County Classic on Sunday

LISBON — The 39th Columbiana County Classic will include six all-star basketball games Sunday at Nace Gymnasium.

Action begins with the junior high girls at noon, followed by the junior high boys at 1:30 p.m., the grades 9-11 girls at 3 p.m. and the grades 9-11 boys at 4:30 p.m.

The day will be highlighted by the senior all-star games with the girls tipping off at 6 p.m. and the boys at around 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and are only available at the door.

Salem hosts district finals

SALEM — Salem High School will host a pair of Division VI boys basketball district championship games Saturday.

Second-seeded Orwell Grand Valley (20-4) will play 24th-seeded Warren JFK (6-18) at 3:30 p.m., followed by top-seeded Kirtland (21-3) vs. 10th-seeded Oberlin (15-9) at 7 p.m.

The winners will play in the regional semifinal at the Canton Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. They will be available online or with cash at the door.

Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. They will not be clearing the gym between games, so fans will be able to watch both district finals.

RedHawks still perfect

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Miami (Ohio) finished the regular season as the only unbeaten team in Division I men’s basketball, with Eian Elmer scoring a career-high 32 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a gritty 110-108 overtime victory over Ohio on Friday night.

Peter Suder scored five of his 13 points in overtime for Miami (31-0, 18-0 Mid-American), which became the first team to complete an unblemished regular season since Gonzaga in 2021.

Trey Perry added 21 points and Brant Byers scored 15 for the RedHawks, who topped Akron for the league title.

Crosby going to Ravens

(AP) — Five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens, two people with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Friday night. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be announced until the NFL’s new year starts next week.

The Las Vegas Raiders will receive two first-round picks from the Ravens, including the No. 14 overall pick in next month’s NFL draft, one of the people said.

The 28-year-old Crosby had 10 sacks and a career-high 28 tackles for loss last season, and has reached double- digit sacks four times in his seven seasons.

Baltimore, which has a first-year coach in Jesse Minter, is in a win-now mode with three-time All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson. Crosby is a significant boost for a defense that finished tied for 28th in the league in sacks with only 30 last season.

He’s the latest elite pass rusher to switch teams for a big price. Micah Parsons was traded from Dallas to Green Bay last year for two first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark.

The last time the Ravens didn’t have a first-round pick was 2012.