Local Sports Briefs
DRAG RACING$5,000 Fall Grand Nationals this weekendXENIA — The $5,000 Fall Grand Nationals will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Kil-Kare Dragway. Friday starts...
Reeling Ravens face regrouping Vick, Steelers
Will GravesAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGH — The animosity is still there bubbling just underneath the surface.Forgive the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers, though, if...
Beavercreek Beavers’ girls soccer tie with Northmont could end division hopes
By John [email protected] — His team didn’t lose Wednesday’s Greater Western Conference, Central Division battle to Clayton Northmont. But Beavercreek coach Steve Popp’s team...
Ali, Frazier and the cost of the Thrilla in Manilla
Tim DahlbergAP Sports ColumnistIt was, Muhammad Ali would later say, the closest thing to death he had ever known.He and Joe Frazier had gone...
Great NFL rivalry missing a big piece Thursday night
Barry WilnerAP Pro Football WriterFans argue vociferously about the best rivalry in the NFL.Historic? Bears-Packers, of course.Intense? Try Raiders-Chiefs.For pure ferocity, Pro Picks will...
NASCAR’s Tony Stewart will retire from Cup racing after ‘16
Jenna FryerAP Auto Racing WriterKANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Saying it was time for a change, three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart announced Wednesday that he will...
OHSAA Football Computer Ratings
COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its weekly football computer ratings on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The weekly computer ratings are released...
Indiana offensive line is a big reason why Hoosiers are 4-0
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — When looking for reasons why Indiana is 4-0 for the first time in 25 years, look right up front.The Hoosiers lead...
Beavercreek coming off tough road win
The Beavercreek Beavers (4-1) enter week six of the high school football season coming off an impressive win. The Beavers scored 14 points in...
O-linemen often come to NFL pretty raw
College football’s spread offenses are producing wide receivers and quarterbacks ready to play as NFL rookies — and lots of linemen who need more...
