PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Phil Krueger, who helped build a dominant defense as an assistant for 1967 national champion Southern California and later became part of the first coaching staff in Tampa Bay Buccaneers' history, has died. He was 90. Krueger died Monday at his home, his ...
DANIELS, W.Va. — Thaddeus Obecny II took a three-stroke lead into Thursday’s third and final round of the 87th West Virginia Open Championship. The margin, however, didn’t prove enough for the Wheeling native. Parkersburg’s Kenny Hess fired a scorching 6-under par 66 to capture the ...
CONNORVILLE — Buckeye Local became the latest area school to cease its sports conditioning and open gyms due the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Superintendent Kim Leonard announced the decision late Wednesday evening, but quickly pointed out that no Buckeye Local student has tested postive or ...
The NFL on Thursday canceled the Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Aug. 6 exhibition game in Canton, Ohio, between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers is the first ...
ELM GROVE — Two of the Ohio Valley’s premier summer baseball teams met on the Patterson Field diamond Thursday night. One looked like it was in midseason form, while the other looked a little rusty. Ryan Hummell pitched six innings and the Wheeling Stogies (2-0) broke open a close game by ...
DANIELS, W.Va. -- Following an eagle and three birdies over the final seven holes, Wheeling's Thadd Obecny carries a three-stroke lead into Thursday's final round in the 87th West Virginia Open Championship, taking place this year on the Cobb Course at The Resort at Glade Springs. Obecny is ...
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic following months of acrimony. A dramatically altered season with games full of new rules was the final ...
West Virginia has placed defensive coordinator Vic Koenning on administrative leave after a player alleged in a social media post that the assistant coach made a series of insensitive remarks, including against Hispanics. West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons announced the move Tuesday ...
MARTINS FERRY — For the fourth time in five days, an area school has announced it’s suspending its summer sports workouts and conditoning programs due to COVID-19. Martins Ferry became the latest Wednesday afternoon when the school district released its plan to shut down all ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Trying its best to get out ahead of possible COVID-19 issues in the peak of the vacation season, St. Clairsville Richland City Schools is suspending athletic conditioning and workouts for the next two weeks. Superintendent Dr. Walt Skaggs announced the decision ...
GLEN DALE — Joe Myers hadn’t started a game on the mound since last season. He had, however, been bugging Matt Carnahan for a chance. Wish granted. Myers pitched seven strong innings as Moundsville (5-7) won for the second straight time in an 8-0 blanking of visiting Weirton Wednesday ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony. A dramatically altered season with games ...
PITTSBURGH=— Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin wants his players to feel comfortable speaking out about social justice in any way they see fit, provided it’s done “thoughtfully and with class.” Kneeling included. Tomlin said Tuesday the club has engaged in “intimate ...
MORRISTOWN — Aware of what was transpiring at other school districts in Belmont County involving the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Union Local Superintendent Ben Porter decided to be proactive. While all Jets sports are still permitted to condition, train and stage open gyms as they had been, ...
BELLAIRE — As a fallout from both Bellaire and Shadyside High Schools announcing suspension of their athletic teams’ workouts for an undisclosed period of time, youth sports in the two communities are following suit. Both the Bellaire Junior Sports and Shadyside Youth Baseball and ...
Wheeling University’s Lilly Ritz enjoyed a stellar sophomore basketball season for the Cardinals this past winter. The Cambridge High product was named a Division II Conference Commissioners Association second-team All-American. She became the first Cardinal women’s basketball player to ...
The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said Tuesday in announcing there will be no charges filed in an incident that rocked NASCAR and its only fulltime Black driver. U.S. Attorney ...
Colton McKivitz is officially a San Francisco 49er. The Union Local and West Virginia University product signed his rookie contract late last week after getting clearance to fly to the Bay Area to undergo a physical and finalize the terms of his four-year contract. “It was a pretty cool ...
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Ryan Blaney held onto the lead after a restart with two laps to go Monday, earning his second straight win at Talladega Superspeedway on a day that began with NASCAR drivers throwing their support behind Bubba Wallace. Blaney nipped Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at the finish ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players’ association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on track for a combative and possibly unhappy return to the field amid the ...
