4:11 p.m. - PGA stop restores shine to once-elite Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — The PGA Tour is returning to the once-elite Greenbrier — just two months after the resort's new owner promised to bring a major tournament back for the first time in 15 years. Owner Jim Justice made that pledge in May, and his wish came full-circle Wednesday with the announcement from PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. Finchem says the two sides agreed on a six-year contract to bring a tour stop to The Greenbrier. It marks the first large-scale tournament at The Greenbrier since the U.S. women beat Europe in the 1994 Solheim Cup. The move was part of Justice's strategy to restore the shine to a resort he brought out of bankruptcy a few months ago. The 721-room hotel that once hosted presidents and royalty lost its coveted five-star rating in 2000.
» Full Story3:48 p.m. - Marshall hires Mike Hamrick as AD
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — UNLV's Mike Hamrick is returning to his alma mater as Marshall University's new athletic director.
Marshall officials announced the 51-year-old Hamrick's selection Monday.
3 p.m. - Huntington sports writer Salvatore dies
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ernie Salvatore, whose career as a writer, editor and sports columnist in Huntington spanned nearly 60 years, has died at age 87.
The Herald-Dispatch said Salvatore died Friday at his Huntington hom.



