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Steelers go on offensive

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike McCarthy hired former Minnesota Vikings assistant Brian Angelichio on Wednesday to serve as Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator. Angelichio spent the past four seasons as the tight ends coach/passing game coordinator in Minnesota. The hiring is a reunion for McCarthy and Angelichio. Angelichio spent three seasons as the tight ends coach on McCarthy’s staff in Green Bay from 2016-18. Angelchio has also worked for Carolina, Cleveland, Washington and Tampa Bay. Danny Crossman is joining the Steelers as special teams coordinator. ...

Former Beaver feels right at home

EAST LIVERPOOL — Youthful East Liverpool’s boys basketball team ran into Division IV power Canfield, the hottest team in the Mahoning Valley, here Tuesday night and dropped a one-sided 79-36 decision to the Cardinals in a running clock game at Potter Fieldhouse. Red-hot Canfield ...

Hill returns to Beaver Local lineup

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s 6-foot-7 Owen Hill was raring to go after missing the last five games due to injury. Hill scored a career-high 31 points in his usual dominating fashion as the Beavers rolled over Salem, 77-56, Tuesday. The Beavers improve to 14-4 on the season — ...

Olympics coming to Ohio

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s first shot at hosting Olympic competition will come with the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games announced on Tuesday that Columbus will host soccer matches for the Summer Games. Select men’s and women’s group stage games will be held at Lower.com Field, the home of the Columbus Crew. The stadium opened in 2021 and seats more than 20,000. The five other cities chosen to host group stage soccer games are New York, Nashville, St. Louis, San Diego and San Jose. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena ...

Same place but new name for state

COLUMBUS —The 119th Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field meet will be the biggest one yet. The 2026 state meet schedule was released Monday with the new five-division format, expanding from three divisions. The OHSAA Board of Directors unanimously agreed to name the state meet as the OHSAA Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships. “We are extremely excited to honor Jesse Owens in this way,” OHSSA executive director Doug Ute said. “His name and accomplishments speak for themselves, and having their picture taken in front of his statue during the ...

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Roe scores 28 for Tigers LEETONIA — Junior Darnell Roe had a career-high 28 points and eight rebounds in leading Wellsville past Leetonia, 73-46, in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Monday. Roe scored 10 points during a 22-9 third-quarter run that allowed the Tigers to pull away. Jeron Jackson contributed 14 points and six assists. Haydin Oliver added nine points. The Tigers improve to 8-10 overall and 8-4 in the EOAC, while the Bears drop to 5-13 and 3-9 in league play. Dylan Johns paced the Bears with 17 points. Dylan Brown added 10. Both teams return to league play ...