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CFL won’t allow Sorsby to sign with any team

TORONTO — Quarterback Brendan Sorsby, permanently ruled ineligible by the NCAA for sports betting, won’t be kick-starting his pro football career in Canada. The CFL said Friday it won’t allow the 22-year-old to sign with any of its teams or be placed on their negotiation ...

Brandon Lowe, Henry Davis lead Pirates to win vs. Mariners

PITTSBURGH — Brandon Lowe hit his team-leading 19th home run of the season and Henry Davis had a two-run blast as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Thursday. Lowe’s homer was a solo shot off Bryce Miller with one out in the bottom of the first inning to open the ...

McDonald alum Ryan Henry's new approach paying off

In his four years of college, McDonald alumnus Ryan Henry has had four different coaches. He’s had success along the way, including setting a freshman record at YSU, but last season at Penn State was his most successful. Under the tutelage of PSU alumnus and 2016 Olympian Darrell Hill, Henry earned first-team All-American after a sixth-place performance in the NCAA Championships earlier this month. Henry competed in the shot put with a throw of 64-5.75 feet. He also earned second-team All-American during the indoor season, winning the Big Ten Championship in the same event, with a ...

Phantoms hope to hear names called during 2026 NHL draft

Over the last four years, the Youngstown Phantoms have made it an organizational goal to transform Youngstown into a destination spot for hockey players aspiring to get drafted into the NHL. Their success has been hard to argue with. Since the 2023 NHL draft, the first with coach Ryan Ward ...

MLB proposes major changes to free-agent contracts

Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team's salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation, fleshing out details of a plan likely to spark a confrontation with the players' association. MLB's plan would eliminate deals such as Juan Soto's $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets. The league said just seven players this year exceed the proposed maximum and 98% of free agent contracts would not have been impacted. "There's no question that we're very far apart," union head Bruce Meyer said during an online news ...