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Southern seeks HOFers SALINEVILLE — The Salineville-Southern Local Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the Class of 2026. Induction of new members will be held the weekend of Sept. 11-12. Nomination forms are available on the school web site www.southern.k12.oh.us. The deadline to nominate someone is June 1. Nomination forms should be mailed to Deborah Boyd, 5893 St. Rt. 164, Leetonia, OH 44431. Cutch opens with Rangers Former NL MVP Andrew McCutchen will open 18th MLB season on Rangers’ roster after 3 weeks with team By STEPHEN HAWKINS Associated ...

NCAA BASKETBALL

Notre Dame’s win over Ohio State is sweet COLUMBUS (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo put together another dominant performance with 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals as sixth-seeded Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 15th straight time with a 83-73 victory over third-seeded Ohio State on Monday in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. It is the second time in the second-team AP All-American’s career she has had at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals in a game. Hidalgo had her eighth double-double of the season and the 16th of the junior’s ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

West Branch wins first two YOUNGSTOWN — The West Branch girls flag football team opened with a pair of victories Sunday. The Warriors defeated Rootstown, 32-2, and Newton Falls, 35-0, at Rayen Stadium. It was the first day for girls flag football games sanctioned by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. West Branch will play this Sunday at Liberty High School against Champion and Marlington. Rambo gets two firsts MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Westminster College senior thrower Shelby Rambo was a double-winner Saturday at West Virginia’s Marty Pushkin Invitational. Rambo, ...

Nothing automatic this season

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball is changing at a dizzying speed in 2026 with the arrival of robot umpires, the return home of the Tampa Bay Rays and an alphabet soup of networks televising games in perhaps the last season before a labor shutdown. Much has transpired in the 4 1/2 months since the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied in World Series Game 7 to beat Toronto in 11 innings and become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees. There was the usual free agent musical chairs that saw Kyle Tucker wind up with the Dodgers, Bo Bichette with the New York Mets, Alex Bregman ...

Questions after Ramirez

(AP) — The Detroit Tigers and two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal have their sights set on winning the AL Central for the first time since 2014. The Chicago White Sox would love to simply get out of the division’s basement. As for the AL Central’s other three teams — the Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins — a wide range of outcomes seem possible. The Guardians have won two straight division titles and are going for a third despite one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. Here’s a look at one of baseball’s most unpredictable divisions ...

Pirates rotation strong

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman, welcome to the NL Central. Welcome back, Eugenio Suarez. Bregman is hoping to lead the Chicago Cubs to their first Central title since 2020 after signing a $175 million, five-year contract with the North Siders in free agency. But the competition is tough in a division that put three teams in the playoffs last year. Cincinnati added a familiar face when it signed Suarez to a $15 million, one-year deal. The 34-year-old Suarez, who played for the Reds for seven seasons before he was traded to Seattle in March 2022, is expected to provide some protection for ...