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Watson not worried about job security, focused on better start for Browns

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson insists he's not worried about his job certainty, changing people's minds about him or the possibility of facing a hostile Browns home crowd in two weeks. Maybe he should be. Coming off his first start in nearly two years, a bumpy performance in Jacksonville that did little to change the narrative surrounding the polarizing quarterback, Watson insisted Wednesday that he doesn't feel he needs to play well this week at Tampa Bay to stay the starter. And, it should be noted, he'll be matched up against Baker Mayfield, the QB Watson replaced in ...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES

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OHIO Ada 42, Lima Perry 6 Akr. Hoban 19, Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons, N.C. 14 Alliance 41, Minerva 10 Arcadia 17, Van Buren 14 Arcanum 45, Camden Preble Shawnee 14 Archbold 54, Metamora Evergreen 0 Ashtabula Edgewood 35, Ashtabula Lakeside 20 Athens 50, McArthur Vinton County 12 Attica Seneca E. 29, Willard 14 Avon 58, Olmsted Falls 33 Avon Lake 31, Amherst Steele 7 Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 48, Bucyrus Wynford 14 Batavia Clermont NE 50, Cin. Country Day 19 Beaver Eastern 28, Racine Southern 7 Bellaire 42, Cambridge 21 Bellbrook 10, Kettering Alter ...

Griffin leads Pirates rally past the Royals to reach .500

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin had four hits, Brandon Lowe hit his 32nd homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates surged past the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night. Pittsburgh churned out 15 hits against Kansas City to overcome an early four-run deficit to move back to .500 ...

WVU football's defense faces big test against No. 25 Virginia's veteran offensive line

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MORGANTOWN — Age is just a number, but for No. 25 Virginia football, the Cavaliers used it as a tool to create one of the best offensive lines in college football. Virginia’s offensive line consists of two seventh-year players, who are the last of their kind, two sixth-years and a fifth-year. The average age of the unit is 24, which is two years over the average graduating age. On the field, Virginia’s offensive line has totaled over 11,000 snaps. Now, West Virginia football gets a taste of all that experience when the Mountaineers head to Charlotte on Saturday. “It’s ...

Defense leads Creek to big win at Brooke

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WELLSBURG — Coming into Friday’s showdown between Brooke and Indian Creek, both teams had shown the ability to score a lot of points, while perhaps their defenses had flown under the radar. Not any more. The Redskins and Bruins clashed in a good, old-fashioned defensive battle on ...

Peyton Watson credits Cleveland's late, persistent pursuit for him coming to the Cavaliers

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers weren't one of the first teams interested in acquiring Peyton Watson. However, once they began their pursuit of the restricted free agent, the 23-year-old forward saw how it made sense for both parties. "They weren't one of the first teams that was speculated to be interested or one of the first teams that kind of came into the fold, but as soon as they were, they were interested," Watson said during a news conference on Thursday at the Cavaliers training complex. Watson was acquired in a sign-and-trade that was part of a five-team ...