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Toronto improves to 5-0 with win over Oak Glen

TORONTO - The Toronto football team has been led by its defense so far this season, and the defense led the way once again Friday night against Oak Glen. In the first half, the Red Knights' defense forced the Golden Bears to punt four times, turn the ball over on downs twice and fumble once, while the Toronto offense turned three of its drives into touchdowns en route to a 28-7 victory on Homecoming at Clarke Hinkle Field. The visitors picked up a first down on their first possession of the game, however, the drive stalled after that, and 30-yard punt gave the hosts the ball at their ...

FOOTBALL ROUNDUPS

EDISON GETS BIG WIN AT WEIR WEIRTON — The Edison football team got back in the win column and spoiled the Red Riders home opener on Friday night, earning a 36-6 victory at Jimmy Carey Stadium. Brett Hellyer ran for three touchdowns in the game, while Bryson Cunningham threw a touchdown pass to Will Norris. Edison improves to 2-3 with the win, while Weir High falls to 0-4. The Wildcats visit undefeated Toronto next Friday night, while Weir High will host Tyler Consolidated. CRUSADERS TOP THE PANTHERS YORKVILLE — The Catholic Central football team earned a hard-fought ...

Steelers rule Porter out again amid back issues, stalled contract talks

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. will not play on Sunday against New England. The club declared Porter out on Friday. Porter was listed as a limited participant during practice all week. The team described Porter's limitation as conditioning-related early in ...

Griffin leads Pirates rally past the Royals to reach .500

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin had four hits, Brandon Lowe hit his 32nd homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates surged past the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night. Pittsburgh churned out 15 hits against Kansas City to overcome an early four-run deficit to move back to .500 ...

Ramírez reaches 1,000 RBIs as Guardians stay atop AL Central

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez and rookie Travis Bazzana homered and Joey Cantillo pitched six scoreless innings as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Athletics 5-3 on Friday night and stay atop the AL Central. Ramírez connected in the sixth inning to give the Guardians a ...

WVU football’s defense faces big test against No. 25 Virginia’s veteran offensive line

MORGANTOWN — Age is just a number, but for No. 25 Virginia football, the Cavaliers used it as a tool to create one of the best offensive lines in college football. Virginia’s offensive line consists of two seventh-year players, who are the last of their kind, two sixth-years and a fifth-year. The average age of the unit is 24, which is two years over the average graduating age. On the field, Virginia’s offensive line has totaled over 11,000 snaps. Now, West Virginia football gets a taste of all that experience when the Mountaineers head to Charlotte on Saturday. “It’s ...