NBA stars support campaign to end gun violence in new spot
Brian MahoneyAP Basketball WriterNEW YORK — Stephen Curry heard about a shooting involving a 3-year-old girl over the summer.“My daughter Riley is that age,”...
Bowling Green, Ga. Southern meet in GoDaddy Bowl
David BrandtAP Sports WriterMOBILE, Ala. — Bowling Green and Georgia Southern are teams that know plenty about putting points on the scoreboard.They just go...
Mike Leake agrees to deal with Cardinals
R.B. FallstromAP Sports WriterST. LOUIS — Minutes after his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals was announced, Mike Leake was looking ahead to rivalry...
McCaffrey wins AP player of the year
Ralph D. RussoAP College Football WriterStanford running back Christian McCaffrey is The Associated Press college football player of the year, becoming the first non-Heisman...
Wiggle It Jiggleit runaway pick for harness Horse of Year
Associated PressFREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Wiggle It Jiggleit is harness racing’s Horse of the Year.The Little Brown Jug winner easily outdistanced Hambletonian winner Pinkman...
Stein, Brown lead Akron past Utah State in Potato Bowl
Jason ChatrawAssociated PressBOISE, Idaho — When Akron placekicker Robert Stein lost his scholarship after his freshman year, he didn’t quit. Instead, he fought his...
Local Sports Briefs
SPORTS BANQUETSMasterson to headline First Pitch BanquetFAIRBORN — The Wright State baseball program has announced that major league pitcher and Beavercreek native Justin Masterson...
Xenia Christian wins over Xenia in OT
By John [email protected] —Good teams find ways to win, and Xenia Christian is a very good team.The Ambassadors trailed by 10 points with four...
Rams sink Cedarville in overtime
By John [email protected] — In a lopsided Friday night loss, Nick Fife and the rest of the Greeneview Rams looked as if they were...
Wayne hands Beavers first loss
By Scott [email protected] HEIGHTS — Lack of rebounding and too many turnovers led to the first loss for the Beavercreek girls basketball team, Saturday...