NILES — In 2000, Jason Stanford was all set to make his first trip to what was then Cafaro Field. In November 1999, the Arizona native signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians. The following spring Stanford was assigned to Niles to begin his professional career. In fact, he ...
NEW YORK — Jose Ramirez launched one of Cleveland’s three home runs off Gerrit Cole and finished with three hits for the second consecutive game as the Guardians beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday night. New York slugger Aaron Judge missed his second game in a row because of a ...
HOUSTON — Cam Smith hit a tiebreaking two-run triple to cap Houston’s six-run eighth inning, Isaac Paredes homered and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 on Wednesday night. Yordan Alvarez had four hits and two RBIs for the Astros. Smith and Paredes ...
YSU claims third McCafferty trophy YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University earned the Horizon League’s 2025-26 McCafferty Trophy after posting one of its most broadly successful years in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics’ history. The conference’s all-sports award was ...
CANTON — Cardinal Mooney baseball coach Ed Reese had all the confidence in pitcher Ben Oddis. And he delivered on Tuesday at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton. Oddis pitched a complete-game shutout in the Cardinals’ 2-0 win over Norton in a Division IV regional semifinal. “He ...
NILES — Following weeks of unseasonably gloomy and cool weather throughout the area, summer-like conditions finally arrived as May gave way to June. On Tuesday the boys of summer also returned to the Mahoning Valley, and they provided a ray of sunshine for the 3,875 fans who poured into 7 ...