CADIZ — The Union Local Jets flew in to Harrison Central High School and left with a definitive victory over the Buckeye Local Panthers, 56-20, behind a balanced scoresheet and big second-half push. “We advance. I thought we were a little sloppy at times,” Union Local head coach Scooter ...

CAMBRIDGE — Bellaire reached a couple of its goals set prior to the season Wednesday night. It won its 20th game of the season and will be playing for a Division VI Eastern District championship in girls’ high school basketball. The No. 2 Big Reds (20-5) did so with a wire-to-wire 54-40 ...

Photo Provided Derek Wallace, a third-grader at Leona Middle school in Shadyside, will compete in the Elks Regional Soccer Shoot in York, Pa., on March 8. He won the Wheeling Elks Contest and then in November he captured the state tournament in Bridgeport, W.Va.

(AP) — Northwestern Wildcats (13-13, 4-11 Big Ten) at Ohio State Buckeyes (15-11, 7-8 Big Ten) Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State faces Northwestern after Devin Royal scored 26 points in Ohio State’s 86-83 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. The Buckeyes have ...

(AP) — Ohio State Buckeyes (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (16-9, 8-6 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Ohio State plays Indiana after Jaloni Cambridge scored 29 points in Ohio State’s 86-78 win against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hoosiers have ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference commissioners said Wednesday they will push for something closer to “straight seeding” in the College Football Playoff next season to give less of a break to lesser-ranked conference champs and better reflect how teams are ranked ...