Black players abandon baseball across Ohio region
West Dayton native Andrew Lightfoot notes few former teammates remain in baseball as Black players shrink from the sport. With only 9 percent of major leaguers Black, vs NBA and NFL dominance, teens favor faster, flashier basketball and football. Coaches cite slow pace and limited scholarships as factors, with some schools reporting near-zero Black players in programs like Wayne and Dunbar.
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Andrew Lightfoot
West Dayton
Dayton
Troy Christian
NBA
NFL
Lightfoot
Wilmington
Greg Robinson
Robinson
Brooklyn
Coleman
Englewood
NCAA
Trotwood-Madison
Rams
T-M
Jon Caraway
Wayne
Stivers
Larry Coomer
Dunbar
Roger Janeway
Ron Sorey
Stebbins
John Revere
Patterson
David Robinson
Trotwood
Janeway
Milwaukee Brewers
Truex optimistic about Busch turnaround
Martin Truex Jr. remains level headed about breaking his Busch series slump at Talladega Superpeedway. He qualified fourth behind Paul Menard as he eyes a strong finish in the Aaron's 312 while noting the unpredictable nature of restrictor plate racing and his past success at the track.
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Talladega
Ala
Martin Truex Jr
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Menard
Joe Nemechek
Denny Hamlin
Clint Bowyer
J.J. Yeley
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Truex
DiMarco Leads With Crisp Irons In Wind at Louisiana
DiMarco shot a bogey free 67 at the TPC of Louisiana sweeping wind gusts. He birdied Nos. 1 and 9, holed a 20-foot eagle putt on No. 7, and finished 4 under as Atwal and Singh chased. Pernice and Henry also 67, with Henry noting limited practice before the event.
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Woods
Augusta National
DiMarco
Atwal
Vijay Singh
Singh
J.J. Henry
Tom Pernice Jr
Tim Clark
Pernice
TPC
Louisiana
Henry
Franklin Baseball Edges Little Miami In Mid-Miami League Clash
Franklin and Little Miami traded runs until a four run fourth inning by Little Miami gave them the edge. Johnny Whaley hit a first inning homer for Franklin and Matt Walton scored on Knuckles double as Franklin chased Walton early. Final lines show Franklin 10-10, Little Miami 6-12 with Osborne earning the win for Franklin.
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Little Miami
Carlisle
Franklin
Fort Ancient Valley
Johnny Whaley
Matt Walton
Knuckles
Walton
Whaley
Kinser
Monroe
Dr. Boggs
RBI
Justin von Bargen
Danny Lewis
Garrett Knuckles
Franklin—Jimmy Smith
Chad Schrock
Miller
Indiana
Boston
Doc Rivers
Pacers
Celtics
Nets trail Heat 3-0 after dramatic double OT loss
Vince Carter sparked the Nets with a late backboard bounce that forced double overtime, but Miami held on 108-105 to take a 3-0 series lead. Shaquille O’Neal led the Heat with 25 points, while Dwyane Wade added 22 and Jason Kidd posted a triple double for New Jersey.
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East Rutherford
N.J
Vince Carter
New Jersey Nets
Miami Heat
Carter
Nets
Heat
New Jersey
NBA
Miami
Shaquille O'Neal
Adonis Haslem
Dwyane Wade
Eddie Jones
Richard Jefferson
Jason Kidd
Kidd
Mavericks
Rockets
Julie Jacobson
THE
Associated Press
Udonis Haslem
Carlisle Indians Rally To Edge Waynesville In County Tourney
Jaeson Hudnall sparked Carlisle with a game tying homer and Nick Barker delivered a game winning single as the Indians beat Waynesville 7 1 in the Warren County Tournament. Franks Field honors Sam Franks who retired after 24 years in Carlisle athletics.
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Franks
Carlisle High School
Carlisle
Franks Field
Sam
Indians
Dan Turner
Jackson
Brad Swanton
Josh Gay
Swanton
Jared Hardwick
Barker
Warren County
Waynesville
Franklin
Little Miami
David Lain
Jared Bell
Jason Coker
Alex Foltz
David Furnas
RBI
Jacson Hudnall
Nick Barker
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Jimmy Osborne
Coxohio
Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets
Dirk Nowitzki
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Michael Finley
Jerry Stackhouse
Josh Howard
Houston
Dallas
Reggie Miller
Boston Celtics
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Lydeus Ross
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Mike Nugent
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