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Spire acquires another victory

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Suarez's surprising win Sunday night at the Coca-Cola 600 gave Spire Motorsports its second victory of the season, matching the total of racing giant Hendrick Motorsports. For a team with three full-time Cup drivers and only 175 employees, that's saying something. But that doesn't mean the team is satisfied. "Yes, we're seeing results. Yes, we are being competitive," Suarez said. "But we're not even close to our full potential." Suarez, the first Mexican-born driver to win the Coca-Cola 600, said when he arrived at Spire last October that it didn't ...

Restless summer for Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers finally got past the second round and face-planted in the Eastern Conference finals. They weren't ready for the Knicks or the big stage. The lights were too bright again. Cleveland's season ended with a resounding, demoralizing and embarrassing 130-93 loss on Monday night in Game 4 to the New York Knicks, who swept the series and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Playing on tired and wobbly legs after being pushed to seven games by Toronto and Detroit in the earlier rounds, the Cavs, whose fate was ...

No e-editions

The Columbiana County Newspapers will no longer be publishing an e-edition on federal holidays.

Cavaliers need more from Mobley

CLEVELAND — If the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to dig out of another 2-0 playoff series deficit, they'll need Evan Mobley to be more aggressive. Mobley had 10 points during the first quarter Thursday night against the New York Knicks. He added four points in the second quarter but was a ...

Kyle Busch’s death rocks racing world

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given. Busch's family said earlier Thursday that he was hospitalized with a "severe illness," three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch was testing in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord on Wednesday when he became ...

Cavs not worried about Harden

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Brunson against Donovan Mitchell was the matchup splashed across the screens to hype the Eastern Conference finals. Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, it turned into Brunson versus James Harden in the fourth quarter of Game 1. Brunson continuously attacked the matchup to spark one of the largest postseason comebacks on record, as the New York Knicks rallied from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 115-104 victory. A day later, the Cavaliers shrugged off concerns that one of the most accomplished offensive players in league history ...