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Big Red’s King, JM’s Blake have helped Marshall reach NCAA tournament

It’s been a season to remember for Marshall, who are entering the NCAA Regionals today for the third time in program history and first time in nine years, and at the core of their success this year have been a pair of players who call the Ohio Valley home. John Marshall alum Ava Blake and ...

Reds survive brutal innings by bullpen and hold off Guardians 7-6

CLEVELAND (AP) — Matt McLain drove in three runs and Cincinnati survived a brutal inning by its bullpen as the Reds snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in the first meeting between Ohio's teams this year. Cincinnati seemed on the way to an easy victory when McLain hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 6-1. But things got messy as Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft walked the bases loaded and Travis Bazzana hit an RBI single to pull Cleveland within 6-2. Brock Burke came on and got a strikeout, but forced in two runs ...

Pistons dominate 2nd half to beat Cavs 115-94 and force Game 7

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series. The decisive game is Sunday in Detroit. Jalen Duren ...

Once a key part of Pirates’ rebuild, Rodriguez hopes to stick around

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before Paul Skenes. Before Konnor Griffin. Before Bubba Chandler. Before Henry Davis, there was Endy Rodriguez. An athlete behind the plate who hit 25 homers as a 22-year-old in the minors, Rodriguez was one of the foundational pieces the Pittsburgh Pirates planned to ...

Rodriguez talks with ESPN on how WVU football is closing the gap financially

MORGANTOWN — It's been almost a month since West Virginia football's Gold-Blue Spring Festival, or spring game. That means it's been a month since Rich Rodriguez talked in front of the local media. However, Rodriguez has done some national media appearances and recently sat down for a Q&A with ESPN's Pete Thamel. With Thamel, Rodriguez discussed multiple topics, including quarterback, the roster turnover, freshman Matt Sieg and the new-look defense. But what really stood out, and what Rodriguez brought up a couple of times, was the financial situation WVU is in compared to the rest ...

The PGA Championship has the biggest logjam at a major in 24 years

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Not many players imagined Aronimink Golf Club and its wild, wavy greens would be so tough on scoring at the PGA Championship. Even fewer would have predicted Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy to be atop the leaderboard Friday. What to expect the rest of the weekend? Pretty much anything. "Anyone who makes the cut, they've got to feel they have a shot in the tournament," said Rory McIlroy, who found himself only five shots behind with 29 players — including Scottie Scheffler and six other major champions — ahead of him. Two long days at Aronimink ...