CLEVELAND — Sam McDowell, a six-time All Star who led the American League in strikeouts four times before becoming a counselor for athletes suffering from addiction issues and depression, died Monday at his home in The Villages, Florida. He was 84. “Sam spent eleven of his fifteen ...
COLUMBUS — While standout receiver Jeremiah Smith continues to make headlines for No. 5 Ohio State, coach Ryan Day is focused on other things as the Buckeyes approach the midpoint of the regular season. Three of Day’s priorities came up early in his weekly news conference Tuesday, and he ...
CLEVELAND — The White Sox are returning to Chicago one win from advancing to the American League Championship Series for the first time in 21 years. Braden Montgomery lined a two-run double down the right-field line in the sixth inning for the go-ahead runs and Sean Burke allowed one hit ...
CORTLAND — Ahead of its final two Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) matches, Lakeview put together a decisive nonconference win Monday. Despite slower starts to the first and second sets, the Bulldogs closed emphatically to beat Campbell, another one of the top teams in the area, in straight ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Youngstown State men’s basketball team is just three weeks away from their scheduled exhibition game at the University of Akron. According to head coach Ethan Faulkner, who enters his third season at the helm of the Penguins’ hardwood fortunes, the team’s pre-season practices are right on schedule as they prepare for one of the toughest upcoming non-conference slates and what is shaping up to be another challenging Horizon League campaign. “Obviously, last year didn’t live up to expectations,” Faulkner told the Curbstone Coaches during Monday’s ...
POLAND — Back in early August, the Poland boys golf team set out three goals it wanted to accomplish this year. First, it wanted to win the Northeast 8 Conference. Check. Then, it wanted to win another sectional golf title. Check. Finally, it wanted to go back-to-back at districts to ...
