MORGANTOWN – The unexpected phone call came out of the blue this summer. On the other end of the line was WVU athletic director Wren Baker, who informed John Beilein his time as West Virginia’s men’s basketball coach was about to come full circle. “When Wren called me, it really ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia needed to respond to Arizona’s quick touchdown before the half. The Wildcats had a 24-17 lead and received the ball out of the locker room. The Mountaineers had just over two minutes to drive down the field. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. chucked the ball deep ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rickard Rakell scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday. Arturs Silovs stopped Mikko Rantanen in the shootout to help Pittsburgh snap a three-game losing streak. Sidney Crosby and Ben Kindel also scored in ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams had 12 of a record 21 strikeouts by Cleveland pitchers, José Ramírez hit a go-ahead home run on a pitch just above home plate and the Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Saturday night to complete a comeback from an 0-2 deficit in their best-of-five AL ...
MARTINS FERRY – There are some games that just don’t live up to all the hype. Friday night’s ‘meetin’ of the unbeaten’ between Barnesville and Martins Ferry did not fall into that category. The Shamrocks (8-0) held off a late surge by the Purple Riders (7-1) to escape a ...
MORRISTOWN – Brody Perzanowski became the all-time leading rusher in OVAC history Friday night, surpassing former Weir standout Quincy Wilson, as the Union Local senior ran for 316 yards and four touchdowns on just 15 carries as the Jets (7-1) soared over visiting Buckeye Local, 54-7, at Jets Field. Perzanowski now has 6,164 career yards and in the process of setting that mark, he also eclipsed the Union Local single-game record of 312 set by Chad Rogers. The only Jets rushing record he doesn’t hold is the single-season mark of 2,002 set by Jaxson Price. “It means a lot. I’ve ...
