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Harden to Cavaliers, Garland to Clippers

Harden to Cavaliers, Garland to Clippers CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Los Angeles Clippers agreeing to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night. The Cavaliers are giving up point guard Darius Garland and a second-round pick, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not yet been approved by the NBA. That approval could come by Wednesday, when the ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Fitch’s new indoor facility AUSTINTOWN — Austintown Fitch unveiled its new $12-million, 42,000-square-foot indoor training facility to the public on Monday. Austintown broke ground on the project in 2023. A weight room, meeting space and indoor track will follow in the next phase which will cost $7 million and expand the training space to 72,000-square feet. That phase will be completed in two to three years.

RedHawks remain unbeaten

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Luke Skaljac scored a career-high 19 points and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) held on for a 73-71 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday night, extending the longest winning streak in Mid-American Conference history to 23 games. Brant Byers added 11 points for the RedHawks (23-0, 11-0), and Peter Suder had 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds. Miami and Arizona (22-0) remain the only unbeaten teams in Division I. Angelo Brizzi scored 22 points and Daniel Freitag had 18 to lead Buffalo (14-9, 4-7). The Bulls have lost seven of eight games following a 13-2 start that was ...

JUNIOR HIGH

GIRLS BASKETBALL Crestview at Garfield 7th Grade: Crestview won 22-20 Monday. Crestview (10-2, 10-0 MVAC), Olivia Smith 14 points. Marissa Mellott 3, Grace Houser 3, Brooklyn Barnhart 2. Next: Crestview begins MVAC Tournament play Saturday. 8th Grade: Crestview won 44-12. Crestview, Abby MacKay 23 points, Callie Harvey 10, Karlisle Miller 7, Angelina Yates 2; Garfield, Evans 6.

Henry Avenue boil order

The East Liverpool Water Department is issuing a precautionary boil order for anyone affected by the water break today on Henry Avenue, once water is restored. This boil order will remain in effect until satisfactory bacteria tests are completed. The department will provide an update once bacteria testing has been completed and the boil order is lifted.

SPORTS DIGEST

Cavs acquire Ellis and Schroder The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired guards Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder from Sacramento in a three-team deal that sends forward De’Andre Hunter to the Kings. A person familiar with the trade said Saturday night that the Chicago Bulls will get forward Dario Saric from Sacramento along with two second-round picks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced the trade. ESPN first reported the deal. The trade helps Cleveland save salary and money in the luxury tax and gives it more depth with both Ellis and ...