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Martins Ferry spoils Big Red’s home opener

STEUBENVILLE - Momentum plays a vital role in a volleyball match, and it is common for there to be big swings in momentum throughout a match, however, that was not the case for the Big Red volleyball team against Martins Ferry. The senior-laden Purple Riders got off to a fast start in the match, and the visitors from Belmont County kept the momentum on their side for the majority of the match as Martins Ferry swept Big Red, 25-8, 25-9, 25-16, in Big Red's home-opening match Saturday afternoon inside the Crimson Center. With the win, the Purple Riders are 1-0 on the season, while Big ...

Prep Roundups

SOCCER BROOKE BLANKS EDISON WELLSBURG - The Brooke boys soccer team topped visiting Edison on Saturday to get in the win column. The Bruins had a pair of multi-goal performances on the way to a 6-0 win over the Wildcats, improving their early season mark to 1-1-0. For Brooke, Jacob High and Jaxon Johnson each contributed two goals, while Johnson also had an assists. Giacomo Dall'omo and Cooper Wiley also had a goal each. Dall'omo, Jacob Johnson and Kai Bowers had an assist each. Bronson Pack made six saves in net for the shutout for the Bruins. Edison keeper Ronin Hartman ...

Dodgers extend winning streak with sweep of Pirates

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their sixth straight game by easing past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday. Snell (2-1) has won consecutive starts and the Dodgers have been victorious in each of his three appearances in August ...

Watson calls booing by Browns fans ‘disrespectful’ and ‘personal’

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson fired back at his detractors, calling the booing he heard from some Cleveland fans during Saturday's home preseason loss against Buffalo "disrespectful" and "personal." Watson, who has a complicated relationship with Cleveland fans because ...

DeLauter hits 2 triples and the Guardians sweep the Rockies

DENVER (AP) — Chase DeLauter had two triples and drove in two runs, Jo Adell had two RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians rolled past the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Sunday to finish a sweep of their three-game series. The win was the fourth in a row and sixth in the past eight games for the ...