Local Sports Briefs
HARNESS RACINGFirst RaceOCRA Stakes (3 year old fillies)1st Division ($10,089 total purse) PaceHorse (Driver)1. Youlookhot (Joseph Essig)2. Cookie Coolwater (Jack Dailey)3. Pink Sox (Jeremy...
Ohio State tops AP’s all-time college football Top 100
By Ralph D. RussoAP College Football WriterThe Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college football for the last 80 seasons. Since...
Mangled mayhem at the Fair
By John [email protected] — It’s a sure bet there’s a few area junk yards with some spray painted and pretty much unrecognizable new occupants,...
Olympic and anti-doping leaders clash over Russian scandal
By Stephen WilsonAP Sports WriterRIO DE JANEIRO — Declaring that the global drug-testing system is damaged, Olympic leaders and anti-doping officials vowed Tuesday to...
Unbeaten U.S. basketball teams ready for Rio Olympics
By Brian MahoneyAP Basketball WriterHOUSTON — They have crisscrossed the country, delivering basketball blowouts from coast to coast.Now the U.S. Olympic teams can finally...
Executive producer: Rio opening ceremony full of heart
By Leanne ItalieAssociated PressDon’t expect the opening ceremony at the Rio Olympics to match the grandeur of some in the past.But do look for...
Local Sports Briefs
YOUTH VOLLEYBALLXenia sixth graders claim titleFRANKLIN — The Xenia Buccaneers sixth grade girls volleyball team claimed first place at Kingdom Sports Center with a...
LeBron tells SI he’s motivated by ‘ghost’ of Michael Jordan
By Tom WithersAP Sports WriterCLEVELAND — LeBron James has often avoided talking about trying to match Michael Jordan’s accomplishments. Now he’s chasing “the ghost”...
Hargrave celebrates calf scramble with ‘Lemonade’
By John [email protected] — Kassidy Hargrave celebrated the first day of the Greene County Fair with 200 pounds of “Lemonade.”Covered in mud and barely...
RT Ogbuehi starts for Bengals a year after he was a top pick
By Joe KayAP Sports WriterCINCINNATI — Cedric Ogbuehi breaks the huddle with Cincinnati’s starting offense and heads for the right side of the line....
