PITTSBURGH — There is a sameness to the way the Pittsburgh Steelers keep ending their seasons. Yet Mike Tomlin shrugged on Tuesday when asked if it feels as if the Steelers are “stuck” after their fifth first-round playoff exit in eight years, all of them embarrassing in their own ...

LEAVITTSBURG — LaBrae set the tone early on Monday, and rode that momentum to a 63-29 league victory over Crestview. “We moved the ball well. We had an inside-out shot, a couple of 3-pointers early that kind of spread them out. I thought we actually didn’t play a great offensive game, ...

LIBERTY — The Liberty Leopards hosted Southeast on Monday night, and the Pirates came away with a 58-30 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference victory. “We’ve got a lot of respect for Liberty‘s coach,” Southeast coach Matt Dillon said. “He’s a good coach. He works hard with the ...

One area coach will be honored by her peers. Diane Krumpak, McDonald and South Range’s track and cross country coach, will be inducted into the Ohio Association of Track and & Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame. The induction banquet will be held on Jan. 24 at the Hilton at Easton in ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL Springfield 43, Western Reserve 41 — The Blue Devils tried mounting a comeback but it was too little too late as the Tigers held onto their lead to claim the win. Springfield’s Jameka Brungard led the Tigers with 16 points. In the loss, Isabella Mauro tallied 15 points ...

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Cleveland Guardians will soon head to spring training with radio broadcaster Jim Rosenhaus’ voice already poised to call his 19th season from the catbird seat. While making his annual foray to Youngstown to visit the Curbstone Coaches, Rosenhaus told the group ...