COLUMBUS — After 15 years coaching in the NFL, Arthur Smith was hired to fix an Ohio State offense that was efficient but not explosive last season. The Buckeyes averaged 33.4 points per game last season, but faltered in their final two games, scoring just 10 points in a loss to Indiana in ...
DENVER — Patrick Bailey and Petey Halpin homered, rookie Travis Bazzana tied a career high with four hits, and the Cleveland Guardians used production from the bottom of their batting order to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on Friday night. Bazzana, Bailey and Halpin, batting in the seventh ...
PITTSBURGH — Geno Smith capped a perfect one-series cameo by throwing for a touchdown and the New York Jets picked off a pair of passes in a 17-0 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday night. Smith, who sat out New York’s preseason opener with a sore left ankle, started and drove the ...
Ex-Penguins to play in Mid-Amateur Former Youngstown State men’s golf student-athletes Brandon Pluchinsky and Bryan Yeo have each qualified for the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. The pair of former Penguins were two of three players to qualify for the prestigious event on Aug. 6 at the 45th U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier at Oberlin Golf Club in Oberlin, Ohio. Yeo finished in first place with a six-under-par round of 66 while Pluchinsky tied for second place with a five-under-par 67. The duo will now compete in the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, which is scheduled for Sept. ...
GARRETTSVILLE — Football coaches at all levels stress the importance of the last possession of the first half and the first series of the second half. On Thursday, Garrettsville Garfield executed both drives and scored. It flipped momentum, and after another hour or so on the field, the ...
LIBERTY — Playing one of the first games of the opening week of the 2026 high school football season, Liberty made an early statement on Thursday night. Dawaun Moody led the Leopards with six touchdowns, and Liberty’s defense shut down Campbell’s offense in a 45-2 victory over the Red ...
