MARTINS FERRY — After weighing the pros and cons of his college options, Martins Ferry senior Alex Reese will continue his academic and athletic careers at NCAA Division I Youngstown State University. He announced his intentions late Tuesday night on social media. Reese, an all-stater in ...

STEUBENVILLE — Queen wanted it all, but the Bellaire girls’ basketball team wanted it more. Bellaire raced out to a 16-point advantage at the end of the first quarter against Big Red, and the Big Reds didn’t look back en route to a 61-46 victory Wednesday night inside the Crimson ...

The arrival of the early signing period Wednesday offered a stark reminder for college football fans. If recruiting rankings offer any accurate gauge in the era of the transfer portal, those teams competing for College Football Playoff berths now should keep contending for years to ...

Oregon started signing day behind Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten recruiting rankings and was poised to finish Wednesday on top. The Ducks flipped five-star cornerback Na’eem Offord from the Buckeyes and four-star quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele from California — additions ...

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit and Green Bay, longtime rivals and current contenders, will have much at stake when they meet Thursday night in the Motor City. The NFC-leading Lions (11-1) are aiming to stay ahead of Philadelphia (10-2) in the race for the conference’s best record and Minnesota ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 23 points in his first Big Ten game, Derik Queen had 17 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double, and Maryland built a 40-point lead en route to an 83-59 victory over Ohio State on Wednesday night. Maryland’s 33-point halftime ...