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NBA coach, player charged in sprawling betting, Mafia-backed schemes

NEW YORK — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games ...

Scouting the opponent: TCU has high-powered passing game

West Virginia coaches and players have a lot to do during the week. They have to correct the past and then quickly prepare for the future. There are only a couple of days to do so. This is similar for journalists. Sunday and Monday are for looking at what happened in the past, and then you ...

Dodgers try to become first repeat champion in 25 years

TORONTO (AP) — Asked whether he felt like a villain, Dave Roberts tilted his head and widened his eyes, startled that he was being categorized as some baseball equivalent of Darth Vader or Lex Luthor. His Los Angeles Dodgers have been criticized for spending $509 million on its big league ...

Central’s run ends in district final

MAGNOLIA — The Catholic Central girls soccer team’s strong season came to an end in the Division V East District championship match Wednesday. The Crusaders fell, 3-0, to Berlin Hiland. The Hawks will advance to the regional tournament next week. The Crusaders, who were the No. 3 ...

Weir pulls away to reach Region 1 semifinals

WEIRTON - The outcome was never in doubt. The Weir girls soccer team netted its first goal 63 seconds into its match against Magnolia, and the second-seeded Red Riders scored their 10th less than three minutes into the second half to defeat the seventh-seeded Blue Eagles, 10-0, via mercy rule ...

True freshman Fox projected to start for WVU

Scotty Fox Jr. That’s the West Virginia quarterback name to get used to, or at least for the next couple of games. Fox recently started against UCF, after Rich Rodriguez said he won the job during the bye week in practice. Fox was quickly benched after three unsuccessful drives and subbed ...