WHEELING – Central Catholic High School announced the hiring of Chris Stephens as its next head girls basketball coach Tuesday morning. Stephens takes over for Roberta Olejasz, who stepped down after six seasons of leading the Maroon Knights program. “I am excited for this new ...
MORGANTOWN — Expansion is inevitable at this point in college athletics. More teams mean more sponsorships and broadcasting rights, which all come back to more money. It doesn’t matter the sport. Since talking to West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker earlier in the spring, the NCAA Tournament for men’s and women’s basketball has already expanded from 68 teams to 76. The number of play-in games went from four games to 12, allowing for more teams to make the Big Dance. Which, in theory, should be better for men’s basketball coach Ross Hodge to make the tournament since ...
MARTINS FERRY – Hunter Shutler was a one-man wrecking crew Tuesday night for the Martins Ferry baseball team. The junior went the distance on the mound, allowing a pair of singles, striking out seven and walking a pair as the fifth-seeded Purple Riders (14-8) earned a 5-3 victory over visiting No. 12 River View in an Ohio Division V, East 1 District tournament quarterfinal game high atop the Purple City. Shutler also helped himself with a trio of doubles that produced a run. Silas Simpson added a sacrifice fly for Martins Ferry which hosts No. 14 Navarre Fairless on Tuesday, May 26. ...
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — By now, pretty much anyone following college football knows the Big Ten wants to double the size of the playoff to 24 teams. In what might come as a mild surprise, the Southeastern Conference, considered the major roadblock to such a big expansion, might ...
DETROIT (AP) — Travis Bazzana hit a two-run homer, Cade Smith pitched out of a jam in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians held off the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. Brayan Rocchio drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with a ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NFL will be playing more games overseas. NFL owners on Tuesday approved an increase to 10 international games beyond this upcoming season. That’s the maximum number of games the league can play outside the United States per the collective bargaining agreement with ...
