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BOYS SOCCER WHEELING CENTRAL BLANKS WEIR WHEELING — The Maroon Knights made it three wins in a row, all by virtue of a shutout, to open the season thanks to a 6-0 victory against invading Weir Wednesday evening. Central struck early in the first half when Junior JD Schoolcraft scored ...

Merrill, Vásquez lead Padres over the Pirates

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vásquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. The Padres remained in possession of the National League's third ...

Rodriguez talks filling final roster spots, NFL players

MORGANTOWN — There are just under two weeks until West Virginia football’s first game of the season against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5, so a depth chart is starting to form, and the roster is becoming finalized. Rich Rodriguez still has one or two roster spots open for adding new players. Last year, Rodriguez had late additions into the season, but none really made an impact. At the start of camp, Rodriguez was asked about adding class of 2022 players affected by the new 5-for-5 ruling, like some of the other schools. At the time, the court ruling in Colorado, which granted a ...

Kwan, Bazzana lift streaking Guardians to comeback win

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Steven Kwan hit a tying double in the ninth inning, Travis Bazzana followed with a sacrifice fly and the Cleveland Guardians rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Wednesday for their seventh straight victory. Hunter Gaddis (2-3) retired the final two batters in ...

Big 12 becomes latest conference to ban former NFL players

The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday followed the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college. The decision by the Big 12 came a day after rulings by the SEC and Big Ten. Earlier Wednesday, the NFL made it clear that players who leave the NFL to return to college won't be allowed to come back to the league this season. NFL executive Troy Vincent reiterated the longstanding policy at the league's meetings Wednesday, saying any player who returns to college would not be eligible to play in the NFL until 2027. Atlantic Coast ...

Scheffler winning big at home and on the PGA Tour as season comes to an end at Tour Championship

ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is having another big season going into the final tournament of the year at the Tour Championship. He picked up a $23 million bonus last week as the leading player in the FedEx Cup. His PGA Tour earnings are over $20 million for the fourth consecutive year. And that's not the full measure. Scheffler loves to play when he's at home in Dallas, whether that's at Royal Oaks or any other course in town. That often involves Si Woo Kim, who said earlier this year of their one-sided money matches, "He calls me ATM." Kim isn't alone. "Si Woo's getting a ...