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OVAC ASG: Ohio has size on the lines

WHEELING – When people wonder where the beef is, they only need to look at the Offensive and Defensive Linemen on the Ohio roster for Saturday night’s 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All Star Football Game. The Buckeyes have 12 players totalling 3,200 pounds – an average of 266.67 per ...

Baseball's All-Stars don't like MLB's salary cap proposal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul Skenes, Juan Soto and Bryce Harper are among baseball's All-Stars who say players will never agree to a salary cap but maintain there's plenty of time to avoid a conflict that could shorten the 2027 season. "Both sides kind of have their line that they're not going ...

Baseball union head criticizes MLB salary cap ad campaign

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The head of baseball's players' union chastised management on Tuesday for its advertising campaign in support of a salary cap while Commissioner Rob Manfred maintained the proposal was developed in response to fans. Bruce Meyer, who took over when Tony Clark was forced out in February, said the sport was thriving despite assertions by Major League Baseball that massive change is needed. "I have watched over the last few years the owners, the commissioner's office, try to convince fans, the consumers of their product, that the product is broken," Meyer said ahead ...

Expanded playoffs make moves hard to predict

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Expanded playoffs make it harder to predict whether Tarik Skubal and other choice acquisitions will be dealt before the Aug, 3 trade deadline. Twenty-three of the 30 teams are within four games of a playoff position heading into the season's second half, which opens ...