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Firestone Park Summer Concert Series underway

COLUMBIANA — The annual Summer Concert Series in Firestone Park is underway and the lineup features several familiar crowd pleasers and one new musical guest. Each concert is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. at the gazebo on certain Sundays in June, July and August. The live musical entertainment is free to the public thanks to sponsorships from area groups and businesses and the Columbiana Community Foundation. The first concert was June 14 with Leanne Binder & Friends and was sponsored by the East Fairfield United Methodist Church. Binder has participated in prior concerts in the ...

US officials say Iran deal calls for diluting uranium at minimum, waiving sanctions, opening strait

WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft agreement by the United States and Iran calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and would waive, but not permanently end, sanctions on the country, according to U.S. officials who read the language of the memorandum on ending the war to journalists. The agreement would also open the Strait of Hormuz toll-free for two months and affirm a commitment to Lebanon’s territorial integrity in the face of Israel’s invasion against the Hezbollah militant group. U.S. officials dictated the language to journalists Wednesday after days ...

Mountaineers reach baseball’s Final Four

OMAHA, Neb. – The ball drifted into the afternoon air inside Charles Schwab Field, carrying with it about 134 years' worth of hopes, dreams, near misses and never-even-closes. When it landed 395 feet later, Gavin Kelly had himself a home run to remember. West Virginia had itself a trip to ...

Baseball embraces intersection with soccer

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol saw his team had an unusual Saturday off during the season, and in the middle of a series, he had one question: "Can I make it to the soccer game?" Not just any soccer game, a World Cup match. The international soccer tournament, held every four years, is ongoing at 16 sites in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Those include 11 markets that are also home to a combined 13 Major League Baseball teams. Kansas City, where the Cardinals open a three-game series Thursday, is hosting six World Cup matches at the ...

Scheffler thinks about more than Grand Slam

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — The comparisons with Tiger Woods began a few years ago when Scottie Scheffler started to separate himself by miles over the rest of golf with alarming control of his shots from tee-to-green that resulted in big wins and a No. 1 ranking for more than three straight ...