IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun chose to play for the United States precisely because of the opportunity he's about to get over the next few weeks. Balogun could have stuck with England, where he grew up and with which he began his international career at the under-21 level. He also ...
The W.Va. Department of Natural Resources annual free fishing days will be held this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Residents and non-residents can wet a line for free on any stream, river or state park. Saturday a hunting and trapping seminar presented by the Hancock County Farm Bureau will be held at the New Manchester fire hall at 8:15 a.m. Smokey McNicholas will be the guest speaker. Admission at the door is $5, seating is limited. June 20th from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Chester-Newell Sportsmen Club will be the annual kids fishing tournament. This event is open to the public ...
The OVAC related the annual all-conference teams this week and 21 local players were among those recognized. Last week Big Red’s Sadie Edwards (5A), Weir High’s Eliza Utt (4A) and Madonna’s Madi Owens were announced as conference Players of the Year in their classes. 5A Edwards ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler Callihan hit the first two home runs of his career, a solo shot off Shohei Ohtani in the fourth inning and a go-ahead, three-run blast off reliever Kyle Hurt in the eighth as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 on Wednesday night. Ohtani ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed center fielder Oneil Cruz on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a broken left hand. Cruz was injured while sliding into the plate during the fourth inning of a loss to Atlanta on Saturday. Cruz was available as a pinch-runner on Sunday and the club had been hopeful he would avoid a stint on the IL. But additional tests revealed non-displaced fractures between his ring finger and his pinkie. The move, retroactive to Monday, means the Pirates will have to try to stay in the mix in the NL Central without one of their most ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes was bored and driving through the northern Pittsburgh suburbs on Monday — a rare in-season off day — when the Pirates ace caught the familiar lights of a baseball field out of the corner of his eye. The next thing the reigning NL Cy Young winner knew, he ...
