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YSU WOMEN TO PLAY AT USC YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown State women's basketball team will play at Big Ten member Southern California on Dec. 13. It will be the first meeting between the two schools. YSU will take on an opponent from the Big Ten for the third consecutive campaign after playing at Michigan State in 2025-26 and at Ohio State in 2024-25. Youngstown State's contest at USC will mark the program's second game against a team located in California in the last 15 years. Most recently, the Penguins faced Sacramento State in a neutral-site game in Hawaii on Nov. 20, 2016. YSU's ...
Pressure builds for several college coaches
Patience for poor performance is a rarity in college football and that's only become more clear in recent years. Eight power four coaches were jobless by November in 2025, and fifteen Bowl Subdivision coaches were fired throughout the season, totaling a record $270 million in buyout ...
Area golfers take a chance at being the ‘Greatest’
POLAND — At this point, it might be time to rename the Greatest Golfer title after South Range High School graduate Brandon Pluchinsky. The former Youngstown State star took home his eighth consecutive and 10th overall Greatest Golfer title during the finals of the men's open division on ...
Driver who broke sound barrier goes for another record
WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record. Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph ...
WVU’s old school coach makes linemen learn every position
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football offensive line coach Rick Trickett is old school. Heck, he’s 78, so what do you expect? But how he figures out what position each offensive lineman plays is a bit unique in the modern era of college football. Normally, a player comes in, and ...