PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft allowed five hits over eight efficient innings, Oneil Cruz homered in his return from the injured list, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night. Ashcraft (13-5), a first-time All-Star this season, struck out four and didn't ...
Let the games begin in West Virginia and continue in Ohio as far as OVAC boys’ and girls’ high school soccer goes. The Mountain State debuts Wednesday while the Buckeye State has been playing for nearly a week. Following an ongoing pay increase dispute between the OVAC and the Ohio Valley Soccer Referee Association, both sides reached an agreement late Tuesday morning. According to an email from Wheeling attorney David Delk, representing the soccer officials, “The individual schools are paying the requested rate. … The soccer referee association is not dealing with the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jo Adell set a career high with six RBIs and hit a 455-foot, three-run homer in the first inning as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the San Francisco Giants 8-1 Tuesday night. Adell and José Ramírez had three hits apiece for the Guardians, who won for only the fifth time ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams was given a U.S. Open singles wild card on Tuesday and the tournament is keeping one on hold — perhaps in case her sister Serena wants to join her. Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, was one of six other women to receive a wild card, and the U.S. Tennis Association said the final one is still to be announced. That almost certainly would go to Serena Williams, if she decides she wants to return to the tournament at 44. Venus Williams received a wild card last year, returning to the Grand Slam event she won twice for the first time since ...
WHEELING – The Wheeling Nailers have announced their 2026 exhibition schedule. Before they renew their division rivalry with six regular-season games, the Nailers and Fort Wayne Komets will lock horns twice in the preseason. The two teams will play at WesBanco Arena on Friday, Oct. 9th at 7:10 p.m., then meet up again two days later at Fort Wayne's Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Oct. 11th at 5 p.m. This will be the third preseason series played between the Nailers and Komets. Fort Wayne swept a two-game set in 2019, then Wheeling swept a two-game set in 2022. This will ...
WEST LIBERTY — If West Liberty head coach Chad Salisbury is looking for a place to lean on as the Hilltoppers prepare for the 2026 football season, the offensive line may be the logical starting point. The group returns a veteran core led by center Mason Fraley, who has played in all 11 games during each of the past two seasons and has appeared in 31 games over the past three years. Riley Plotner also played in all 11 games a year ago while Kemper Longwell saw action in 10 games last season. "We're probably the most experienced group that we have," Salisbury said during preseason ...
