson, who's in the concussion protocol. Watson was on the field for Friday's practice, but did not do any team reps. There is a chance ...