Joe Burrow thrilled by Bengals’ bold offseason moves, but says he didn’t drive them

May 23, 2026

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow threw his support behind the Cincinnati Bengals' offseason moves but declined to take any of the credit for them. Speaking to the Cincinnati media for the first time since the end of the 2025 season, the franchise quarterback praised the free agent signings of safety Bryan Cook, defensive end Boye Mafe and defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, along with the big swing of the offseason, trading the No. 10 pick for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. There was a lot of speculation that the slew of moves was the result of pressure applied by Burrow and the front ...

Williams goes pitch-for-pitch against Phillies’ ace; both sharp in Cleveland’s 1-0 win

May 23, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Gavin Williams never threw a sweeper until last season and has since mastered the side-to-side breaking ball to the point where — after he stymied the Phillies over eight shutout innings — he might earn a return trip to Philadelphia later this summer. As an ...

Huskies win first district title

May 22, 2026

STRASBURG — Having reached the district championship multiple times before and come up just short, veteran Harrison Central head coach Darrin Young said he had a feeling this time would be different. Call it coach’s intuition, because the Huskies' skipper was right — this time was ...

Crusaders bow out to top seed in district

May 22, 2026

STRASBURG - The day belonged to Brody Baughman and the top-seeded Strasburg baseball team. Baughman, who was named the Inter-Valley Conference North Division Player of the Year Wednesday, was dominant on the mound, and the sophomore standout reached base safely five times as Strasburg shut ...

Red Riders sending large contingent to state meet

May 22, 2026

CHARLESTON — Throughout the grueling grind of the track and field season, the Weir High track team has had one clear focus — get as many of its members to Charleston at the end of the season as possible. The Red Riders were pretty successful in achieving that goal, as a total of 27 Red ...

Prep Roundups

May 22, 2026

BASEBALL WEST VIRGINIA TOURNAMENT Oak Glen's season ends in close battle WILLIAMSTOWN — After upsetting Williamstown earlier in the week, Oak Glen gave the Yellowjackets another tough battle on Thursday in an elimination game. The Golden Bears, looking to stay alive in the Class AA, Region 1 tournament, got off to a good start, scoring the first four runs of the game to open a 4-0 lead, which they held until the fourth inning. The host Yellowjackets, however, got a run each in the fourth and sixth before driving three runs across in the bottom of the seventh for a ...