WEIRTON — The Weir baseball team needed to bring its A-game against Wheeling Central, however, that was easier said than done. Wheeling Central tallied five runs in the top of the first inning, and the Maroon Knights did not look back en route to a 10-1 victory Wednesday evening up at the ...

SOFTBALL Creek tops East Liverpool for season sweep EAST LIVERPOOL — The Indian Creek softball team went on the road to East Liverpool and earned a season sweep of the Potters with a 10-3 victory. After the Potters struck first in the second inning, the Redskins (5-9) scored the next ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double, Jake Cronenworth added a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday. Castellanos' double began a four-run seventh inning that broke open a scoreless game and helped San Diego clinch the ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut. The deal, the largest ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martinez belted a grand slam and had a career-high four hits, and rookie Chase DeLauter delivered a two-run double to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Martinez launched a 374-foot shot to right off Steven Cruz in ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points, Evan Mobley had 22 points and tied a career high with 19 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 122-116 on Wednesday night. James Harden added 21 points for the Cavaliers, who have won four straight and seven of ...