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Kayfus’ homer in the 8th propels Guardians victory

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie C.J. Kayfus hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. Cleveland (75-71) has won six of seven and took three of four in the series against its AL Central rival as it ...

Skenes surpasses 200 strikeouts this season

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BALTIMORE — Paul Skenes struck out eight in five two-hit innings to surpass 200 strikeouts before leaving after a season-low 64 pitches in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old Skenes has a majors-best 1.92 ERA over 178 ...

Big Red to battle Mooney

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STEUBENVILLE — Big Red was in a bit of an unfamiliar position last Friday night — watching other teams play while they did not head to the stadium. Due to a scheduling conflict, last week’s scheduled game against D.C Dunbar was cancelled, giving Big Red a bye week and a full two weeks ...

Toronto volleyball strong in sweep of Wellsville

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TORONTO — The Toronto volleyball team delivered a strong performance against rival Wellsville. Coming off a loss Monday, the Red Knights rebounded in a big way against the Tigers as Toronto swept Wellsville, 25-16, 25-9, 25-20, in a varsity only match Wednesday evening inside the George J. ...

Creek not taking Weir lightly

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WEIRTON — Friday’s meeting between Indian Creek and Weir High at Jimmy Carey Stadium is one between two teams that have had very different starts to their seasons. On one hand, Creek makes the trip across the river with a 3-0 record, coming off a hard-fought win over Union Local and two ...

WVU’s QB still up in the air after loss to Ohio

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West Virginia’s offense couldn’t get anything going in the second half. Quarterback Nicco Marchiol didn’t look like the quarterback he was in the season opener. He took care of the football but couldn’t get the offense moving down the field. Rich Rodriguez looked to the sideline and ...