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Wilmington Kiwanis to present Backyard Bash trophy to WHS-CM winner

The Wilmington Kiwanis Club fifth annual Backyard Bash is set for 7 p.m. Friday at Frank Irelan Field when Wilmington High School football visits...

Baseball’s best: long nights, strikeouts & pitching changes

BOSTON (AP) — Games averaged 3 hours, 35½ minutes during the playoffs, up 6 minutes from the 2017 postseason and more than a half-hour...

Red Sox beat Dodgers 8-4 at Fenway in World Series opener

BOSTON (AP) — The Fenway Funhouse proved too tricky, too cold and just too much for the beach boys.Andrew Benintendi, J.D. Martinez and the...

7-under 28 wins Senior outing at Elks

The team of Gary Bishop, Dennis Kruszka, Carl Wright and Herb Johnson had a 7-under par 28 Tuesday and won the Senior Golf League...

4th grade Falcons to play for title Saturday

The Clinton-Massie fourth grade football team will play for its league championship 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Monroe High School. The young Falcons will face...

Who is next OVHC alum to make NBA?

Jaren Jackson Jr. recently became the first Ohio Valley Hoops Classic alum to make an NBA roster.Jackson was the fourth pick of the Memphis...

LEADING OFF: Kershaw, Sale set for Game 1 of World Series

A look at what’s happening around the major leagues today:FENWAY FRESHMANDodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will pitch at Fenway Park for the first time when...

Los Angeles meets Boston in Game 1 of the World Series

/Los Angeles Dodgers (92-71, first in NL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (108-54, first in AL East)Boston; Tuesday, 8:09 p.m. EasternPROBABLE PITCHERS: Dodgers: Clayton...

World Series Game 1 to be cold one for Dodgers, Red Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Hooting and hollering, Chris Taylor and a couple of Dodgers took aim at the Green Monster. With their arms, not bats.Standing...

Restocked Kansas nabs No. 1 spot in AP Top 25 preseason poll

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self sees big holes when he looks at his roster after losing three starters, including Associated Press...