MARTINS FERRY — A fourth-quarter comeback put some energy into Tolbert Gymnasium on Monday for a rivalry matchup between the Martins Ferry Purple Riders and visiting Union Local Jets. Though the Riders, down 16 points at halftime, whittled the Jets’ lead to six points late in the game, ...
MOUNDSVILLE — The John Marshall Monarchs boys basketball squad took an overtime win against Elkins on Monday, 58-52. The Monarchs’ Preston Watkins nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer with nine seconds left, only to see Elkins’ Isaiah Nutter tie the game with four seconds to play. The two teams ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ryan Day will call the offensive plays for Ohio State during the College Football Playoff, beginning with the Dec. 31 quarterfinal game at the Cotton Bowl against Miami. Brian Hartline was the offensive play caller during the Buckeyes regular season, but accepted the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for two games following an in-game altercation between Metcalf and a fan during the team’s victory over Detroit. The league ruled that Metcalf’s actions violated league policy, which specifies that ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL is not designed to work like this. If anything, the league is designed to prevent what the Pittsburgh Steelers have done for the past 22 years and counting. In a league that considers parity one of its pillars, particularly in the salary cap era, the Steelers are ...
(AP) — Notre Dame vs. Southern California, one of college football’s biggest and longest rivalries, is on pause. The Fighting Irish announced Monday they had filled their last 2026 open date with a trip to BYU as part of a home-and-home series. The two teams left out of this year’s ...