By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day keeps reminding his team there are potential traps everywhere in the coming weeks. After all, upcoming opponent Iowa too…
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No. 24 Dayton poised for NCAA Tournament breakthrough
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Anthony Grant has been building momentum at Dayton the past five seasons, taking the Flyers to the cusp of the NCAA Tournament last year despite having one of the…
Gonzalez, Guardians walk off Yankees for 2-1 ALDS lead
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The affable rookie who loves SpongeBob SquarePants has backed the New York Yankees into a postseason corner. Oscar Gonzalez hit a two-run single with t…
Bielema, surging Illini collect AP Big Ten midseason honors
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Second-year coach Bret Bielema and his Illinois football team are achieving at a rate not seen in the program in a long time. A very long time in some cases. T…
NFL players working to ease stigma around mental health help
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The pressures of the NFL were getting to Marcus Smith II. He hadn’t lived up to the expectations of being Philadelphia’s first-round pick, which led to…
Cavs over Mitchell shock, ready for next step with All-Star
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — When Darius Garland learned about Cleveland’s stunning trade, the Cavaliers’ All-Star point guard first promised to keep it a secret and th…
Ewing’s 5 straight birdies leads to LPGA win in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ally Ewing ran off five straight birdies on the back nine Sunday and closed with a 7-under 65 to hold off Xiyu Lin and win the Kroger Queen City Championship in the LPGA Tour’s…
Guardians top Royals in 10 to snap skid, regain Central lead
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Óscar González hit a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Kansas City Ro…
Column: 50 years later, the pain from Munich lingers
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist “They’re all gone.” With those three chilling words from ABC sportscaster Jim McKay, the worst possible news was delivered on the fate of 11 Israeli hostages at th…
Watson case revives old fight for massage therapy industry
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Michelle Krause still grapples with the challenge of acknowledging she’s a massage therapist when she first meets someone, dreading th…