(AP) — College sports leaders seeking antitrust and other protections from Congress have a potential bargaining chip: School assurances that they will provide funding for their increasingly imperiled Olympic programs, by far the biggest pipeline of talent for Team USA. Four people familiar ...
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A pair of Mountain East Conference student-athletes will share the 2024-25 Male Athlete of the Year honors, the league announced Wednesday afternoon. West Liberty wrestler Ty McGeary and Charleston football player Chavon Wright have been named the MEC Co-Male Athletes of the Year, as determined via vote of institutional administrators and the conference office. McGeary is a repeat winner of the award, which consists of candidates who won his respective sport’s MEC Player of the Year during the 2024-25 competition season. McGeary, who capped his decorated ...
(AP) — Jrue Holiday’s acquisition from Portland helped spark the Boston Celtics to their NBA-record 18th championship last season. Holiday is being sent back to the Trail Blazers by a Boston team that could now be in transition, a person with knowledge of the details said early Tuesday. ESPN reported that the Celtics would get Anfernee Simons and two second-round draft picks from the Trail Blazers. The departure of Holiday, who made his sixth career All-Defensive team selection in his first season in Boston, was confirmed to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adam Greenfield was home nursing a cold when his girlfriend raced in to tell him Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles were pulling up in their trendy San Diego neighborhood. The poet and podcast producer grabbed his iPhone and bolted out the door barefoot, joining a handful of neighbors recording masked agents raiding a popular Italian restaurant nearby, as they yelled at the officers to leave. An hour later, the crowd had grown to nearly 75 people, with many in front of the agents’ vehicles. “I couldn’t stay silent,” Greenfield said. “It was ...
Emma (Habig) Billingsley, 92, of Rayland passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025, at her residence. She was born September 26, 1932, in Boydsville/Bridgeport, OH, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Syvilla (Rose) Habig. Emma was a devoted member of the Rayland United Methodist Church, she loved gardening, and spending time with her family. She gave unconditional love to all that were close to her, a proud homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who took the time to enjoy the little things in life. She was a proud graduate of Martins Ferry High School, class of 1951. ...
MYRTLE BEACH – A five-run second inning spelled disaster for St. Clairsville Post 159 in its opening game of the Palmetto Invitational as it dropped a 7-2 decision to the Fighting 63rd 18U. Nico Jacob singled three times for Post 159, while Cole Bowers and Hunter Mueller each had RBI singles. Dylan Blon took the loss. He struck out two and walked three in four-plus innings of work. St. Clairsville resumes action today when it plays Horry, N.C. at 10 a.m. and Beckley, WVa., at 12:30 p.m. Both games are at St. James High School. Toronto 4, Brilliant 1 Wyatt Luyster and Isaiah ...
