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CLIPPER SERIES COLUMBIANA — The third race in the Clipper Cross County Series will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday behind Columbiana High School. It will be held on the 3K junior high school course at the Ward Athletic Complex. Entry fee is $10. Runners can preregister online or sign up before the race beginning at 6 p.m. MORE BIG RACES SCHEDULED SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association on Monday announced a six-race championship series over a span of five months that includes the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and a $5 ...

Phillis has a good shot

After donating a kidney to his father, Salem native Mitch Phillis was stuck at home while recovering. So he got out his old Pop-A-Shot — an arcade game with miniature basketballs and hoops — that he loved playing a kid. Three months later, he is one of 12 competitors in the Pop-A-Shot ...

J J Grey eyes West Virginia Derby title

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — J J Grey, winner of the Iowa Derby in front-running fashion, and Trendsetter, who captured the Grade III Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in April, are among the eight 3-year-olds entered for the $400,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby on Sunday at Mountaineer Casino, ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

BLANEY VICTORY HARTFORD — Dale Blaney's 25th win at the Sharon Speedway was a family effort Saturday night. Driving his brother Dave's 410 sprint car, Dale Blaney captured the 18th annual Lou Blaney Memorial, held in honor of the Blaney's father. Dale Blaney, 62, won $12,000 for finishing first in the 35-lap race. He lso won the event in 2019. Dale Blaney set fast time over the 35-car field in qualifying with a lap of 14.001 seconds. Erick Rudolph, 34, of Ransomville, N.Y., won the BRP Modifieds for the fourth time at the Lou Blaney Memorial. He claimed the $2,500 first-place ...

Lisbon star played against HOFer

KENT — Before quarterback Drew Brees began his journey to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he had a college showdown with Lisbon High School graduate Zach Williams. It was a Sept. 9, 2000, matchup of starting quarterbacks between Brees of Purdue and Williams of Kent State. "It wasn't a big ...

Cleveland WNBA team hints at ‘Sirens’

CLEVELAND — Cleveland's new WNBA franchise might not have announced its name just yet, but a strong hint appeared Friday on Edgewater Beach. A sand sculpture with the words "HEAR THE CALL" plus what appears to be a light blue and white WNBA basketball showed up on the beach ahead of the ...