BOSTON— Julio Lugo has one of Manny Ramirez’s baseball cards hanging by his locker, only there’s something out of place: The slugger is wearing a Cleveland Indians uniform. It’s Ramirez, all right, the same guy now batting cleanup for Boston. He played his first 6½ years for the Indians before signing with the Red Sox [...]

Andy Ventura finally zoned in cross country. He’s zeroed in. Torn between multiple sports like many high school athletes, Ventura knuckled down and focused exclusively on cross country this fall. In the past, the Avon junior bounced back-and-forth between club hockey and running. His commitment to cross country paid off. Ventura clocked a time of [...]

Hans Schneider AVON — As much as things change, some things stay the same — at least in West Shore Conference girls soccer. For the third straight year, the Bay Rockets are WSC champions following a 1-1 tie against host Avon on Wednesday night. The tie put Bay’s record at 6-7-1 overall and 6-1 in [...]

PHOENIX — It’s the NL Worst no more. The National League teams out West, the subject of ridicule just two seasons ago, are young, talented and they work cheap, at least relatively so in the world of major league baseball. The Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks, who open their NL Championship Series tonight, are proof [...]

Joe Paterno’s record-breaking 42nd season as Penn State’s coach has been a trying one on the field, where his team has lost two of its last three, and off, with a recent string of players facing legal trouble. It’s not enough to make the 80-year-old JoePa think about calling it quits, though. Asked Tuesday if [...]