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76ers agree to deal with Cavs’ Gansey to be team president

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PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have found their replacement for Daryl Morey and have agreed to hire Mike Gansey as their president of basketball operations, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the ...

Canfield loses to University in district final on walk-off

High School Sports

NORTH RIDGEVILLE — The Canfield baseball team just needed one or two more things to go its way on Thursday at North Ridgeville. The Cardinals came up just short, falling to University School 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh in the Division IV, Northeast 5 district final. “The kids played ...

Steelers’ Rico Dowdle happy to reunite with Mike McCarthy

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PITTSBURGH — Leslie Dowdle called it. Months before her son Rico entered free agency after running for more than 1,000 yards for Carolina, Leslie Dowdle rang Rico just minutes after the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that Mike McCarthy would replace Mike Tomlin as head coach in ...

Pirates lose series finale to Cubs, 7-2

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PITTSBURGH — Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run ...