MARTINS FERRY — Columbiana and Martins Ferry both suffered setbacks Tuesday night in their respective semifinals of the OVAC 3A Basketball Tournament. Consequently, the two squads squared off in a consolation tilt Friday in Tolbert Gymnasium. The fourth-seeded Purple Riders, ousted from the ...
CONNORVILLE — High school football officials and baseball umpires make calls during the course of games. However, one local official/umpire received a call recently that was not expected, but very welcomed. The veteran whistle-toter and balls-and-strikes caller was recently notified that he ...
PINE GROVE — Michael Hendershot scored 16 points to lead four Shadyside players in double figures as it rolled past Valley, 58-39, Friday night in OVAC WVU Medicine consolation bracket action. Colt Cook chipped in a dozen while Bryce Sloan and Anthony Hill evenly divided 22. Zane Fulharty ...
TESERO, Italy (AP) — Friday the 13th will be remembered as a lucky day for Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. Norway’s cross-country skiing star tied an all‑time Winter Games record by winning his eighth gold medal Friday at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 29‑year‑old claimed victory in the ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Sports have become a big part of prediction markets. So big that even sportsbooks have moved into the business. The rapid growth of sports offerings on prediction markets — called event contracts — has captured the attention of the four major North American sports, along ...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is a five-time All-Star, a four-time Most Valuable Player, a two-time World Series winner and a World Baseball Classic champion, giving him a sparkling baseball resume that no current player can touch. The only major honor he hasn’t won? A Cy Young ...