Sports

TROY — Ross Ferrell is putting up a strong defense in the Troy City Golf Championship.

Fox Sports said Thursday it has acquired the rights to broadcast IndyCar starting in 2025, a move that gives the network two of the biggest races in the world—the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Daytona 500.

Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, which he hasn’t been to in 19 years.

PINEHURST — Michael McGowan had the honor of hitting the opening tee shot in the U.S. Open on Thursday and it didn’t take long to realize what kind of test awaited at Pinehurst No. 2.

Nine baseball and softball players from the area were honored on the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association and Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association All-Ohio teams.

TROY — The Troy American Legion Post 43 Legends will continue play in the Veterans Appreciation Tournament Sunday.

TROY — A young Troy American Legion Post 43 Legends team is off to a 1-3 start this season.

DAYTON — Troy track and field throws coach Aaron Gibbons couldn’t have asked much more from the performance of three Troy athletes at the D-I state track and field meet Saturday at Weldome Stadium.

CINCINNATI — Troy Christian’s incredible tournament run came to an end against Russia in a Division IV regional final on Friday.

DAYTON — It was a ftting end to the impressive distance running high school career of Covington senior Asher Long.