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Women’s soccer kicks off the WVU academic year with win over Dayton

MORGANTOWN — Women’s soccer kicked off the fall sports for West Virginia with a win, hoping to mean good things for the rest of the school year. The No. 20-ranked Mountaineers woke up in the second half to notch a 2-0 win over Dayton Thursday night, securing the first win of the season. WVU picked up the season-opening win while it celebrates 30 years of women’s soccer. This was the first of three home games for WVU, playing mostly local schools. The Mountaineers host Penn State on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions aren’t ranked in the top 25, but received votes. Penn State ...

Scheffler shoots 61 to take 3-shot lead in Memphis in playoff opener

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler birdied the first five holes and shot a 9-under 61 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. "Really just a dream start," Scheffler said. "Probably one of the best starts I've had on tour, to be honest with you. I ...

LIV players returning to PGA Tour has been a trickle

Any notion that players lured away by the Saudi Arabia riches of LIV Golf would never return to the PGA Tour doesn't hold much water these days. Five months from now, there could be as many as five ex-LIV players teeing it up at the season opener in California. Brooks Koepka was the first to ...

Yubol takes LPGA Tour lead into the weekend in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand shot her second straight 6-under 66 to take the second-round lead Friday in The Standard Portland Classic at Columbia-Edgewater Country Club. "It's pretty good day for my putter." Yubol said. Fellow Thai player Pajaree Anannarukarn was a stroke back with Sophia Schubert and Hye-Jin Choi. Anannarukarn and Schubert shot 66, and Choi had a 67 on the tree-lined course. "I had five or six weeks off at home leading up to this, and I worked really hard," Schubert said. "Worked on my putting because that's what I need to work on. It's ...