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NHL unveils its 2026-27 schedule, the first with 84 games apiece since '93-94

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NEW YORK (AP) — The most expansive season in NHL history will begin in September, not October, and limit most teams to four preseason games. The league's first 84-game season since 1993-94 opens Sept. 29 as 32 teams will combine to play a total of 1,344 games. The season runs through Saturday, April 10, before the playoffs begin the following week. The increase from an 82-game slate, which had been the standard since the mid-'90s, was agreed upon by team owners and players in the last round of talks on a collective bargaining agreement. The intent is to provide more space between ...

Stagani excited to be taking over as Creek's AD

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WINTERSVILLE — Greg Stagani is stepping into a new role as athletic director at Indian Creek Local Schools, making him only the second person to hold the title in the district’s 30-year history. Stagani succeeds Joe Dunlevy, who also led a formidable career as a math teacher and boys’ ...

WVU football is reviving the fullback with Kayden Luke

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MORGANTOWN — The fullback is back for West Virginia football. The days of a player who has the size of a tight end but can carry the ball like a running back will be displayed on Mountaineer Field once again. Rich Rodriguez turned some heads when he picked up fullback Kayden Luke from Arizona in the transfer portal. Luke is completely bald in his WVU football photo — he had a full head of hair at Arizona — and comes in at 251 pounds and 5-foot-11. Nicknamed "Cowboy Luke, he fits the description of a guy who isn't afraid to do the dirty work and is all about ball. But, in ...

Former WVU QB Will Grier retires from the NFL at 31

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MORGANTOWN — Former West Virginia quarterback Will Grier notified the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday afternoon that he planned to retire. Grier signed with his hometown team in April, and now isn’t going to play in the 2026 season, choosing to hang up the cleats at 31 years old. Grier posted on social media confirming his retirement. The Panthers made it official and placed him on the reserve/retired list. “Retired today,” Grier posted on his Instagram, showing pictures of himself in a Dallas Cowboys, Florida Gators and WVU uniform. Grier’s football career had its ups and ...