YOUNGSTOWN — Since arriving at Youngstown State in 2024, Melissa Jackson has worked each season to bring in players that fit her system and style of play, which is centered around defense and attacking in transition. In order to play that way, it helps to have a versatile roster of players ...
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy decisions, and former reliever Adam Ottavino said the New York Mets’ use of technology helped prompt the move. The tablets have access ...
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates will play a doubleheader today after the opening game of the weekend series between the teams was postponed on Friday night because of poor air quality caused by wildfires. The teams and umpire crew met at 4:30 p.m., when the air ...
NEW YORK — Spain reaching the World Cup final is still something of a novelty, given this is just the second time the country has gotten this far. Rodri sees it as the culmination of years building to this point. Winning the Nations League in 2023 and the European Championship in 2024 set the foundation for the success the team has achieved over the past several weeks. An even bigger challenge awaits against defending champion Argentina on Sunday, and Spain’s captain wants his teammates to be more eager to win than scared to lose. “We’ve been gradually growing,” Rodri said ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Area volleyball teams will launch the new season in the great outdoors. South Range High School will host “The Battle on Turf” slated for Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Rominger Athletic Complex. The series of 10 pre-season matches held by the Mahoning Valley Volleyball Officials Association will begin at 10 a.m. South Range volleyball coach T.J. Irons said the idea for the outdoor matches germinated after seeing big college volleyball programs like Nebraska and some Ohio-based high schools hold matches in football stadiums. “Our team talked about it and my ...
SOUTHPORT, England — The British Open came to life Friday when Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns took their place in history by tying the major championship record with 62s, and Bryson DeChambeau was penalized two shots after his round for inadvertently improving the path of his swing. In the ...
