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Regional baseball RECAP | Wednesday’s Indians and Pirates results

Streaky Royals roast Tribe for series sweep KANSAS CITY, MO. The Kansas City Royals won six


Win, lose & tie: Second All-Star game ends in draw

Mahoning won the opener of the Bill Sferra Softball Classic. Game two ended in a tie.


Crash Brothers wreck Warriors in Game 5

Game 6 is Thursday night in Cleveland.


Mannozzi’s sights on 2020 Tokyo games

Youngstown native Michael Mannozzi just finished representing Team USA in Rome and is still in chase of his Olympic dreams.


SPORTS DIGEST || Columbiana hires new boys basketball coach

Columbiana hires new boys basketball coach COLUMBIANA Todd Johnson will be the new Columbiana


Former NYPL manager takes over Scrappers

Edwin Rodriguez certainly has fond memories of Eastwood Field.


Masters champ to take on second leg of golf Grand Slam

More than five decades of history is enough to remind Masters champion Danny Willett that winning the calendar Grand Slam is unlikely.


Sandlot roundup Monday’s Class B action from Cene Park

Big B Creekside Fitness 9, Avalanche 2 STRUTHERS Tyler DeShields led all hitters with four


Rookie Taillon dominates Mets in second career start

Jameson Taillon took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning of his second major league start.


Harrison back to win another Super Bowl

James Harrison’s main motivation for returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers is a third Super Bowl ring.


Perez homers in 8th as KC tops Indians

Reliever Bryan Shaw served up the Royals’ go-ahead home run.


Carrasco’s early mistakes propel Royals to victory

Rookie helped turn three double plays against Indians


Poland man biking his way across the U.S.

Graduates of Poland’s 1976 class will be hard pressed to make a more impressive entrance to their 40-year reunion than their former classmate Billy Gogesch


Kelly eager to ignite 49ers

The 18th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft says the transition from Jim Tomsula to Chip Kelly “has been a good one.”


Penguins rebound from shaky start to win Stanley Cup

Six months to the day after coach Mike Sullivan took over, the Penguins are champions again.