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Cavaliers put all their eggs into one basket

It took three weeks of waiting, but the basketball world -- really the sports world as a whole -- finally discovered where LeBron James will play next season. James left the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this offseason. And immediately after, basketball fans around the world wanted to know where the future Hall of Famer would potentially end his career. The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat quickly came to mind. They made sense due to prior experiences with the franchises, and he already brought championships to both teams. There were also two others: the Golden State Warriors and ...

There’s more to fishing than what catches the hook

Two friends investing a few hours in a boat on a beautiful lake can solve a lot of the world’s problems if they put their minds to it. Or, they can share fishing tips, analyze the weather or recall career decisions. The day was young, the morning fresh and the optimism bubbling when Harry Emmerling and I met at the lake early Thursday for a few hours of bass fishing. We’ve been fishing friends for eight years, but Thursday was the first time we had actually fished together. We had a lot to talk about, and the fish gave us plenty of opportunity. The “bite” was slow, ...

Rays beat Guardians in series opener

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ryan Vilade and Richie Palacios hit home runs, Nick Fortes had four hits, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-3 on Friday night. Shane McClanahan (9-6) allowed one run on two hits while striking out three and walking a pair in five innings. He ...

Cubs outlast Pirates in 10th inning

PITTSBURGH — Dansby Swanson hit an RBI single and Seiya Suzuki drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Swanson’s single scored automatic runner Ian Happ, who barely beat center fielder Jake ...

Sillinger agrees to 3-year, $13.8M deal with Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets avoided arbitration by reaching an agreement to sign forward Cole Sillinger to a three-year, $13.875 million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement has not ...

Scrappers’ Cayden Evans all about business and baseball

NILES — Mahoning Valley Scrappers infielder Cayden Evans recently completed his senior year at Columbus State University, where he majored in Business. True to his major, Evans is currently involved in a pair of businesses at once. Evans recently opened his own business, Sippin’ Pretty Loaded Tea, a Florida-based mobile business that offers nutritional tea infused with caffeine, herbs and vitamins. “Me and my girlfriend came up with the idea. She worked at a nutrition store for about three years, so we teamed up,” Evans said. “She’s running things right now. We set up ...