DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Kyle Schwarber grew up in Middletown, Ohio, played college ball at Indiana and spent his first six major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs. The 33-year-old Philadelphia Phillies slugger added another thoroughly Midwestern highlight to his well-decorated career ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly see major benefits to children playing organized sports, a new poll finds, but higher-income families are more likely to participate. Learning teamwork and reducing screen time are among the perceived benefits of youth sports, according to the ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a billionaire and a tech investor who also has one of the U.S.' best-known surnames, Josh Kushner has managed to stay off the front pages and out of the world's broader discourse to a remarkable degree. That's all changed this summer, at least in the parts of the world with a passion for sports. The 41-year-old Kushner and his partner, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, reached a stunning agreement this week to buy the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter at a valuation of $12.5 billion — the highest ever for a team sports sale. It's been a wild two weeks ...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Dawn Staley and the 1996 Olympic women's basketball team paved the way for the WNBA and players such as Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Chamique Holdsclaw. The team that started the Americans' 30-year Olympic dominance will be enshrined in the Naismith ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – St. Clairsville scored three goals within a five-minute span near the end of the first half during 'Friday Night Futbol,' and the Red Devils made them stand up despite a furious rally by visiting Steubenville Catholic. The Red Devils watched the Crusaders pull to within ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football is nearing two weeks of fall camp and is three weeks away from kicking off against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5. Rich Rodriguez has still not named his starting quarterback for the second straight year. The field has narrowed down to two: returner Scotty Fox Jr. and Oklahoma transfer Michael Hawkins Jr. Both have prior experience. Fox started in the second half of the season of last season, breaking freshman program records, and Hawkins was a former 4-star who also started as a true freshman for the Sooners. For Rodriguez, asking who the starting ...
