GENEVA (AP) — India and Qatar finally got some clarity on Tuesday for their long-held ambitions to host the 2036 Olympics. They are now in a formal contest with five other bidders, including one that would take the Summer Games for the first time to Africa. The International Olympic ...
MARTINS FERRY – State-ranked Martins Ferry did nothing to tarnish its volleyball ranking Tuesday night with a sweep of visiting Monroe Central inside Tolbert Gymnasium. The Purple Riders (18-0) recorded their 13th 3-0 victory by scores of 25-10, 25-18 and 25-13. They were ranked No. 2 in the latest Ohio Division V poll behind Coldwater. Giana Chirpas led the way with 18 kills and Nicole Hammerquist added a dozen to spark Martins Ferry. Olivia Harkness charted 28 assists and five service aces, while SJ Koller had 17 digs. The Lucas Cousins – Maddie and Gracie – finished with ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 in seven brilliant innings, Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series. Yamamoto dominated the much-anticipated matchup with ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Sam McDowell, a six-time All Star who led the American League in strikeouts four times before becoming a counselor for athletes suffering from addiction issues and depression, died Monday at his home in The Villages, Florida. He was 84. “Sam spent eleven of his fifteen ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips isn't publicly fretting about four member schools expressing support for tweaking realignment provisions in the Protect College Sports Act to make it easier for schools to change leagues. Speaking Tuesday at ...
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that the OHSAA soccer state championships November 13-16 will be played at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, home of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew. The 20,139 seat stadium in the Arena District near downtown Columbus opened in 2021 and hosted the OHSAA soccer state championships in 2021 and 2022 before the finals moved back to Historic Crew Stadium in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The OHSAA soccer finals were at Historic Crew Stadium from 1999-2020. In addition to Columbus Crew matches, the stadium has hosted the U.S. ...
