Van Garderen leads 5-man U.S. contingent at Tour de France
By Dave SkrettaAP Sports WriterTejay van Garderen was third overall in the Tour de France a year ago, just a handful of stages between...
Scouts battling for first place today
Staff ReportWith the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season just beyond the halfway point, the Xenia Scouts find themselves within a game and a...
LeBron a free agent after declining option on contract
By Tom WithersAP Sports WriterCLEVELAND — LeBron James is about to hit the free-agency market and stay right at home.James declined his player option...
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GOLFWagner, Witt, Goecke win junior golf openerXENIA — Twenty junior golfers teed it up in the Wednesday Junior League at WGC Golf Course. Olivia...
Crowdfunding Olympic dreams has its limits
By Anne M. PetersonAP Sports WriterPORTLAND, Ore. — Like a lot of Olympic hopefuls, Korey Thieleke needed a way to pay help for his...
Chamique Holdsclaw: Summitt will ‘always be my superhero’
By Chamique HoldsclawFor the Associated PressI remember the first time I met coach Summitt. My grandmother and I were in awe of how powerful...
Golf back in the Olympics after 112 years, but for how long?
By Doug FergusonAP Golf WriterAKRON — For the longest time, golf’s biggest headache in preparing for a return to the Olympics was getting a...
Rio CEO: Security, not Zika, is biggest concern for Olympics
By Stephen WhynoAP Sports WriterWASHINGTON — The chief organizer of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics says security is his top concern, well ahead of...
Iconic LeBron James banner will remain in place
By Tom WithersAP Sports WriterCLEVELAND — LeBron James will continue to soar over downtown.Sherwin-Williams announced Tuesday it has changed plans to remove a 10-story...
Buddy Ryan, NFL coach and master of defense, dies at 85
By Barry WilnerAP Pro Football WriterBuddy Ryan took a back seat to no one. Neither did his fierce defenses that won two Super Bowls.The...
