CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz scored on fielder’s choice in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game series. Cincinnati loaded the bases against Gregory Soto (5-3) with one out. Lowe ...
CHICAGO — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith downplays his chances of winning a Heisman Trophy even though he’s generally regarded as college football’s top returning player regardless of position. “I always felt that was a quarterback award unless you have a crazy season like ...
LATROBE, Pa. — Mason Rudolph knows the drill. At this point, maybe a little too well. The Pittsburgh Steelers begin training camp each summer and Rudolph sits down in a quarterback room that always seems to include a new face or two (or sometimes three) and gamely try to tune out the ...
Notre Dame and Ohio State reached lucrative jersey patch sponsorship deals totaling around $30 million at a time schools search for ways to cash in on the revenue-sharing era. Ohio State announced a multiyear sponsorship deal with JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday. Terms were not released, but ...
NILES — Wednesday’s game between the Williamsport Crosscutters and Mahoning Valley Scrappers featured a matchup of polar opposites in the MLB Draft League. Williamsport is already assured of hosting the Draft League title game courtesy of their first-place finish in the first half of the season. The Crosscutters also own the league’s best overall record. The Scrappers, meanwhile, finished last in the first-half standings and own the league’s worst overall record. The season-long trends continued with an 8-3 Crosscutters win over the Scrappers at 7 17 Credit Union ...
BEREA — Even though the quarterback competition between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders will generate most of the focus during the Cleveland Browns training camp, it was two veteran defensive backs who got the headlines Wednesday. Cornerback Denzel Ward signed his two-year extension ...
