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AROUND THE HORN

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Pirates sunk in the ninth KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Loftin hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, then won it in the ninth with a one-out RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night. Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, a ...

Emch, Team USA reach quarterfinals

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OSIJEK, Croatia — There is still fight left in the Team USA at the U19 volleyball World Championships. Down two sets, defending champion Team USA came back to defeat favored Germany 25-18, 26-28, 17-25, 25-15, 25-13 on Tuesday in the round of 16. Team USA (4-2) advanced to meet Italy ...

Keeping tradition alive will take work

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The Leetonia school district’s July 1 meeting to reassure the public that a football season would go forward is something that would be unheard of 20 years ago. It was taken for granted that at least 20-something kids would come out for the football team. Coaches might say we’re a little ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Youngstown settles on mascot YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown City School District announced its new mascot and nickname for the new Youngstown middle and high schools on Monday. The athletic teams will be known as the Defenders and the logo will be an owl with the city skyline in view. The ...

Caitlin Clark book deals with WNBA’s treatment of star

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“On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports,” the title of USA Today columnist Christine Brennan’s new book about the WNBA star, is doing a lot of work. On one hand, it’s about the game, right? Nobody can deny Caitlin Clark’s talent on a basketball court, ...

Emch plays bigger role

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OSIJEK, Croatia — It was another disappointing day against Eastern European competition for the United States U19 girls volleyball team at the World Championships on Sunday. Bulgaria outlasted the USA with a 25-15, 16-25, 27-25, 13-25, 15-5 win in the fourth Pool C match for each ...