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Crites, Big Red Tops Rival Crusaders

Local Sports August 26, 2026

STEUBENVILLE - Jaylin Crites contributed a hat trick enabling the Big Red girls' soccer team to gain city bragging rights against Catholic Central. Big Red scored the first two goals against Steubenville city-rival Catholic Central, but the Crusaders battled back and pulled to within a goal, however, Big Red rose to the occasion and ended up defeating Catholic Central, 4-2, Monday night on Reno Saccoccia Field inside Harding Stadium. "We had two games to start the season against Dover and Wheeling Central back-to-back with a football Friday night in between," Big Red (1-1-1) head ...

Rolapp Says He Will Lean On PGA Tour Rules When Contemplating Return Of LIV Players

Local Sports August 26, 2026

ATLANTA (AP) — PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp offered a path back to a small number of LIV Golf players at the start of the year with a tight deadline to accept it and a warning that “once the door closes, there is no promise that this path will be available again.” It's a hot topic now that ...

RJ Luis Jr. Cleared By Judge To Play For LSU After Spending Time With Two NBA Teams

Local Sports August 26, 2026

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — RJ Luis Jr., a former St. John's standout who recently signed with LSU after spending time with two NBA clubs, was cleared by a court Monday evening to start practicing and potentially play for the Tigers this season. Luis, who briefly was under contract with the ...

Akron Was The First To Jump To The FBS. Going Into Its 40th Season, The Payoff Is Still Elusive

Local Sports August 26, 2026

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Former president William Muse said the University of Akron was “one of the largest unknown universities in the United States” when it decided to move the football program up to Division I-A in 1987. The Zips are still fighting for relevance as they prepare for their ...

High School Roundup: Central Blanks Lincoln In State Championship Rematch

Local Sports August 26, 2026

SHINNSTON — The Maroon Knights made it two wins in as many starts Tuesday in a rematch of last season’s Class A/AA state final. Sophomore Elah Konkle had three goals and an assist to lead the Knights. Junior Loni Kusic added a goal, while classmate Elizabeth Steele handed out three assists. Senior Bella Fitzsimmons was strong in net with eight saves. The Maroon Knights are back in action Thursday at Brooke. VOLLEYBALL River def. Bellaire, 25-7, 25-19, 25-11 BELLAIRE — The Pilots flew to a road sweep Tuesday behind a big night by junior Mallarie Maddy. Maddy led ...

Spouses Elina Svitolina And Gael Monfils Reach US Open Mixed Doubles Semifinals; Williams And Alcaraz Bounced

Local Sports August 26, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils have both gone far but never all the way to the U.S. Open title. Maybe the married couple can finally win a trophy together. The spouses made quite a pair on the court Tuesday, becoming the first team into the mixed doubles semifinals by ...