DETROIT (AP) — James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia pitcher Maxx Yehl doesn’t get the average treatment of a regular college pitcher. After pitching, his week leading up to his next start includes massages, red light therapy and ice baths. Yehl is doing everything a MLB pitcher does after pitching. “We're treating Maxx like a big leaguer,” head coach Steve Sabins said. “Because he is a big leaguer… The truth is that that guy should pitch for another 15 years. He's that good. He's an exceptional talent.” Yehl is coming off his best start of the season, which is saying something because he ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A pair of perennial Ohio Eastern District baseball powers collided Wednesday, with each riding a lengthy losing skid as the regular season winds down. Indian Creek halted its 5-game slide while extending St. Clairsville’s slump to four straight with an 8-3 verdict on ...
WEIRTON - The Weir baseball team was able to rally once to stay alive against Beaver Local, however, the it was not able to do it a second time. The Beavers scored a run in the top of the ninth inning to break the tie, and they were able to keep the Red Riders off the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning as they came away with a 4-3 victory in nine innings Tuesday evening up at the Weir High Baseball Field. With the loss, Weir is now 14-16 on the season, while Beaver Local improved to 15-9 with the win. After a scoreless eighth inning, Beavers came to bat in the ninth with a ...
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WEST VIRGINIA Brooke rallies to open tourney with a win WELLSBURG — After falling behind by three runs, the Brooke softball team rallied back with the game's last seven runs to open the Class AAA Region 1 tournament with a 7-3 victory over Grafton on Tuesday. The Bruins (16-14), the No. 2 seed, fell behind 3-0 in the top of the fourth, but scored four runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead and added two more in the fifth and one in the sixth to top the third-seeded Bearcats. Grafton will take on East Fairmont in an elimination game today, ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight masterful innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Tuesday night. The reigning National League Cy Young winner carried a no-hitter into the seventh while retiring 18 of the first 19 batters he ...
