BEREA — Todd Monken reiterated two points about the quarterback competition between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders as the Cleveland Browns held their second voluntary organized team activity practice on Wednesday. Both are doing well, and the only deadline the Browns’ first-year coach ...
DETROIT — Angel Martinez hit a tiebreaking triple in the 10th inning, Jose Ramirez followed with an RBI double and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night. Cleveland tied it at 1 in the ninth when Daniel Schneemann scored on Patrick Bailey’s groundout. Schneemann opened the inning with a single off Will Vest before advancing on Travis Bazzana’s single and Steven Kwan’s sacrifice bunt. Detroit, which has lost five straight games and 13 of 15, had an opportunity to win in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and second and no ...
ST. LOUIS — Spencer Horwitz homered, Konnor Griffin had four singles, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) allowed four hits and a walk in five innings to improve to 3-0 with a 1.75 ERA in 11 career appearances against the Cardinals. Yohan Ramirez, Evan Sisk, Justin Lawrence and Dennis Santana each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for Pittsburgh, which gave up five hits. The Pirates led 3-0 when they scored four runs in the eighth inning off Cardinals reliever Matt Svanson. ...
SOFTBALL Division I, Northeast 1 District Championship Austintown Fitch 4, Perrysburg 1 — Abby Toth had a home run and a single, driving in two runs to lead Fitch (24-0). Annabel Mikesell had a hit and an RBI and Kylie Folkwein drove in a run with two hits. Mila Hanley had seven strikeouts in seven innings for the Falcons. Division V, Northeast 1 District Championship South Range 13, Rootstown 1 — Keira Brogan had three hits and three RBIs to lead South Range. Anna Aey also had three hits and drove in two runs and Solena DeJesus drove in three runs with a pair of ...
HOWLAND — A five-run first inning was all Howland needed on Tuesday to punch its ticket to a district championship. Backed by freshman battery Makenna Perry and Olivia Lambert, the Tigers shut down Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, allowing just one hit, in a 5-0 win. Perry sat down 14 in ...
SOFTBALL DISTRICT SEMIFINALS DIVISION II Northeast 3 Green 19, Warren G. Harding 1 — Stats were not provided by print deadline. DIVISION III Northeast 2 Boardman 11, Westlake 1 — The Spartans scored two in the first inning and nine more in the third. Addie Kowacich finished a single shy of the cycle to lead the Spartans’ lineup. Boardman pitcher Gabi Sferra struck out 10 in the complete game. She allowed one run on three hits and two walks. DIVISION IV Northeast 1 Niles at Elyria Catholic — Score not available by print deadline. Northeast 5 Hubbard 11, ...
