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The magic of Big Red’s run was built over a decade

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STEUBENVILLE — There is an old saying that nothing is built overnight. The bond that spurred a tournament run for the Big Red basketball team that captivated the hearts and minds of their school, town and ultimately, the Ohio Valley, sure was not something that happened overnight. In ...

COLUMN: Two nights that reminded us why we love sports

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As someone who started writing about sports for a student newspaper I helped start my sophomore year of high school, I’ve seen a lot of really cool things. A sold out WesBanco Arena for a Kelly Cup Finals game when I covered the Wheeling Nailers. A double overtime game and an overtime game ...

PREP ROUNDUPS

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Weir High softball team is off to a 3-0 start to the season WEIRTON — The Weir High softball team beat Linsly on Friday, then swept a double header with Tyler on Saturday for a 3-0 start to the season. The Red Riders got a double and two singles from Lila Boilegh and two singles and an ...

Hurricanes power past the Penguins

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PITTSBURGH — Seth Jarvis scored on a power play and assisted on two other man-advantage goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday. Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored on power plays for the Hurricanes, who beat the league’s best penalty kill team ...

Pirates reassign top prospect Griffin to minor league camp

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BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates debut for highly touted 19-year-old prospect Konnor Griffin will have to wait. Griffin was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday after the shortstop spent the last few weeks showcasing the skills that have made him baseball’s No. 1 overall ...

WVU women set for big battle against Kentucky

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In front of what is expected to be a second consecutive sold-out Hope Coliseum, history will be on the line at 5 p.m. today for the 11th-ranked WVU women’s basketball team. As the host and No. 4 seed, the Mountaineers (28-6) haven’t quite been in this position before, save but the 1991-92 ...