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WVU football moves 2027 Ohio game up to season-opener

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football changed the date of the home matchup against Ohio, which moved up the start of the 2027 season. The Mountaineers' game against the Bobcats will be played on Aug. 28, 2027, instead of the originally slated Sept. 18, 2027, game, per release. It'll now be the home and season-opener for the 2027 season. The season was supposed to start the following week against Southern Mississippi on Sept. 4. This is the second game of a three-game contract WVU signed with Ohio in 2021. The first game of the series was in 2025, when the Mountaineers lost to the ...

Pirates rookie Valdez leaves game with hand injury

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder Esmeryln Valdez was removed from Monday night's game against Arizona after being hit in the left hand by a pitch. Valdez, who has 14 homers in limited playing time this season, took a 92 mph fastball from Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly that smacked into the area around his left wrist. The 22-year-old Valdez, who entered Monday with 24 RBIs in July, winced in pain while being tended to by medical staff. He walked slowly toward the Pittsburgh dugout and was replaced by Jared Triolo. Valdez's emergence has helped the ...

Only two players in top-10 rounds of MLB draft do not sign

NEW YORK (AP) — Pitchers Logan Schmidt and Aidan Knaak were the only two players among those picked in the first 10 rounds of baseball's amateur draft who didn't sign by Monday's deadline to agree to deals. Schmidt, an 18-year-old left-hander from Ganesha High School in California, was selected 59th overall by Cleveland on the second round, and is likely to attend LSU or a junior college. Because he didn't sign, the Guardians get an extra selection next year at No. 60. Knaak, a 21-year-old right-hander selected 163rd by Milwaukee on the fifth round, appears to be staying for a ...

This week in baseball: Weiss blames limit on pitchers for roster churn

The Atlanta Braves called up right-hander Elieser Hernández from the minor leagues, and a few days later he finally appeared in his first big league game since 2024. After throwing three scoreless innings in relief and earning the win at Baltimore, he was immediately designated for ...

Garrett wows the Rams on his first day of training camp with his new team

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams' first practice of training camp Sunday was also the first time they've lined up as a full defense with Myles Garrett on the edge. The experience left everybody on the field excited about what could be possible this season for the Rams. "We've been ...