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Pickleball is a big ‘dill’ for twin Wheeling sisters

WHEELING — Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. A pair of twin sisters from Wheeling are rising to the top of the sport, and would like to be considered ambassadors of the sport for area youth. Ziva and Zoey Lawson, 13-year-old daughters of Mark and Sasha Lawson, ...

Love matches career high with, lifting Packers to 31-24 win over Lions

DETROIT (AP) — Jordan Love had plenty of time to pass, and took full advantage. Jared Goff did not and Micah Parsons had a lot to do with that. Love converted a pair of fourth downs with scoring passes in the first half and finished with a career-high-matching four touchdown throws, ...

Ohio State’s rebuilt defense depends on versatile stars Reese and Downs

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State won the national championship last season with the nation’s No. 1 defense. It was full of talented players, but arguably the most important was Caleb Downs, a sophomore safety whose versatility gave then-defensive coordinator Jim Knowles lots of options ...

Notre Dame to face a must-win scenario at Stanford

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman sent a clear message to his team this week. Win Saturday at Stanford and the playoff picture will sort itself out. Nothing else. For the second straight year, the Fighting Irish find themselves not only playing a must-win regular ...