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Legge could become the first woman to complete racing’s ‘Double’ at Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katherine Legge hopes to become the first woman to attempt "The Double" in racing — even if she's reluctant to claim the title. She's not terribly interested in being the first non-American to try it, either. Just hours after her NASCAR team, BRANDed Management, announced that the 45-year-old British driver had added the Coca-Cola 600 to a May 24 schedule that already included the Indianapolis 500, Legge told reporters she welcomed the opportunity more than the milestone. "I don't want to be like the first woman because at the end of the day, I always say I ...

These guys don’t just drive the team bus, they go the extra mile for the players

Team bus drivers might conjure up images of buttoned-up men and women who stay at arm's length from players and coaches and kill time on the bus or in their hotel rooms during games. That's not Jackie McCloud, Courtney Ellis or Larry Thurman. When the Kentucky baseball team wins, McCloud celebrates with the Wildcats and belly-bumps them at the end of the handshake line. He even was in the dogpile a couple years ago when they clinched a spot in the College World Series. Ellis gives pep talks and leads cheers in the Delta State dugout. He is even on the greeting committee when ...

WVU baseball loses to TCU, 4-0

GRANVILLE – That thud you may have heard coming out of Kendrick Family Ballpark on Friday night was WVU’s chances of winning a Big 12 championship hitting a brick wall. The pinging noise you heard was the reason why. TCU’s Preston Gamster, Kyuss Gargett and Noah Franco all hit solo home runs – a total of 1,191 feet of them – and Horned Frogs starter Lance Davis hurled a complete-game shutout in a 4-0 victory. The loss – just the second time the ninth-ranked Mountaineers (36-13, 20-9 Big 12) have been held scoreless this season – put a severe clamp on WVU’s chances ...

Red Riders headed back to state tourney

WEIRTON — The Red Riders are headed back to Charleston. Weir High jumped on visiting Ravenswood early and did not look back, rolling to a 9-1, run-rule victory in the Class AA, Region 1 Bracket 1 final on Thursday evening at the Roberta “Birdie” DeFrancis Softball Field, earning a ...

Rodriguez has 2 RBIs in his return to the majors, Pirates top Rockies

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Endy Rodriguez had two hits and drove in a pair of runs in his return to the majors and the Pittsburgh Pirates breezed past the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Thursday. Rodriguez, a catcher once considered among the top prospects in Pittsburgh's farm system before missing all of ...

Prep Roundups

REGULAR SEASON BASEBALL Red Riders victorious to cap regular season GLEN DALE — The Weir High baseball team got off to a fast start then held on to defeat John Marshall, 7-6, on the road in the regular season finale on Thursday. The Red Riders close the regular season at 15-16 and begin regional action on Monday. Weir jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning against the Monarchs, got a run each in the fifth and sixth and fended off a JM rally in the bottom of the sixth at four runs to stay in front. Nick DiMatteis had a triple, Matt Geer had a double, ...