BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In giving John Chayka a tour of his hometown of Whitehorse, Yukon, last month, Gavin McKenna made sure to take the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager on a visit to a nearby mountain. “I had fun,” McKenna said with a smile on Thursday. “And I hope he did.” The ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football scored a top Pennsylvania football prospect. 3-star wide receiver Chase Guers announced on social media that he's committed to the Mountaineers. Guers is the consensus 25th-best player in the state. Guers picked WVU over multiple Power Four schools, including Illinois, Cincinnati, UConn and Syracuse. He recently took an official visit with the Bearcats on June 12, but he still decided to join Rich Rodriguez's squad. Guers went on an official visit to Morgantown on June 5. The Schuylkill Haven native was a multi-sport athlete, running track as ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Division I Cabinet has approved a series of changes to the college football calendar, including standardizing the Bowl Subdivision regular season at 14 weeks, and a proposal surfaced to further tighten the January transfer portal window. Beginning in fall 2027, teams will be able to schedule up to 12 regular-season games for the 14-week season that ends following Thanksgiving. It allows for two bye weeks as well as “standalone weekends” for conference championship games and the Army-Navy game. The cabinet this week also cleared the way for teams ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed first baseman Spencer Horwitz on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of a left hamstring injury. Horwitz was injured Wednesday night in an 11-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. He felt a grabbing sensation in his leg while grounding into a ...
The 2026 season proved to be another great year for the St. Albans baseball program. The Red Dragons claimed their first state title since 2019, defeating Ripley, 11-3. SA saw three players earn all-tournament recognition, including Gavin Comer receiving all-tournament MVP. The accolades and recognition continues to pour in for the St. Albans baseball team, with the latest coming from the West Virginia Sportswriters Association (WVSWA) all-state baseball teams. Braxton Burke and Brogan Samms earned first-team all-state honors. Burke is the captain of the team first-team, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of New York's biggest basketball heroes were second-round draft picks. Like Jalen Brunson, the guy marching through Manhattan with the Larry O'Brien Trophy in his arms last week during a joyous championship parade celebration. And Willis Reed, the guy who limped onto ...
