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Logano leaves Wilkesboro a winner

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — The drought is over for Joey Logano. Logano snapped a 45-race winless streak Sunday night with a dominant victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the first points race at the 0.625-mile track in 30 years. After Logano wrapped up a lengthy on-track burnout, ...

Missing man found dead near Berlin Lake reservoir

BERLIN CENTER (WKBN) — After a day of searching for a North Olmsted man reported missing at the Berlin Campgrounds, the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office said he was found dead. Sean Miller, of North Olmstead, Ohio, was found deceased around 7 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said. He was last seen in the early morning hours Monday at the Berlin Campgrounds on Bedell Road and was reported missing later that day. The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office said that foul play is not suspected in Miller’s death. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday. Authorities investigated the area for ...

Spain: Don’t cry for me Argentina

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. Spain is back atop the soccer world for a second time, after Ferran Torres' first ...

Heyward still one of the best at his position

Jeffery Simmons followed his first All-Pro season by signing a contract that made him the highest-paid defensive tackle ever in the NFL. The Tennessee Titans believe the hefty price that included $100 million in guaranteed money was well worth it and plenty of others agree as Simmons was picked as the top interior defensive lineman in the NFL by The Associated Press. A panel of eight AP pro football writers ranked the top five players at interior defensive line, basing selections on current status entering the 2026 season. First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second- through ...

Valdez enjoys great start to career

CLEVELAND (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez's strong start to his major league career is showing no signs of slowing down. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder's two-run homer in the ninth inning of Sunday's 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians made him the fourth player in major league history with at least 12 homers and 31 RBIs in their first 31 games. The others to accomplish that feat were Rhys Hoskins with Philadelphia in 2017, Cincinnati's Aristides Aquino in 2018-19 and the Dodgers' Will Smith in 2019. "It feels great for the start that I've had. I always believe in myself. I ...

Fans celebrate as North America’s Cup closes

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Cruise gamely tried to deliver a speech at the World Cup about how soccer was some sort of global unifier and great players had crossed oceans and borders, and, well, what was the rest? It was about mission impossible to hear the actor over the cacophony of bells and whistles and drums that served as the house band for all the joyous singing and clapping among the Argentine and Spanish fans who traveled thousands of miles — and spent thousands and thousands more in tickets, beers and, yes, wigs — to watch the World Cup final. No exorbitant ...