MORRISTOWN – Thursday night’s girls’ basketball matchup between Eastern District powers Martins Ferry and Union Local may have been an early-season test, but it had all the makings of a postseason contest. The host Jets (3-0) built a huge lead in the second quarter only to watch the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress, with opponents raising concerns over the wide-reaching power it gives the NCAA and its most powerful programs. House Republican leaders had ...
STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red girls’ basketball team left no doubt against Linsly. Big Red built a 30-point lead at halftime on its way to defeating the Cadets 67-19, via mercy rule Thursday night inside the Crimson Center. “We talked about our defense creating our offense and getting ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored his second goal of the game with 2:43 left and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night for their fourth victory in five games. Tristan Jarry stopped 36 shots, Ville Koivunen scored his first career goal for ...
CHARLESTON — The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights opted to stay in town until the very day of the state championship. “We’ll be going down on Friday around 11 or so,” Wheeling Central head coach Mike Young said. “The new committee of championship weekend is in Charleston now. And, ...
(AP) — The changing landscape of college football means the nation’s premier recruits are no longer signing with the same handful of programs. That became particularly apparent this week when the nation’s top-ranked prospect landed in Vanderbilt of all places. Vanderbilt parlayed the ...