Local Sports Briefs
YOUTH SOFTBALLFlamingos win tourney titleSPRINGFIELD — The Jamestown “Pink Flamingos” 12U girls softball team needed to win four consecutive games in order to claim...
Graders flatten Xenia
By John [email protected] — The first-place Xenia Scouts didn’t seem to have much trouble getting runners on the Grady’s Field base paths, they just...
Cancer survivor Southgate cherishing every second at Troon
By Steve DouglasAP Sports WriterTROON, Scotland — Matthew Southgate was laid up on his sofa during the 2015 British Open at St. Andrews, barely...
Matthews ends his run of Tour de France misfortunes in style
By Samuel PetrequinAP Sports WriterREVEL, France — After so much bad luck at the Tour de France, Michael Matthews believed he was jinxed.Two years...
Triple-doubles rescinded, Sparks continue run through WNBA
By Doug FeinbergAP Basketball WriterNEW YORK — The WNBA had to take a couple of triple-doubles off the record books during the past 10...
Spieth: Pulling out of Olympics hardest choice he ever made
By Doug FergusonAP Golf WriterTROON, Scotland — Jordan Spieth said pulling out of the Olympics was the hardest decision he’s ever made, and that...
Local Sports Briefs
SOCCERDynamo win final matchFAIRBORN — Dayton’s Aidan Bean scored three goals, while Beavercreek grad Tristan Lyle and Dynamo teammate Christian Myton also scored, in...
Smooth transition to Rio
By John [email protected] — Grace Norman is all about transitions these days.From Xenia Christian High School Ambassador to Cedarville University Yellow Jacket. From local...
All-Stars from cellar-dwellers get rare spotlight
By Bernie WilsonAP Sports WriterSAN DIEGO — For Adam Duvall, Jay Bruce, Julio Teheran and Eduardo Nunez, the All-Star Game is as close to...
IOC inspector: Rio de Janeiro ‘ready to welcome the world’
By Stephen WadeAP Sports WriterRIO DE JANEIRO — The head inspector for the IOC says she’s confident the trouble-plagued Rio de Janeiro Olympics are...
