Better Buccaneers bested
By John [email protected] — Connor Sell can see the improvement throughout the Xenia High School varsity tennis team’s lineup. But the senior second singles...
Barrett finally stands alone as Ohio State starting QB
By Mitch StacyAP Sports WriterCOLUMBUS — J.T. Barrett has packed a lot into his two seasons as a quarterback at Ohio State. There has...
AP Derby Top 10: Big changes, but Nyquist still No. 1
By Richard RosenblattAP Racing WriterBrody’s Cause can win races at Keeneland. The bigger question is whether he’s ready to win again at nearby Churchill...
Blackhawks, Kings face daunting 1st-round playoff matchups
By Greg BeachamAP Hockey WriterThe last two NHL champions don’t exactly have a gilded path back to the Stanley Cup.The Chicago Blackhawks and the...
Rolling Penguins, confident Capitals headline wide-open East
Stephen WhynoAP Sports WriterWASHINGTON — Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals are the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference...
Knights and nerves defeat Beavercreek
By John [email protected] — One defending state boys high school volleyball champion, and one state runner-up were in the Ed Zink Fieldhouse to eventually...
Willett’s jacket: A Masters won as much as it was lost
By Doug FergusonAP Golf WriterAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A big deficit. A collapse that was painful to watch. An Englishman in a green jacket...
Column: NASCAR clouding its image with politics
By Jenna FryerAP Auto Racing WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. — There are Democrats who enjoy NASCAR. Jews and atheists and women, too.You wouldn’t know it lately,...
Former Saints/Buckeyes player Will Smith was studying at Miami
By Tim ReynoldsAP Sports WriterCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Will Smith played against Miami in the national championship game that ended the 2002 college football...
Bring the heat: Major League Baseball off to chilly start
By Mike CranstonAssociated PressCHICAGO — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona was making a cup of tea in the clubhouse this weekend when he spilled...