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Miami RedHawks remain perfect in OT win at Kent State

KENT (AP) — Peter Suder had 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, Elan Elmer added 25 points and No. 25 Miami (Ohio) remained unbeaten, rallying past Kent State 107-101 in overtime Tuesday night before a standing-room-only crowd at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Ranked for the first time since 1999, the RedHawks had to rally in the final minute to force overtime. Miami is off to the best start in Mid-American Conference history at 20-0 overall and 8-0 in conference play. It was also the 700th MAC win for the RedHawks. Miami, top-ranked Arizona and No. 7 Nebraska ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Brink gets 400th win NEW MIDDLETOWN — Former Salem High School basketball coach Jeff Brink earned his 400th career win as Springfield edged Mineral Ridge, 48-35, Tuesday. Brink coached five seasons at Springfield from 1998 to 2003 then moved onto Salem for three seasons before settling in Hudson for 14 years. Brink returned to Springfield in 2021. Mendoza to Georgia Tech (AP) — Less than 24 hours after being crowned a national champion with Indiana, Alberto Mendoza has announced his transfer to Georgia Tech. He announced his decision Tuesday in a joint Instagram post with the ...

Lisbon notches 10th win

Lisbon 46, Waterloo 25 ATWATER — Jayden Smyth scored a game-high 18 points and Lylah Brown 10 as Lisbon won for the 10th time, 46-25, over Waterloo on Tuesday. The Blue Devils outscored the Vikings 14-4 in the third quarter to break the game open. Lisbon won for the fourth time in five games to improve to 10-7. Waterloo drops to 1-16, the lone victory against winless Akron Springfield, 33-28, on Jan. 3. Lisbon also won the junior varsity game, 44-12, as Delaney Pickens scored 16 points and Sofia Brown 13. Both teams play Thursday at Lisbon hosts United and Waterloo entertains ...

Perfect ending for Indiana’s 16-0 season

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza lowered his pads into a defender, spun in a full circle, used his hand to keep his balance, then launched himself horizontally and reached the ball over the goal line — an Indiana touchdown and a ready-made poster pic for a title run straight from the movies. Maybe they’ll call it “Hoosiers.” The Heisman Trophy winner’s touchdown Monday night put an exclamation point on a 27-21 win over Miami that closed out an undefeated season and brought an improbable — maybe impossible? — national championship to a program that had known ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Super Bowls or else: Bills ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sean McDermott arrived in Buffalo in 2017, envisioning the day of looking out his office window and seeing a throng of fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory. That possibility ended on Monday, when McDermott was abruptly fired by team owner Terry Pegula following a nine-year tenure in which the coach transformed the Bills into perennial contenders but fell short of reaching the Super Bowl. The move came two days after a heart-wrenching 33-30 overtime loss at Denver in the divisional round of the playoffs. Buffalo became the ...

Beaver’s Buchheit makes OVAC history

WHEELING, W.Va. – Beaver Local and Ohio Valley Athletic Conference history was made on Saturday at the 72nd annual Ron Mauck Wrestling Championships at WesBanco Arena. It wasn’t easy however. While still in the midst of recovering from a knee injury, Beaver Local senior Robert ...