MARTINS FERRY – Whenever a team is undefeated and state ranked, no matter the sport, each and every remaining opponent on its schedule is trying to knock it off. Case in point: Wednesday night’s high school volleyball match between OVAC Class 4A rivals Buckeye Local and Martins Ferry. The ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night. Liberatore (6-14) gave up one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings with six ...
VOLLEYBALL OAK GLEN FALLS TO ST. C NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen volleyball dropped a sweep to visiting, twice beaten St. Clairsville on Wednesday, 7-25, 12-25, 18-25, in a match up of teams in position to make the OVAC tournament field. Mikalyn Balch had eight kills and five assists, Zoey Caughey had seven kills, Laikynn Eckleberry had three kills, Bryson Adams had 17 assists and Keira Vick had 16 digs. The Golden Bears are now 14-7 on the season and host East Palestine on Saturday. BROOKE TOPS EDISON IN FIVE RICHMOND — The Brooke and Edison volleyball teams battled ...
Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal that will have him avoid prison time on a reduced charge in an attempted murder case in Miami. His lawyer said Wednesday the agreement with prosecutors was too good to turn down. Brown is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 30 to make the deal final. Defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh said Brown will plead no contest to aggravated assault. He will be sentenced to probation, and adjudication will be withheld, meaning Brown will not be considered a convicted felon, the attorney said. Brown could have faced up to 30 ...
BOSTON (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched six innings to tie Philadelphia's Cristopher Sánchez for the major league lead with his 18th victory, Andruw Monasterio drove in the only run with a sixth-inning single, and the Boston Red Sox edged Cleveland 1-0 on Wednesday night to snap the Guardians' ...
COLUMBUS — It was not loud or angry but Ryan Day challenged Ohio State's running backs, offensive linemen, defensive linemen and basically the whole team at his weekly press conference on Tuesday. It was just a coach doing his job. “We're trying to maximize everybody in the building, coaches and players included. I think one of the things for a good coach is you communicate. You communicate exactly what the expectations are,” Day said. “If somebody's not living up to an expectation or it's not in line with what you're seeing you need to let them know. Or if things are going ...
