Toronto bounces back at Buckeye

October 17, 2026

YORKVILLE - The Toronto football team showcased its big-play ability against Jefferson County rival Buckeye Local. Drake Buscher scored on a 55-yard run on the third play of scrimmage to give Toronto the early lead, and the Red Knights did not look back en route to a 42-13 victory against the Panthers on a rainy Friday night on Buckeye Local's Homecoming down on Ron Pobolish Field inside World War II Memorial Stadium. "We were able to get our running game going," Toronto (8-1) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. "We challenged our offensive line, and they came through for us. It was a ...

High School Football Roundups

October 17, 2026

CREEK GETS BIG WIN ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Indian Creek football team rallied back for a big, hard-fought win on the road at St. Clairsville on Friday night, 13-12. After falling behind 12-0 at halftime, Creek scored the final 13 points to come back and win the game. The win is a key one ...

NCAA sues Ohio governor over his executive order on eligibility

October 17, 2026

The NCAA sued the governor of Ohio on Friday, three days after he signed an executive order giving state universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year in college in defiance of the NCAA's new eligibility rule. NCAA President Charlie Baker called the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Ohio, an "extraordinary step" designed to prevent Gov. Mike DeWine from making it "impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field." The lawsuit itself claimed DeWine, a two-term Republican former state attorney general who cannot ...

Steelers are hurting at wide receiver, so Aaron Rodgers will try to build chemistry on the fly

October 17, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Defining chemistry with a wide receiver is easy for Aaron Rodgers. It's a nod. A wink. A glance. A gesture. Sometimes there are no verbal or physical cues at all, but an ESP of sorts culled from hours, weeks, months, and sometimes years spent together in meetings, on the ...

Browns coach Todd Monken faces his old team as Ravens visit Cleveland

October 17, 2026

Browns coach Todd Monken and Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley won't be in a sentimental mood when Cleveland hosts Baltimore in an AFC North matchup on Sunday. Monken, in his first season leading the Browns, was Baltimore's offensive coordinator for the previous three seasons. Huntley is ...

No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Indiana prepared for a real grind

October 17, 2026

No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana have plenty of pizzaz on their rosters. Each school has efficient quarterbacks, elite receivers and big-play threats all over the field. But they win the old-fashioned way — running the ball and stopping the run. So in the only top five contest ...