Browns release Manziel after two seasons
The Associated PressCLEVELAND — Johnny Manziel’s tightest spiral with the Browns was a downward one.Less than two years after arriving armed with a Heisman...
MacKenzie gets break with weather and early Valspar lead
Doug FergusonAP Golf WriterPALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Will MacKenzie said his putter saved him Friday at the Valspar Championship, where he had a...
Local Sports Briefs
COLLEGEWomen’s BasketballRaiders win Horizon tourney openerGREEN BAY, Wisc. — The Wright State women’s basketball team jumped out to 18-11 lead after a quarter and...
Jackson Center ends Bulldogs’ tourney run
By John [email protected] — An exciting Yellow Springs comeback fell just short, in Friday night’s Division IV regional championship game at James S. Trent...
Indians’ Brantley takes batting practice
The Associated PressGOODYEAR, Ariz. — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley has cleared one of the biggest hurdles in his offseason rehab.Brantley took batting practice on...
Adkins steady under state tourney pressure
By John [email protected] — With a level of focus his coaches had never seen before, Xenia junior bowler Evan Adkins stunned a lofty field...
Local Sports Briefs
COLLEGEMen’s BasketballBradds earns all-district honorsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Belmont University men’s basketball junior Evan Bradds (Jamestown Greeneview) has been named to the 2015-16 Men’s All-District...
Pound: Sharapova guilty of ‘willful negligence’ in drug test
By Stephen WilsonAP Sports WriterLONDON — Maria Sharapova was guilty of “willful negligence” for using meldonium, and international tennis officials were aware that many...
Bengals keep free agents Iloka, Winston
Joe KayAP Sports WriterCINCINNATI — The Bengals signed starting safety George Iloka to a five-year, $30 million deal on Thursday, the first significant move...
