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Pickens dealing with hamstring injury, likely out vs. Eagles

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could head across the state for their showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles without one of their best playmakers. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that wide receiver George Pickens likely will miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury that ...

Browns place CB Newsome on IR; waive WR Kadarius Toney

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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns placed cornerback Greg Newsome II on injured reserve Tuesday and waived wide receiver Kadarius Toney, who made two critical mistakes in Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Newsome will miss the remainder of this season after injuring his ...

Gray scores 21 and No. 11 Ohio State women beat Ball State 80-48

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Chance Gray scored 21 points, freshman Ava Watson added 15 and No. 11 Ohio State beat Ball State 80-48 on Tuesday night. Ohio State opened the game on a 14-2 run, closed the first quarter with six straight points for a 24-8 lead and led by double digits the rest of the ...

Red Knights fend off the Blue Dons

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WEIRTON — Madonna wouldn’t go away, but Toronto wouldn’t be denied. In a battle that came down to the closing seconds Monday night, the Red Knights made key foul shots down the stretch and did just enough to fend off the host Blue Dons for a 56-52 victory inside the Bill Barrett ...

Central’s Peyton Rauch named first team All-Ohio

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The release of the All-Ohio teams began on Monday with Divisions VI and VII, and several locals were among those included. Catholic Central senior Peyton Rauch led the way locally, being named to the first team in Division VII. Rauch helped the Crusaders to an 8-4 mark, finishing the ...

Home court advantage boosts CCHS past OG 

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STEUBENVILLE — Wins don’t have to be pretty. This one certainly wasn’t, but the Catholic Central girls’ basketball got the job done on both ends of the court en route to a 44-25 victory against Oak Glen Monday night inside the Mickey Barber Gymnasium. The Crusaders limited the ...