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LaBrae breezes by Liberty in league tilt

High School Sports

LEAVITTSBURG — The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference has been dominated by the Champion Golden Flashes over the years, and a pair of teams trying to once again chase down the Flashes squared off Monday. LaBrae (6-2) hosted the Liberty Leopards and the Vikings came away with a big time ...

Guardians thump Red Sox 6-0

Local Sports

BOSTON — Will Brennan hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Red Sox 6-0 on Monday in Boston’s traditional Patriots’ Day game. Jose Ramirez and Gabriel Arias each added an RBI double for Cleveland, which has started 8-2 on the ...

Pirates fall to Mets 6-3

Local Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Harrison Bader drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the second day in a row, hitting a two-run double off an angry Aroldis Chapman that lifted the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Monday night. New York overcame a 3-0, sixth-inning deficit and ...

Phillips recaps YSU’s spring football growth

Local Sports

BEAVER TOWNSHIP – Youngstown State’s spring football practices are officially a fading memory with the White squad defeating the Red 21-7 this past Saturday. Head coach Doug Phillips and staff will now use the next three months to prepare for the upcoming football season, which officially ...

Penguins still alive with 4-2 win over Predators

Local Sports

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his 42nd goal and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins preserved their playoff hopes with a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night. Erik Karlsson also had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, and Reilly Smith and Emil Bemstrom ...

Phantoms to open playoffs at home against Madison Capitols

Local Sports

Last season, it was the journey up the mountain. While the Youngstown Phantoms’ flag is still planted atop the mountain, the climb begins anew. The landscape is a little different this year. Youngstown doesn’t have the luxury of a first-round bye this season as the fourth seed, and as a ...