CLEVELAND — Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 in his second game back from a torn right Achilles, lifting the Boston Celtics to a 109-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a battle of Eastern Conference contenders on Sunday afternoon. Brown also had nine rebounds and ...

PITTSBURGH — Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to complete a wild comeback in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Anthony Mantha scored two third-period goals to help Pittsburgh — playing without franchise cornerstones Sidney Crosby and ...

HOWLAND — It would not be hyperbole to say that Deacon Mock was born to be a Howland wrestler. Deacon is the son of Greg Mock, a 1992 Howland graduate who has been a wrestling coach for the community’s youth, middle school and high-school teams for more than 15 years. And he is also the ...

PERRY HEIGHTS — The Maplewood girls basketball team just couldn’t get enough offense down the stretch on Saturday. The Rockets fell victim to a second-half comeback by Seneca East, as they fell 31-25 in a Division VII regional final at Massillon Perry. “Came down to a lot of things ...

BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DISTRICT FINAL DIVISION IV Northeast 3 Glenville 60, West Branch 45 — At Triway, the Warriors offense just couldn’t keep pace with the Tarblooders. Theo Castro led Glenville with 25 points, five assists and four steals, and Arvell Nelson finished with 18 ...

SALEM — For the first time in program history, the Grand Valley Mustangs are district champions. The sting of losing in the final game last year drove Grand Valley through the season and helped the Mustangs take down Kennedy, 71-57, on Saturday at Salem High School. “It's certainly a ...