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Verstappen extends contract with Red Bull to 2030 after he weighed up leaving F1

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Max Verstappen says he seriously considered leaving Formula 1 before the four-time champion instead committed to four more years with Red Bull on Thursday. The announcement of his contract extension ahead of Verstappen's home Dutch Grand Prix this weekend ends speculation that he could seek a blockbuster move to another team or quit the sport. It comes despite Red Bull struggling to match the pace of leading team Mercedes this season, and Verstappen's own frustration with how much the 2026 cars rely on electrical power. "After the first few races ...

Mazar, Starr lead Creek to opening night win

WINTERSVILLE — Coming into opening night with a more youthful group than the past couple of seasons, veteran Indian Creek coach Andrew Connor was hoping to be able to lean on his returning seniors Thursday night. Senior Bruce Mazar was that such player to lean on for Connor. Mazar, a ...

Crusaders change course to new opponent in Bahen’s debut

STEUBENVILLE — Catholic Central and first-year coach Greg Bahen spent all summer thinking they were preparing for Cleveland East Tech on opening night. As it turns out, they've come into game week having to prepare for a new opponent. After the Scarabs had to back out of Saturday's ...

Red Knights hit the road to Southern for opener

SALINEVILLE - The Toronto football team is looking to continue its winning ways this season. The Red Knights are set to begin what they hope is the first step in a long journey Friday night as Toronto takes on Southern Local at 7 p.m. on the road up at Wigwam Stadium. The boys from the Gem ...

St. Clairsville blanks Weir High 4-0

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – There’s usually one opponent on a team’s schedule that literally gives it fits. For the St. Clairsville girls’ soccer team, that team would be Weir. Elizabeth Morgan scored twice and Kiya Kyer extended her program record shutout total Thursday night in a 4-0 ...

No. 22 WVU women’s soccer beats No. 23 Penn State

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia women’s soccer's last win against Penn State was in 2017. It’s not like the Mountaineers haven’t had talented teams. WVU’s been to the NCAA tournament multiple times since then, just never had a team to beat the rival Nittany Lions. But after nine years and in the 30th year of the program, WVU finally found a team to break the streak. The No. 22 Mountaineers beat No. 23 Penn State 2-1 Thursday night, breaking a nine-game winless streak. “It means this team is special,” head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. “This team wanted to make history. They ...