CLEVELAND — Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jalen Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night. Thompson finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Canton Central Catholic 65, Warren JFK 53 — The Eagles put up a fight, but dropped a tight contest to Canton Central Catholic 65-53 on Saturday. Luke Vlacovsky put together 29 points to pace the Crusaders. For JFK, Nick Ryan dominated the scoring with 23 points, while ...

YOUNGSTOWN — For Youngstown State senior guard Jewel Watkins, the No. 19 has special significance. Her father passed away on Nov. 19, 2019, and coming into Sunday’s game against Oakland, she needed just 19 points to reach 1,000 for her college career. “I didn’t really try to focus on ...

CANFIELD — Although the weather outdoors certainly doesn’t scream the boys of summer, baseball was the topic of discussion Saturday morning at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield as Youngstown State’s baseball program held its annual First-Pitch Breakfast with the season less than a month away. ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Even though they won Friday's contest against the US National Team Development Program, the Youngstown Phantoms still wanted more from themselves. They got that on Saturday, stifling the U18s, 4-2. “I thought we played much better tonight,” Phantoms coach Ryan Ward said. ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Evan Jardine’s shootout goal combined with three stops by goalie Melvin Strahl lifted the Youngstown Phantoms to Friday’s 5-4 victory over the Team USA 18s. [It’s good’ we came away with the win,” said Coleson Hanrahan whose third-period goal tied the game 4-4 and ...