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Trump protects Army-Navy

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December. Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an exclusive broadcasting window for a storied rivalry played on the second Saturday each December. Trump’s order makes reference to potential expansion of the CFP, which likely would lead to an earlier start for the playoff. In the first two ...

Rebels last school standing in MVAC Gray

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COLUMBIANA — Crestview’s athletic department has known the days of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division were numbered and this week it was confirmed with the departure of the remaining Trumbull County teams from the league by the end of the next school year. The Rebels are now the only school left standing in the MVAC Gray Division and it is trying to develop a plan to secure some kind of league membership by the time the 2026-2027 school year ends. Crestview athletic director Casey Bogerd knows the district is in a tight spot but he’s hoping some ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Kirtland falls at state DAYTON — Berlin Hiland held Kirtland scoreless for an 11-minute span midway through the game on the way to the Hawks’ 65-43 win in a Division VI state semifinal Friday at Wright State University’s Nutter Center. Hiland has won 20 games in a row to improve to 25-3 heading into the state championship game at 7:30 p.m Saturday at University of Dayton Arena. This is the Hawks’ 15th state appearance, including state titles in 1992, 2011 and 2012. Senior Caleb Yoder led the Hawks with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 10 rebounds. Junior ...

Steubenville just misses out on title

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DAYTON — The dream came one shot short. After trailing by 10 points in the second half, Steubenville Big Red came all the way back to lead Friday’s Division III state championship game in the final minute. Trotwood-Madison, though, took the lead on a late bucket from Darius Dennis on a contested shot with 8.6 seconds to go. Big Red called timeout, drove the length of the floor and Santino Haney let a shot go with the clock winding down. The shot, however, did not fall and the rebound was tipped around until the clock hit zeroes, giving Trotwood-Madison a 48-47 victory ...

Boom box student manager returns to March Madness

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The student manager with the highest Q rating in college basketball was back, this time for just one game. Amir “Aura” Khan turned into a social media star during last year’s March Madness for leading McNeese out of the locker room carrying his giant, yellow, thumping boom box. The exposure from McNeese’s two games in the tournament earned him more than a dozen name, image and likeness deals. Khan was back on the big stage this week, but his stay was shorter. The 12th-seeded Cowboys were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, losing 78-68 to ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Branch flag football set to go BELOIT — West Branch’s flag football team will hold its first games on Sunday at Rayen Stadium in Youngstown. The Warriors will play Rootstown at 1 p.m. and Newton Falls at 3 p.m. West Branch will play 10 games on the season — all on the road — over five Sundays. Warriors on the roster include Tallie Muniz, Morgan Kurtz, Allison Kanagy, Abigail Janosik, Faith Hicks, Ciara Evans, Allie Brammer, Samantha Beatty, Erin Albert, Makenna Woost, Cambrie Nezbeth, Julia Egli, Nicole Deckard, Brianna Clark, Hayden Mulinix, Kaylee Hoops, Kelly Ewing, ...