Local Sports 1

WHS grad Cumberland named to AAC All-Rookie team

CINCINNATI – Including Wilmington High School graduate Jarron Cumberland, a trio of University of Cincinnati men’s basketball players have earned American Athletic Conference accolades,...

OAC picks Oney as top pitcher after WC sweep

AUSTINTOWN – After helping lead the Wilmington College baseball team to its first doubleheader sweep since 2012, freshman pitcher Matt Oney was named Ohio...

Delaney honored by OAC for record-setting performance

AUSTINTOWN – Wilmington College senior Reid Delaney has been honored by the Ohio Athletic Conference for his exploits on the lacrosse field last week,...

Author says Kip Young and other former major leaguers treated unfairly by baseball

Kip Young expresses nothing but gratitude for the opportunity he had to play Major League Baseball in the late 1970s. Now 62, the Whiteoak...

Ohio State opens spring practice with fewer questions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Despite losing a big chunk of the starting defensive backfield and two top receivers to the NFL draft, Ohio State...

‘Wide open’ Big Ten Tournament lands in nation’s capital

WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of an ongoing effort to broaden its scope, the Big Ten will converge a few blocks from the White...

Deb Antonelli set to analyze NCAA Tournament games

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Deb Antonelli has been analyzing men’s and women’s basketball games for years. Now she’ll get a chance to bring her...

Potential Bengals pick expected to meet with NFL teams before pro day

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster is expected to meet with NFL teams on the eve of the Crimson Tide’s pro...

Unbeaten in conference: a league-by-league look

They rolled through the conference season, winning game after game in places like Durham, New Hampshire, and Ithaca, New York. They weren’t contending for...

Teams mull if backup QBs have what it takes to start

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Matt Hasselbeck is one of the poster boys for success when it comes to backup quarterbacks changing teams and...