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Still a lot of work to do for WVU with season approaching

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MORGANTOWN — On July 17, West Virginia football released a hype video on its social media platforms. It showed moments from the past, including Tavon Austin, Pat White and Pat McAfee, and showed some highlights from last season. The 17th of July marked 50 days until the Mountaineers run out onto the field to play against Coastal Carolina. It seems like just yesterday the baseball team was playing in the College World Series semifinals, and now it's almost football season. In a few weeks, Rich Rodriguez will be blowing his whistle and yelling on the practice field behind Milan Puskar ...

Guardians hit 7 home runs in 13-4 win over Twins

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Petey Halpin and Rhys Hoskins each went deep twice and the Cleveland Guardians matched a franchise record for a home game by hitting seven home runs in their 13-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Bryan Rocchio, Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey also ...

Pirates outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez continues strong start to big league career

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez's strong start to his major league career is showing no signs of slowing down. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder's two-run homer in the ninth inning of Sunday's 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians made him the fourth player in major league history with at least 12 homers and 31 RBIs in their first 31 games. The others to accomplish that feat were Rhys Hoskins with Philadelphia in 2017, Cincinnati's Aristides Aquino in 2018-19 and the Dodgers' Will Smith in 2019. "It feels great for the start that I've had. I always believe in myself. I ...