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Kelly takes one-shot lead a Firestone

AKRON — Jerry Kelly put himself in familiar position Thursday at Firestone Country Club. The two-time tournament champion fired a 5-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Kaulig Companies Championship, the third of five senior majors on the PGA Tour Champions schedule. Kelly, who won the event in 2020 and 2022 at Firestone, carded rounds of 34 and 31 on the South Course to finish one stroke ahead of Darren Clarke and Mike Weir, who each shot 66. Kelly, 59, is seeking his 14th career PGA Tour Champions victory and his first of the 2026 season. Ranked ...

Penguins have Hall of Fame pedigree

County's first Cleveland player caught Cy Young

The first person born in Columbiana County to play for a professional Cleveland sports team did not have a career in pro sports at the front of his mind. Jesse Hall "Pete" Allen, born in 1868 in Columbiana, suited up for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League on Aug. 4, 1893 against ...

KAULIG COMPANIES CHAMPIONSHIP

SPORTS BRIEFING

SOCCER EXCITEMENT (AP) — The match between England and Mexico in the round of 16 has become the most-watched World Cup game not involving the U.S. broadcast in English in the country's history, according to Fox. The network said Wednesday an average of more than 21.7 million tuned in to watch England's 3-2 victory in Mexico City on Sunday night. That tops the previous record of the final between Argentina and France in 2022, which was seen by 16.7 million. Fox said the audience peaked at more than 25.7 million from 10:15-10:30 p.m. Eastern time. The U.S.-Belgium game the following ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

LITTLE LEAGUE LINEUP BOARDMAN — The Fields of Dreams will live up to their name this week. The Little League Ohio District 2 Baseball district championship games will be held there Wednesday and Thursday. Canfield and Poland will meet up for a pair of games Wednesday with the ages 8-10 Minor Division at 6 p.m., followed by the ages 9-11 Minor Division at 8 p.m. On Thursday, Canfield and Poland will play in the 9-year-old Minor Division championship game at 6 p.m., followed by the ages 10-12 Major Division between Canfield and Boardman at 8 p.m. All four games are scheduled to be ...