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Wheeling Central girls set for first-round Clash vs. Wayne

CHARLESTON — The WVSSAC Girls Basketball State Tournament often comes with its fair share of nerves and anxiety, but for the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights, who enter the Class AA field as the No. 3 seed, the Charleston Coliseum is a familiar destination. “I think that since they’ve ...

Geno Smith returns to Jets as career comes full circle in trade with Las Vegas

(AP) — Quarterback Geno Smith is returning to where his career started after the New York Jets acquired him in a trade with Las Vegas, a person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday. The Raiders could have been in position to release Smith, their starter for a 3-14 team last season, with ...

Cincinnati beats Utah 73-66 to reach the second round of the Big 12 Tournament

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jalen Celestine hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, including two clinching free throws with 29 seconds to go, and ninth-seeded Cincinnati held off No. 16 seed Utah 73-66 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Moustapha Thiam added ...