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Brooke boys battle back to earn draw on Cancer Awareness Night

WELLSBURG - The Brooke boys' soccer team wanted a win against Monroe Central, but it was not to be Thursday night. The Seminoles jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, however, the Bruins battled back and knotted the score on two occasions as the game ended up being deadlocked at halftime. Brooke came out strong to start the second half, however, the Bruins were unable to get a shot into the back of the net and the game ended in a 3-3 tie in Brooke's annual Cancer Awareness Game on Paul" Bud" Billiard Field inside historic Brooke Memorial Stadium. "They caught us sleeping," Brooke (5-11-3) ...

Halpin’s go-ahead homer lifts Guardians to ALCS lead

CLEVELAND (AP) — In a season where Cleveland rookies helped propel to the Guardians to their third straight AL Central title, it was the team's emotional spark plug that powered the Guardians to a pivotal victory in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series. Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run ...

Rodgers vs. Bowles should be a chess match when Steelers visit Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Todd Bowles will have to be quite creative to surprise Aaron Rodgers. Known for his complex defensive schemes and disguising his blitz packages, Bowles and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers are facing an elite quarterback who has seen everything in a distinguished NFL ...

Brewers sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer off reliever Tanner Scott in the sixth inning, Milwaukee's bullpen slammed the door late and the Brewers rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series to earn their first trip to the World Series since 1982. No. 9 hitter David Hamilton's two-out solo shot off Edwin Díaz gave the Brewers a two-run cushion in the ninth. Hamilton had just four homers in the regular season. Shohei Ohtani's first home run of the postseason helped put the Dodgers ahead 4-0 early before ...

Weir’s Meneely, Madonna’s Kaczmarek compete in state golf tournament

WHEELING - The Class AA and A West Virginia state golf championships teed off at Oglebay Resort's Speidel Golf Course on Wednesday and a pair of local golfers were competing. In Class AA, Weir High senior Guy Meneely fired an 11-over 82 to sit in a tie for sixth place through the first day ...

Day says focus should be on this season

COLUMBUS – Ohio State's 13-10 loss to Indiana in last season's Big Ten football championship game was 10 months ago but for Ryan Day it is ancient history. The word rematch has gotten quite a workout this week with No. 4 Ohio State (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) going to No. 5 Indiana (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) on Saturday for what almost certainly is the biggest game ever played in IU's Memorial Stadium. “I think everybody has their own thoughts and emotions. But I think, as we talked on Sunday and we'll talk again today in our team meeting, nothing that happened in the past has anything to do ...