COLUMBIANA — Salem High School graduate Lucas Adams was getting ready to jump into the pool Monday afternoon after a record-setting weekend at the state track and field meet. Then Salem head football coach Ron Johnson called. “I thought he was calling to congratulate me on state,” ...
Ohioans soon will be required to provide a photo ID when voting by mail – a major change to a voting method that previously had been exempted from the strict voter ID requirement Republican lawmakers passed following the 2020 presidential election. Republican lawmakers unveiled the new photo ID requirement for mail voting on Tuesday, before swiftly approving it in the House and Senate the following day. The requirement would take effect ahead of the November 2027 election, so voting this year will remain unchanged. The new law, officially called House Bill 472, is one of two voter ...
Quakers in the fast lane, B1
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Auburn junior Ja'Kobe Tharp broke the world record in the 110-meter hurdles at 12.75 seconds Wednesday in the semifinal round on Day 1 of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Tharp became the first individual since Dwight Stones in the high jump 50 years ago to break a world record (7-foot-7) at the NCAA championships. Improving his personal best by 0.26 seconds, Tharp broke the world record of 12.80 set by Olympic champion Aries Merritt in 2012 and Grant Holloway's collegiate record of 12.98. "I have more in my legs!" Tharp said. "That was not a ...
United States defender Max Arfsten from the Columbus Crew is set for the Americans' World Cup opener against Paraguay at 9 p.m. today (AP photo) (AP) — Mexico opened the World Cup in style on Thursday with a dominant 2-0 win over South Africa in front of a boisterous home crowd at Azteca ...
(AP) — The Texas attorney general's office warned the Big 12 on Thursday of potential legal action from Texas Tech as the conference considers what to do after Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby won a court order restoring his eligibility and setting aside his ban by the NCAA for gambling on pro and college sports. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said the notice came shortly before the start of the league's executive board meeting to discuss its options in the Sorsby situation. The temporary injunction issued Monday by a Texas district court prevents the NCAA from enforcing ...
