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WEIRTON — The Weir High girls basketball team pulled away to take the first meeting of city rivals, 61-32, Monday night over Madonna inside the Dube Dome. The Red Riders used an early 8-0 run to take control and ended the first quarter on a 19-3 run to lead 26-8 after one quarter. They ...

Injuries loom over Panthers first loss

CONNORVILLE — There wasn’t much to be happy about for Buckeye Local and the Panthers’ faithful Monday night in Connorville. The Panthers suffered their first defeat of the season, falling 49-37 to visiting Caldwell (3-1). Buckeye led briefly in the second quarter and stayed close ...

Martins Ferry pulls away from the Huskies

MARTINS FERRY — For the third consecutive outing, Martins Ferry has taken its frustrations out on its opponents following a second-half collapse at Marietta in the season opener a week ago tonight. The Purple Riders (3-1) used the same recipe Monday night in posting another blowout win, ...

Couturier lifts Flyers over Pens in OT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Couturier scored 3:55 into overtime to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Tyson Foerster scored in regulation for Philadelphia. Sidney Crosby became Pittsburgh’s all-time leading scorer against the Flyers ...

Pickett out indefinitely after undergoing surgery

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to try and move on after a nightmarish loss to Arizona without quarterback Kenny Pickett. Pickett is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a high right ankle sprain on Monday. Mitch Trubisky will get the start on Thursday ...

BRIEFS

OSU’s Harrison a Heisman finalist LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer quarterbacks who have all played at least five college seasons, and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday ...