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Nailers Acquire Two Forwards From Wichita

Local Sports August 8, 2026

WHEELING – The Wheeling Nailers have announced a trade, which takes effect immediately. Wheeling has acquired forwards Dante Sheriff and Matt Crasa from the Wichita Thunder in exchange for the ECHL rights to forward Connor Lockhart. Sheriff was originally acquired by Wichita from the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, prior to being swapped to the Nailers. Sheriff and Crasa were both signed to ECHL contracts prior to the trade, making them the sixth and seventh players signed for the upcoming season. Sheriff, 27, is entering his fifth professional season, having spent each of the previous four ...

High School Roundup: Buckeye Local Defeats East Liverpool, Edison

Local Sports August 7, 2026

RAYLAND – Buckeye Local picked up a pair of boys’ high school golf victories Thursday morning with wins over East Liverpool and Edison at Bec-Wood Golf Course. The Panthers (4-1) shot a 177, with the Potters finishing with a 183 and the Wildcats 189. Buckeye Local’s Dugan Dobrovich fired a 36 for medalist honors. (Late Wednesday) BOYS GOLF John Marshall Places Seventh at WVGA Invite DANIELS, W.Va. – The West Virginia Golf Association High School Series National Guard Invitational was held at Glade Springs Resort Golf Club. Twenty-nine teams participated with Hurricane ...

Division II Panel Votes To Approve The Contentious Age-Based Eligibility Model Adopted In Division I

Local Sports August 7, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA Division II will move to the age-based eligibility model that has prompted athlete lawsuits across the country since it was adopted in Division I. The Division II executive board voted Tuesday to have athletes' eligibility to begin upon initial full-time enrollment ...

Beau Hossler Has To Win To Reach Postseason. He Opens With 61 To Lead Ben James At Wyndham

Local Sports August 7, 2026

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Turns out Jackson Koivun isn't the only player trying to go from college to the PGA Tour postseason. Virginia grad Ben James made eagle on both the par 5s on Thursday and only a soft finish with a pair of bogeys kept from sharing the lead with Beau Hossler in the ...

Detroit Makes Jahmyr Gibbs NFL's Newest Highest-Paid Running Back With 3-Year Deal

Local Sports August 7, 2026

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have agreed to a contract extension with Jahmyr Gibbs, a three-year deal worth up to $75.7 million that his agents say makes him the NFL's newest highest-paid running back. Athletes First announced the deal Thursday, hours after Gibbs took the ...

Jaylen Brown Processing How He Became A Former Celtic. Ready To Win With LeBron, Embiid And 76ers

Local Sports August 7, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown got the call that Boston — the franchise that drafted him as a teenager and where he blossomed into an NBA Finals MVP and champion — had traded him and heaved his phone across the room. No, it wasn't a prank call. Brown was indeed headed to the ...