Payne Is Named Associate Coach Of Wheeling Nailers

August 5, 2026

WHEELING – The Wheeling Nailers are excited to announce that Jason Payne has been named the team's new Associate Coach. Payne, 50, has coached in the ECHL for the last seven seasons. His first coaching opportunity in the league came in 2018, when he joined the Cincinnati Cyclones as an assistant coach. During his first season, Cincinnati posted a 51-13-8 record and 110 points to capture the Brabham Cup for the best regular season record in the ECHL. Payne spent one more season as an assistant coach under Matt Thomas with the Cyclones, before being promoted to the club's head coach ...

Falcons’ Bijan Robinson Agrees To A 3-Year Extension That Makes Him The NFL’s Top-Paid Running Back

August 5, 2026

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a three-year contract extension with Bijan Robinson through the 2030 season that makes the fourth-year player the NFL's highest-paid running back. Robinson reposted the NFL's Instagram post detailing the extension on Tuesday ...

Horwitz Drives In 3 Runs, Pirates Defeat Brewers For The 6th Time In 7 Games This Season

August 4, 2026

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Spencer Horwitz hit a three-run double and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their dominance over the Brewers this season, beating Milwaukee 4-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. Pittsburgh has won six of seven games against the NL Central-leading Brewers ...

MLB Trade Deadline: Red Sox, Phillies, Padres Are The Biggest Buyers At The Buzzer

August 4, 2026

The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies took big swings Monday ahead of baseball's trade deadline, with the Red Sox adding three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman a few hours after the Phillies picked up three-time batting champion Luis Arraez. The pair of aggressive moves ...

Judge Clarifies NCAA Eligibility Order, Which Could Blunt Its Impact On New ‘5 For 5’ Rule

August 4, 2026

DENVER (AP) — The judge who granted some athletes the right to play another year in college issued a new order Sunday that makes clear that does not include football players who signed pro contracts this summer then had a change of heart. U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney responded to ...

Ryan Mooney Is 2026 Belmont Hills Club Champion

August 4, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Ryan Mooney is one of the first golfers to come through the PGA Junior League program at Belmont Hills Country Club where he made a hole-in-one during one of his early junior matches. Entering the final round three strokes behind leader Evan Gibson, Mooney put together an ...