Ursuline cancels football game

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown Ursuline has canceled its football game against Farrell (Pa.) scheduled for tonight. It will not be rescheduled.

The Ursuline school was included in a federal lawsuit filed this week claiming incidents of hazing on a football field trip over the summer.

It is not known what will happen to the rest of Ursuline’s season.

Philadelphia Eagles celebrate another win

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles’ 24-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL season opener was delayed 65 minutes because of lightning in the area around Lincoln Financial Field late in the third quarter Thursday night.

Behind two touchdown runs from Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, the Super Bowl champion Eagles led 24-20 with 4:44 left in the third quarter when the game was delayed. Play resumed at 11:30 p.m. and ended at 12:18 a.m.

The Eagles had the ball following a fumble recovery just before the delay.

The Eagles posted on the scoreboard that a severe warning had been issued by the National Weather Service that could produce severe conditions, including lightning and strong wind. The Eagles urged fans to leave the open seating areas and seek shelter in the concourse. The teams went to their locker rooms.

The Eagles unveiled their 2024 championship banner before the game. Then the real fireworks began, when defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott.

Marietta drops Westminster

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Marietta College utilized a ball-control offense to beat Westminster College, 12-8, in the season opener Thursday night in front of 3,184 fans at Burry Stadium.

The win was the first for new Pioneer head coach Tom Kaufman, who was associated head coach and defensive coordinator at Kent State University from 2018-21.

The Pioneers held the ball for more than 41 minutes as senior Vante’ Hodges ran 37 times for 171 yards and one touchdown.

Junior Antwon Johnson made his first career start at quarterback and was 16-of-26 passing for 123 yards along with a rushing touchdown.

Scramble set in Columbiana

COLUMBIANA — The annual Belleria Columbiana 3-person, 18-hole golf scramble will be held Sept. 13 at Valley Golf Club. There are prizes of $5,000 for a hole-in-one on No. 2 and No. 4. For more information or to enter a team, call the pro shop at (330) 482-9464.

East Palestine Rotary Invitational

EAST PALESTINE — The 2025 East Palestine Rotary Cross Country Invitational will be held Saturday at East Palestine City Park.

There will be an elementary 2,000-meter run fun at 9:15 a.m., followed by the middle school girls at 10 a.m., middle school boys at 10:30 a.m., high school girls at 11:15 a.m. and high school boys at noon.

Schools entered are host East Palestine, Lisbon, United, Springfield Local, Oak Glen (W.Va.), Richmond Edison, Niles, Steubenville Catholic Central, Warren JFK and Youngstown Mooney along with Austintown Middle School, Boardman Glenwood Middle School and Kinsman Badger Middle School.

Guardians sliding back

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Pepiot struck out six in five hitless innings and Christopher Morel had three hits and an RBI as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Thursday night.

Carson Williams also drove in two runs for Tampa Bay, which won its season-high seventh straight game and for the 10th time in 12 games.

With the victory, the Rays move within two games of idle Seattle in the race for the final AL wild-card spot — the closest they have been to a playoff spot since July 26, when they were 1 1/2 games back.

Pepiot (11-10) walked two in the victory and a combined no-hit bid was spoiled after 5 2/3 innings when Jose Ramirez singled off Bryan Baker.

Pete Fairbanks allowed consecutive homers by Ramirez and Kyle Manzardo in the top of the ninth before getting the next three outs to close out the victory.

Logan Allen (7-11) allowed six hits and four runs with four strikeouts in the loss for the Guardians, who have lost four of their last five games and slipped 3 1/2 games back in the wild-card race.

Skenes helps Pirates hold off Dodgers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched six scoreless innings and earned his 10th win of the season as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday night to complete a three-game series sweep.

Skenes (10-9) allowed two hits, struck out eight, and walked one. The right-hander finally got his record above .500 for the first time this season and lowered his ERA to a major league-best 1.98.