Hannon to speak at Curbstone

Bob Hannon will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend. For those arriving early the buffet lines will open at 11:45 a.m.

Note: Members please arrive before 11:30 a.m. for elections.

Penguin runners end in Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The Youngstown State men’s and women’s cross-country programs concluded their very successful 2025 seasons Friday morning at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on the Angel Mounds Cross Country Course.

The women’s 6K race began the day, and once again the Penguins were led by Horizon League champion McKinley Fielding. She placed 42nd individually with a time of 21:03.38, which is a 20-spot improvement from her 62nd-place finish last year. Caleigh Richards (Maplewood) wrapped up her sophomore season with a 75th-place finish, clocking a time of 21:34.82. Jenna Razavi was the third Penguin to finish inside the top 100 as her time of 21:37.35 was good enough for 77th place. Megan Stafford (Salem) and Maggie Hopple (Salem) finished close together, as Stafford placed 142nd with a time of 22:35.14 and Hopple finished in 146th place with a time of 22:39.33. Lillian Katsaras finished 167th with a time of 23:00.45, and Karis McElhaney rounded out the ‘Guins with a time of 23:48.87, good enough for a 202nd-place finish.

The Penguin women finished 16th as a team with 461 points. Notre Dame won the regional title with 22 total points. Wisconsin placed second with 95 points, while Toledo rounded out the top three with 104 points.

The YSU men were led during their 10K race by graduate student Tobias Jones, who rounded out his cross-country career with an individual finish of 53rd place as he clocked a time of 31:42.78. He finished one spot ahead of his 54th-place nod at the regional championships last year. Sage Vavro had a very strong final push as he finished in 57th with a time of 31:45.50. Blaze Fichter placed 74th with a time of 31:11.09, while Brock Farris (Boardman) finished 97th with a time of 32:27.59, and Ethan Cope finished closely behind him in 111th with a time of 32:41.90. Owen Brady placed 131st with a time of 33:05.16, and Patrick Burgos rounded out the Penguins with a time of 34:01.78, finishing 173rd.

The Penguin men finished 12th as a team with 388 total points. Notre Dame won the regional title for the men as well with 60 points. Butler placed second with 75 points, while Wisconsin finished third with 99 points.

YouTube TV, Disney reach new deal

Disney and YouTube TV reached a new deal to bring channels like ABC and ESPN back to the Google-owned live streaming platform Friday, ending a blackout for customers that dragged on for about two weeks.

“As part of the new deal, Disney’s full suite of networks and stations – including ESPN and ABC – have already begun to be restored to YouTube TV subscribers,” The Walt Disney Co. said in a statement.

“We are pleased that our networks have been restored in time for fans to enjoy the many great programming options this weekend, including college football.”

Disney content had gone dark on YouTube TV the night of Oct. 30, after two sides failed to reach a new licensing deal. In the days that followed, YouTube TV subscribers were left without Disney channels on the platform — notably disrupting coverage of top U.S. college football matchups and professional sports games, among other news and entertainment offerings.

Beyond ESPN and ABC, other Disney-owned content removed from YouTube TV during the impasse included channels like NatGeo, FX, Freeform, SEC Network, ACC Network and more.

At the time the carriage dispute reached its boiling point, YouTube TV said that Disney was proposing terms that would be too costly, resulting in higher prices and fewer choices for its subscribers. And the platform accused Disney of using the blackout “as a negotiating tactic” — claiming that the move also benefited Disney’s own streaming products like Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.

Disney, meanwhile, said that YouTube TV had refused to pay fair rates for its channels. The California entertainment giant also accused Google of “using its market dominance to eliminate competition.” And executives blasted the platform for pulling content “prior to the midnight expiration” of their deal last month.

On Nov. 3, Disney also asked YouTube TV to restore ABC programming for Election Day on Nov. 4 to put “the public interest first.” But YouTube TV said this temporary reprieve would confuse customers — and instead proposed that the entertainment giant agree to restore both its ABC and ESPN channels while the two sides continue negotiations.

The blackout marked the latest in growing list of licensing disputes in today’s streaming world. And consumers often pay the price.

From sports events to awards shows, live programming that was once reserved for broadcast has increasingly made its way into the streaming world over the years as more and more consumers ditch traditional cable or satellite TV subscriptions for content they can get online. But amid growing competition, renewing carriage agreements can also mean tense contract negotiations — and at times service disruptions.

YouTube TV and Disney have been down this road before. In 2021, YouTube TV subscribers also briefly lost access to all Disney content on the platform after a similar contract breakdown between the two companies. That outage lasted less than two days, with the companies eventually reaching an agreement.

YouTube TV’s base subscription plan costs $82.99 per month — which, beyond Disney content, currently includes live TV offerings from networks like NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS and more. The platform previously said it would give subscribers a $20 credit its dispute with Disney lasted “an extended period of time” — which it reportedly allowed customers to start claiming on Nov. 9.

Disney also doles out live TV through both traditional broadcasting and its own lineup of streaming platforms. ESPN launched its own streamer earlier this year, starting at $29.99 a month. And other Disney content can be found on platforms like Hulu, Disney+ and Fubo. Disney currently allows people to bundle ESPN along with Hulu and Disney+ for $35.99 a month — or $29.99 a month for the first year.