Local Sports Briefs
HIGH SCHOOLCarroll sweeps GCL Coed Track titlesMIDDLETOWN — The Carroll High School boys and girls track & field teams both claimed Greater Catholic League...
Stewart involved in 3-car wreck at start of NASCAR practice
By Dan GelstonAP Sports WriterDOVER, Del. — Tony Stewart could not avoid the oil spill on the concrete track that spun his Chevrolet and...
Pagenaud nabs Indy GP pole
By Michael MarotAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLIS — Simon Pagenaud keeps finding ways to stay ahead of the IndyCar pack.On Friday, the French driver added another...
Bellbrook falls at Badin
By John [email protected] — Twelfth-seeded Bellbrook fell behind early, and then Hamilton Badin pitcher Logan Heintzman kept them guessing the rest of the way,...
From Harper’s ejection to Scherzer’s 20 Ks, Washington Nationals making news
By Howard FendrichAP Sports WriterWASHINGTON — Max Scherzer’s record-tying 20-strikeout performance was only the latest in a recent series of newsworthy moments for the...
Raptors have Heat on the brink, look to clinch in Game 6
By Tim ReynoldsAP Basketball WriterMIAMI — The centers are hobbled and sidelined. The starting point guards have seen their faces bloodied. Both teams have...
Experience helping Pagenaud make early championship push
By Michael MarotAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLIS — Simon Pagenaud is all business this week in Indianapolis.He looks comfortable, sounds confident and seems content in his...
Local Sports Briefs
HIGH SCHOOLBaseballVersailles sinks GreeneviewVERSAILLES — Second-seeded Versailles limited 18th-seeded Greeneview to a pair of hits in Thursday’s run-ruled 12-0 Division III sectional baseball game....
Black College Football Hall to find home in Canton
By Ralph D. RussoAP College Football WriterThe Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday it will create a permanent home on its campus for...
After political turmoil, Olympic organizers push on
By Stephen WadeAP Sports WriterRIO DE JANEIRO — The venues are, in the words of organizers, 99 percent ready. The torch is winding its...