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4 Cleveland HRs power Kluber to 1st win, 8-2 over Tigers

DETROIT -- Now down three key players in the season's early going, the Cleveland Indians reclaimed their usual spot at the top of the AL Central on Tuesday.

Corey Kluber earned his first win of the season in his third start, powered by four home runs that sent the Indians over the Detroit Tigers 8-2.

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Marcus Wattley officially hired as McKinley head football coach

CANTON It’s official: Marcus Wattley is McKinley High School’s new head football coach.

The Canton City school board voted 3-0 Monday to hire Wattley as the new head coach under a one-year contract, earning $9,167 a year. The board also hired Wattley as the academic and athletic liaison for grades 6-12, effective April 15, with an annual salary of $79,867.

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Gittens’ blast keeps Ducks searching for first win, 4-3

Trenton Thunder first baseman Chris Gittens' two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning rallied the Thunder from down 3-2 and helped it to a 4-3 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Monday at Canal Park.

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Comeback! Cavs get their title, 85-77 in OT over Texas Tech

Led by De'Andre Hunter and his NBA-ready game, the Cavaliers turned themselves into national champions Monday night, holding off tenacious, ferocious Texas Tech for an 85-77 overtime win -- a scintillating victory that came 388 days after a crushing setback that might have sunk a lesser team for years.

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Late rally from Curve downs Ducks, 3-2

The RubberDucks jumped out to an early lead 2-0 over the Altoona Curve in the second inning when Wilson Garcia led off with a double and came around to score on a Mitch Longo RBI single. Longo then stole second base and scored on Logan Ice's single to right field. Altoona answered back in the fourth inning with a two-run double from Hunter Owen to tie the score at 2. That tie lasted until Logan Hill's eighth inning RBI double, making the score 3-2 in favor of the Curve.

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