Thunder’s Durant ready for 1st game action since February
Jon KrawczynskiAP Basketball WriterMINNEAPOLIS — It has been eight months since Kevin Durant played in an NBA game.It has seemed far longer to the...
Upstart Cubs face steady Pirates in NL wild card
By Will GravesAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGH (AP) — The hot, young talent. The emerging ace with the electric stuff. The relentlessly upbeat manager. The giddy...
Ram girls fall, Greeneview boys clinch
JAMESTOWN — To lose is one thing, but to lose on the seniors’ final home match of the season? That’s even tougher.There wasn’t many...
Beavers continue to run teams over
Despite suffering an injury at quarterback and only completing one pass, Beavercreek defeated Northmont 17-7 to remain at the top spot of the area...
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OSSCA State Poll - Oct. 5, 2015Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association poll. Includes rank, school, record and points.BOYS DIVISION I1. Cleveland St. Ignatius (11-0-1)...
Reds’ future looks bleak
CINCINNATI — Todd Frazier summed up the Reds’ worst season in 33 years with two familiar words.“I’d say: ‘Rainy day,’” the All-Star Home Run...
Panthers spoil home opener at CSU
WILBERFORCE — After four weeks on the road, the Central State Marauders hosted the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers in their first home game of the...
Brazil held to 0-0 draw by South Africa
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil started its quest for an Olympic gold medal in men’s soccer with a disappointing 0-0 draw against South Africa, a...
Cubs take aim at postseason after making big leap
Andrew SeligmanAP Sports WriterCHICAGO — No matter how the playoffs turn out for the Chicago Cubs, manager Joe Maddon wanted to know one thing.“How...
Charske runners slosh through the cold, rain
KETTERING — It was cold, gray and rainy, but that didn’t stop more than 500 Ohio area cross country runners from tackling the hills...