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VOLLEYBALL SUIT YOUNGSTOWN — After an Ohio judge granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, a local student-athlete followed suit on Tuesday, looking for similar treatment, according to WKBN. The complaint against the National Collegiate Athletic Association was filed on behalf of Abbie Householder, seeking an injunction that would allow her to play a fifth season of Division I volleyball at Youngstown State University without redshirting. WBKN said the complaint alleges Householder, among others, is ...

OVAC All-Stars pack some punch

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WHEELING, W.Va. — Ohio has some explosiveness in its backfield for Saturday night's Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game. The linebackers are top shelf, as well. Buckeyes' head coach Brett McLean has selected two top-notch quarterbacks, a pair of hard-running ...

JSN catches on with Seahawks

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(AP) — Jaxon Smith-Njigba won the AP Offensive Player of the Year award and the Super Bowl last season before the Seattle Seahawks gave him the biggest contract for a wide receiver in NFL history. No surprise he was voted the NFL's top wideout by The Associated Press in a preseason survey. Smith-Njigba received four first-place votes, three thirds and a fourth from a panel of eight AP pro football writers, who ranked the top five receivers entering the 2026 season. First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second- through fifth-place votes were worth 5, 3, 2 and 1 points. Ja'Marr ...

Oak Glen's Murray gives West Virginia speed to burn

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WHEELING – West Virginia announced its Defensive Backs and Wide Receivers for Saturday night’s 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game at Wheeling Island Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:15. A brief capsule of each player follows: LOGAN MURRAY (Oak Glen) – This 6-foot, ...

Beaver Local pair a part of OVAC skill group

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WHEELING, W.Va. – The Ohio All Stars revealed their Defensive Backs and Wide Receivers for Saturday’s 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley Football Game at Wheeling Island Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m. A brief capsule of each player follows: TUCKER McELROY (Beaver Local) – This 6-2, ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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SEE THE OSU TURF REPLACED COLUMBUS — Ohio Stadium will offer "Turf Tours" in conjunction with the replacement of the Ohio State University's stadium turf replacement from July 22-31. The stadium tour will include stops at the press box, NetJets Landing, the Huntington Club, band center and home locker room. There will then be a stop at field level to see the current turf taken out and new turf go in. The last time Ohio State installed turf at the stadium was in 2022. Each tour guest will take home a piece of the national championship turf while supplies last. Tickets ...