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St. Clairsville leads Buckeye 8 golf tournament after Day 1

CADIZ – St. Clairsville took a giant step towards its seventh consecutive Buckeye 8 boys’ golf championship Monday during wet conditions at the par-72 Cadiz Country Club. The Red Devils shot a four-player total of 2-over par 290 to take a 13-shot advantage over second-place Union Local. Martins Ferry sits in third with a score of 310, followed by Beaver Local (321) and Barnesville (345) to round out the top 5 teams. Individually, the medalist race is shaping up to be a good one as 13 players are within seven shots of the lead. Red Devils senior Mavrik Malin leads the way with a ...

AL wild-card race looks like it could be lots of fun

The middle of the American League standings has turned into a medicore mess. It might make for a fascinating playoff race. There are seven teams fighting for the final AL wild-card spot and all of them have a record below .500. The Baltimore Orioles would make the playoffs if the season ...

LIV Golf to end season early and cancel the Michigan team event

LIV Golf is ending its season one week earlier than planned, announcing Monday it will not hold the team championship in Michigan next week and instead crown the team champion this week 20 miles north of Indianapolis. The 12 events this year — New Orleans was previously postponed — is ...

OVAV HOF dinner, inductions held

The 22nd annual OVAC Hall of Fame Induction ceremony was held Saturday inside WesBanco Arena in downtown Wheeling. Inductees included, front row, from left, Joy Anderson representing the late R.C. Anderson; H. Dugan Hill; Nancy West representing Perry West; Nancy Hofreuter-Ohara representing ...

Reynolds, Lowe, and Yorke lead Pirates past Red Sox after delay

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds, Brandon Lowe, and Nick Yorke each had two RBIs to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Red Sox 8-3 after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay on Sunday. The tarp came out after the sixth inning at 3:35 p.m. local time, and play resumed at 6:05. The Pirates won ...

Steelers invest in DT Keeanu Benton, signing him to 5-year deal

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers and defensive tackle Keeanu Benton have agreed to a new five-year contract that will keep Benton in black and gold into the next decade. The deal, which carries a total value of $73.75 million, replaces Benton's rookie contract that he signed after ...