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Union Local girls jet past visiting Cameron

MORRISTOWN — In basketball, size really does matter. The Union Local twin towers combination of Laken Vinskovich and Ameera Saunders combined for 24 points and 15 rebounds in the first half Thursday night as the Jets (8-1) flew past visiting Cameron, 60-32, inside ‘The Hangar’ on the ...

Ohio State wants redemption in first-round CFP matchup

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel doesn’t much care for the narrative that No. 7 Tennessee, with its checkered history over the past 15 years, is content just to have reached the College Football Playoff. The fourth-year coach knows that mindset won’t work facing a team like No. 6 ...

Wheeling Central defeats Weir; Seminoles top Pilots

WEIRTON — Everything changed in a Weirton minute and then changed back again. The Weir girls’ basketball team trailed Wheeling Central by five at halftime, however, the Maroon Knights built a 23-point advantage moments into the fourth quarter. The Red Riders refused to go away quietly, ...

SMU eyes validation, Penn State eyes a breakthrough in Playoff opener

This is not about validation exactly. Still, it kind of is. For SMU and Penn State both. And each side knows it. When the 11th-seeded Mustangs (11-2) walk into wintry Beaver Stadium on Saturday to meet the sixth-seeded Nittany Lions (11-2) in the first round of the expanded College Football ...

Bengals still clinging to playoff hopes as they host the struggling Browns

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals still have something to play for in this disappointing season, a slight chance of slipping through the back door to the playoffs. The Cleveland Browns, on the other hand, are playing out the string. They’ll try to avoid a season sweep by the ...