Cardinals Complete Comeback For MEC Opening Win Over Fairmont State

September 21, 2026

WHEELING – The Mountain East Conference football schedule kicked off on Saturday on Bishop Schmitt Field at Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration and WesBanco Stadium as Wheeling University (2-2, 1-0) welcomed in Fairmont State for the conference opener, and it took the full 60 minutes to decide the winner. In the end, the Cardinals came out on top 28-24, getting off to a 1-0 start to MEC play for the third year in a row. After going back and forth throughout the afternoon, it would come down to the final drive for both teams, with the Cardinals trailing 24-21. Fairmont would have a ...

J.J. Spaun Wins Europe’s Flagship Event After Being Left Off US Presidents Cup Team

September 21, 2026

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — J.J. Spaun responded to his disappointment of being left off the U.S. Presidents Cup team by winning the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday, making four birdies on the last five holes for a 5-under 67 and a two-shot victory in his debut at the European tour's ...

OVAC Soccer Semifinals Are Set

September 21, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The OVAC Soccer Championships will begin Monday with semifinals on the girls side. The boys semifinals are set for Tuesday. The championships will be contested on Saturday at three different sites. GIRLS Beaver Local (Class 5A), St. Clairsville (Class 4A) and Wheeling Central (Class 1A/3A) secured top seeds and will host matches Monday against fourth-seeded teams. The Beavers (8-1) welcome Steubenville (5-4-2) to East Liverpool, while the Red Devils (10-2) host Oak Glen (7-4) at Red Devil Stadium and the Maroon Knights entertain Shenandoah (5-3) at the J.B. ...

Michael Hawkins Jr.’s 5 total touchdowns lead WVU football to upset win over No. 25 Virginia

September 20, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On third and 5, No. 25 Virginia sent the house on West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. Hawkins had two defenders in his face, but before he was hit, he chucked the ball deep down the sideline. "I knew it had to get out quick," Hawkins said. Wide receiver Jaden ...

Justin Jackson: WVU defense comes up big against Virginia

September 20, 2026

MORGANTOWN – The headlines will be about WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. today, deservedly so. He danced, dashed and befuddled No. 25 Virginia on Saturday night inside Bank of America Stadium to the tune of 190 yards passing and 123 yards on the ground. He accounted for five ...

Brandon Lowe’s go-ahead homer in the 8th lifts the Pirates past the Royals, 6-5

September 20, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Lowe jumped on a pitch from Steven Cruz (2-4) and sent it into the seats in right field for his 33rd homer of the season, ...