NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling, the ebullient radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and shouting "theee Yankees win!” after each of New York's victories, died Monday. He was 87. Sterling had a heart attack and bypass surgery this winter and had returned to ...
WEST LIBERTY – The West Liberty University softball team is headed back to the postseason, earning the No. 3 seed out of the North Division for the 2026 Mountain East Conference Softball Championship. The appearance marks the seventh consecutive trip to the MEC Tournament for the Hilltoppers and the eighth overall in program history, continuing a stretch of consistency for the program. West Liberty (22-29, 14-14 MEC) will open tournament play on Wednesday against South Division No. 2 seed Glenville State. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in ...
MINGO – Indian Creek bounced back from a stunning loss to Linsly on Saturday in the OVAC Class 4A championship baseball game with a 2-0 blanking of visiting St. Clairsville Monday at the Muth Recreational Complex. Parker Heath went the distance on the mound, striking out five, walking two and yielding just two hits. He threw 84 pitches, of which 49 were strikes. He helped his own cause with a run-producing single. James Brothers added an RBI double and Luke McVicker also doubled. Hudson Florence also pitched seven innings. The lefty fanned three, walked three and gave up five hits. ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – In the W.Va. Class A state championship football game last fall, Wheeling Central’s Kade Koroneos rushed for more than 400 yards and seven touchdowns. That, along with what he had already done during his career, earned him a scholarship to Denison University. However, ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Wacha needed only 79 pitches to get through seven strong innings and Bobby Witt Jr. homered to spark a four-run fourth as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Monday night. Jac Caglianone also went deep for the surging Royals, who have ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chase Elliott never before had won two Cup races this early in a NASCAR season. After first winning at Martinsville at the end of March, the most popular driver in the series opened May in Victory Lane at Texas. That 1 1/2-mile track is growing on Elliott after he ...
