It’s really not that hard to do so during the National Anthem.

Yet, it seems every time I am at a sporting event, some teenagers, or those younger, feel it’s OK to walk around, talk, blow » Full Story

Athletes of all ages should spend their evenings watching the Olympic trials.

You will see outstanding performances, mediocre performances, brilliant victories, heartbreaking defeats and e » Full Story

The high school basketball tournament in West Virginia has been overhauled. The questions is, will it be overhauled again in a year? It was no secret the way the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activi » Full Story

I sure hope a lot of junior golfers watched the 18-hole playoff on Monday for the 108th U.S. Open Championship between Rocco Mediate and Tiger Woods.

They saw a gentleman play 19 holes won » Full Story

With tons of youth activities going on, I have talked to many people about what is going on in their leagues.

Unfortunately, one theme keeps being talked about — referees — or the lack the » Full Story

It is every woman’s right to brag about her children. We mothers earn that privilege through 40-pound weight gains, hours of labor pains and 3 a.m. diaper changes.

This mother is no excep » Full Story

By MIKE MATHISON, sports editor



With the high school track and field season officially over in Ohio and West Virginia, one theme kept coming out of Columbus and Charleston.
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There are intangibles in sports you cannot control, the biggest of which are injuries.

Sometimes, regardless of what you do, they happen.

Such was the case on Friday at Fairles » Full Story

One of the most surreal scenes in recent sports history was the back-and-forth that took place between baseball star pitcher and purported steroid injector Roger Clemens and U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D- » Full Story

Life is full of trials and tribulations.

They change as we get older, but are there on a daily basis.

How you handle those trials and tribulations shows your character to every » Full Story