BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the "Hand of God" goal in 1986 and led his country to that year's World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.
Victor Verba spent a good chunk of the COVID-affected offseason watching old Browns film in the offseason to work on his technique.
Ever since Neal Croston took over as head football coach at Pymatuning Valley in 2009 one of his major focuses has been lifting.
When Garrett Smith went down last season with a broken collarbone, Tyler Bean reluctantly took over as Pymatuning Valley’s quarterback.
When asked how he would describe his style as a running back, Charles Taylor approached the task about the same way as when he took a handoff the past three years — straight forward with not much room for poetic expression.
When Chip Sorber arrived to take over the Geneva football program six years ago, he did not promise an overnight fix.
There are about 3,500 high school football officials in the state of Ohio.
After deciding to separate the coed soccer team, former Grand Valley athletic director Tom Henson approached Rick Huffman about coaching the boys program.
Luke Morton’s defensive prowess at sweeper earned him the boys soccer county Player of the Year.
Six years ago, Rick Huffman took over the inaugural boys soccer team at Grand Valley. Prior to that season, the team was coed.
Ohio State has completed a major coup.
In 1997, Geneva girls tennis coach Alex Stuetzer approached Scott Torok about becoming the junior varsity coach.
In junior high, cross country and track were Kait Toth’s focus, but that changed during the summer leading into her freshman year.
Asked what the biggest weakness coach Todd Nassief has at St. John with his tennis program, it would be numbers.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association state football championship games are on the move.
The Cleveland Cavaliers addressed their biggest need by choosing Auburn small forward Isaac Okoro with the fifth overall pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night.
Ohio’s COVID-19 cases have consistently risen over the past few weeks, which has led to some changes in Ashtabula County sports’ schedules.
Occasionally, a sports fan will encounter a family that has two members who reached 1,000 yards during their football careers.
Playing girls basketball for a Division IV school in Ashtabula County, Lati Fleming and Sydney Carpenter probably did not go to practice thinking about bumping into a future NBA top pick.
The opportunity presented itself for Frank Shreve, and he couldn't pass it up.
For Ethan Ducca and Brandon Thomas, their wrestling careers have been locked up in a stalement long enough.
LaMelo Ball opted to play professionally overseas instead of making a brief stop in college basketball. That unconventional route to the NBA now has him set to be the top point guard taken – and maybe the first player overall – in the Nov. 18 draft.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Chubb stepped out of bounds and on the Texans’ necks.
If there is a sports community in Ashtabula County who has it out for the coronavirus pandemic even more than the others, it would be wrestling fans.
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MIAMI — Kim Ng started her Major League Baseball career as an intern, and three decades later she's still on the rise and shattering ceilings.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Paul Hornung, the dazzling "Golden Boy" of the Green Bay Packers whose singular ability to generate points as a runner, receiver, quarterback and kicker helped turn the team into an NFL dynasty, died Friday. He was 84.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers expect to have quarterback Ben Roethlisberger available when they host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
PITTSBURGH — Pitt football won’t be taking the field this Saturday as it was announced Thursday afternoon that the Panthers would be halting all team activities due to COVID-19 related protocols. Their matchup with Georgia Tech, which was originally scheduled for Saturday night, will be post…
The 2020 high school football season featured a number of changes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State running back and Meadville High alumnus Journey Brown’s career as a football player has ended.
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CONNEAUT [emdash] Steven Kahler, 63, of Conneaut passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at UH Geauga Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Marcy Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 208 Liberty St., Conneaut, Ohio 44030.
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