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The A’s and Giants have the best robot-ump challenge rates

NEW YORK (AP) — The Athletics had the highest success rate using the robot-umpire system to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges as teams prepared for its regular-season debut March 25. San Francisco was second at 66.7%, ...

St. Clairsville boys storms past Bellaire Big Reds, 96-53

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A coach wants his team to be playing its best when tournament time rolls around. Although it lost by a wide margin to close the regular season, St. Clairsville’s schedule has prepared it for the postseason. The top-seeded Red Devils (16-7) led wire-to-wire Saturday night ...

Union Local girls drops heartbreaker at buzzer to host West Muskingum, 30-28

CAMBRIDGE — Just when it appeared as though Union Local was going to make back-to-back appearances in the Ohio Division V Regional girls’ basketball tournament, a Tornado hit. West Muskingum’s Teriauna Brandford connected on a three-point basket from the left wing with one second ...

Union Local boys falls to Ridgewood in playoffs

MORRISTOWN — The Union Local boys basketball squad saw their season come to a close on Saturday, taking a defeat to the visiting Ridgewood Generals in the first round of the OHSAA Division V East 1 sectional playoffs. Ridgewood survived and advanced in a 54-45 victory Saturday inside The ...

Martins Ferry boys edges Garaway in overtime, 53-43

MARTINS FERRY — The Purple Riders advanced to the OHSAA D-V regional tournament last winter. Martins Ferry took the first step to returning to the Sweet Sixteen this year by disposing of stubborn Garaway, 53-43, in overtime Saturday night at Tolbert Gymnasium. The sectional title triumph ...