It is noteworthy that my favorite fish these days is one I had never caught until I had already logged more than a dozen species on my catch list. Toward twilight on a long, hot early July day, I tossed a tiny Roostertail spinner toward the head of a long run on a wide creek, engaged the ...

CLEVELAND — Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central. Cleveland (46-42) rallied from a ...

PHILADELPHIA — Esmerlyn Valdez tripled, singled and knocked in two runs, Endy Rodriguez and Nick Gonzales homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 on Thursday. The Pirates split their four-game series in Philadelphia, closing with a win against a Phillies team ...

COLUMBUS — Zach Werenski decided in less than an hour to reject a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Dallas Stars. It took a couple of days, however, for the star defenseman and his team to make sure they were on the same page moving forward. General manager Don Waddell and ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Fresh off its first appearance in Indianapolis and a runner-up finish at the Horizon League tournament this spring, the Youngstown State women’s basketball team was back on the court this week. Just like last year, the Penguins are bringing back a large contingent of ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night to advance to the round ...