Local Sports Briefs
HIGH SCHOOLGirls BasketballBeavercreek bashes SpringfieldBEAVERCREEK — The host Beavers pitched a shutout in the first half of Wednesday’s Greater Western Ohio Conference, Central Division...
New hockey apps debut with help from baseball
Anick JesdanunAP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is debuting a new website and apps — for ice hockey.Under a deal reached...
Spurs star Ginobili out at least a month with groin injury
Raul DominguezAssociated PressSAN ANTONIO — Spurs guard Manu Ginobili is out for at least a month after surgery Thursday for a testicle injury he...
Cedarville Yellow Jackets to appear on national TV Saturday
CEDARVILLE — The Great Midwest Athletic Conference basketball doubleheader between Cedarville and Trevecca Nazarene on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. will be televised on the...
Signing day ‘beyond just a big day’ for UAB
John ZenorAP Sports WriterThe UAB Blazers loaded up on junior college players and signed Alabama’s Mr. Football in their return to national signing day.The...
Urban Meyer lands another top-tier class at Ohio State
The Associated PressCOLUMBUS — Sticking to a plan that has worked since he took over at Ohio State, coach Urban Meyer reloaded the Buckeyes...
Braves’ Foltynewicz continues recovery from blood clots
Charles OdumAP Sports WriterATLANTA — Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz said Monday he hopes to be cleared this week to throw off a mound as...
Wayne Selden Jr. living up to promise for No. 7 Kansas
Dave SkrettaAP Sports WriterLAWRENCE, Kan. — Before he had even stepped on the floor at Kansas, mock drafts sprinkled across cyberspace had Wayne Selden...
Area athletes proudly sign on the dotted line
By John [email protected] — Several Greene County area high school student athletes signed their names on the dotted line on Wednesday, committing themselves to...
Newton to Oher: ‘I need you’ to play in Carolina
Steve ReedAP Sports WriterSAN JOSE, Calif. — When Cam Newton discovered the Carolina Panthers planned to make a run at signing Michael Oher last...