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‘Hollywood’ wins main event of ‘Fight Night at the YO’

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YOUNGSTOWN — Jesse “Hollywood” Urbina of Toledo scored a unanimous decision over Austin Gibson of Struthers’ Burnside A.C in the main event of Saturday’s Fight Night at the YO #8 all-amateur boxing show at St. Mary’s Byzantine Hall. The 147 pound clash with Gibson, who faced a standing eight-count in the first round, was Urbina’s 100th amateur fight as he ran his record to 58-42 overall with the victory. “I knew that he was a pressure-type fighter so I stuck with my jab, finding the range then using my combinations,” Urbina said after the fight. Despite the loss, ...

Connectivity key for YSU men as Penguins open practice

Local Sports

YOUNGSTOWN — If there’s one thing Ethan Faulkner has learned during his first two years as head coach at Youngstown State, it’s the importance of building a connection amongst the players on the team. With almost an entirely new roster this season, it magnifies the significance of ...

Larson, Logano climbing in Chase with pressure mounting on Ryan Blaney

National Sports

If Ryan Blaney’s analysis of the NASCAR Chase is accurate, then his championship bid is already over after only three of 10 races in the run to the title. “I just don’t see that you can finish outside the top 30 multiple times and have a shot,” Blaney said last week. “It’s just going to be too much to make up.” Three days later, Blaney finished 33rd at Bristol Motor Speedway, the second consecutive finish outside the top 30 for the 2023 Cup Series champion. Blaney has plummeted from second to sixth in the standings since the Chase began, and his frustrations boiled over ...

Steelers find themselves at early-season crossroads

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PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers hasn’t lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of what ...

Ursuline’s Stephens discusses program rebuild, 3-2 start

High School Sports

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — With uncertainty surrounding the Ursuline High football program last season, forcing its cancellation after just two games, the school needed a calming influence as head coach heading into the 2026 campaign. Tony Stephens has proven to be the firm leader the proud program needed. The first-year coach hit the ground running after his hiring and the fruits of his labor have produced a 3-2 mark at the midway point of the season, currently riding a two-game win streak after a 40-7 drubbing of Warren G. Harding last Friday. “It’s always good to come away with a ...