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Girard, McDonald rank high in ratings

The latest OHSAA football computer rankings saw two Cardinals atop their respective divisions. Canfield and Cardinal Mooney were the two Mahoning Valley teams ranked first in their regions heading into Week 8. Canfield has 22.8143 points, and is the top team in Division III, Region 9. ...

High School Sports Roundup from Oct. 7

VOLLEYBALL Crestview 3, LaBrae 0 — Lainy Auer had 25 kills, 10 digs, and three blocks for Crestview (18-3) as the Rebels won the MVAC Grey Tier outright. Auer now sits at 525 kills, a single season school record. Sophia Steward added 30 assists and three aces. It was the 400th career win ...

Browns trade Flacco to Bengals for draft pick

Joe Flacco is on the move again. The Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) acquired the veteran quarterback from the Cleveland Browns along with a 2026 sixth-round draft pick on Tuesday for a fifth-round pick next season. The 40-year-old Flacco gives Cincinnati another option. Jake Browning has ...

Steelers are healthy and in first place

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t play a down last weekend. Their early hold on the AFC North strengthened anyway. While the Steelers rested up following the first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland — a milestone win over the Minnesota Vikings that boosted them to 3-1 — ...

UFL moves franchise to Columbus

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Repole isn’t daunted or discouraged by the long odds facing pro spring football as a business model. The sports business entrepreneur is simply wired a bit differently, and wants to show it as the newest investor in the young United Football League. “If you told ...

Pens beat Rangers in Muse’s debut

NEW YORK — Justin Brazeau scored twice, Arturs Silovs stopped all 25 shots he faced for his first regular-season NHL shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night in each team’s opener. Dan Muse won his debut as Penguins coach with his predecessor, ...