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What to know as baseball postseason approaches

National Sports

Major League Baseball’s postseason is rapidly approaching, with the Los Angeles Dodgers seeking a third-straight World Series title. It remains to be seen how much some of the game’s biggest stars will be able to participate come October, though. The Dodgers are once again among the best teams in the big leagues, and they’ll have several challengers in October, including the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays. All three teams could finish the regular season with 100 wins or more. Los Angeles is there even though four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani’s health is a concern. The New ...

Older, experienced YSU women begin official practices

Ohio Sports

YOUNGSTOWN — In each of the past two seasons, the Youngstown State women’s basketball team’s roster has largely been made up of younger players. That’s not the case anymore, however. A handful played significant minutes as freshmen, then others entered the fold last year after ...

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

Local Sports

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 ...