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FOOTBALL MADONNA FALLS AT MATHEWS VIENNA — The Madonna football team dropped a 41-7 loss on the road at Mathews on Thursday night. The game was changed to a road game after previously being set to be played at Oak Glen as a Blue Dons home game. The Mustangs opened a 21-0 lead after the first quarter before Madonna got on the board in the second quarter. The hosts led 34-7 at halftime. Mathews, in the thick of the the Division VI playoff race in Ohio, improves to 4-2. The loss is the third-straight for the Blue Dons and drops them to 1-4 at the midpoint of the season. ...

Pirates secure their first non-losing season since 2018

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ronny Simon raced home on Spencer Horwitz's eighth inning sacrifice fly and the Pittsburgh Pirates assured themselves of the club's first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Simon reached on a walk by Ryne Stanek ...

Porter ‘definitely’ wants to play this season

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. "definitely" sees himself playing at some point this season. When that is, even Porter doesn't know, though he didn't rule out making his 2026 debut on Sunday against Cincinnati. The fourth-year pro sat out each of Pittsburgh's first two games. Coach Mike McCarthy held him out of the opener against Atlanta that McCarthy said was his decision. Porter than watched a loss in New England last weekend from the sideline because of back pain. All of it has been set against a backdrop of stalled contract negotiations ...

Guardians edge Red Sox to clinch playoff spot

BOSTON (AP) — Angel Martínez homered and Joey Cantillo threw five one-hit innings in a bulk relief role as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Cleveland is guaranteed at least an American ...

WVU DC Zac Alley still sees areas to clean up

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had a comfortable lead on No. 25 Virginia, 38-21, with under two minutes to play in the game. The Mountaineers just needed one more stop on defense, meaning turning them over on downs, to give the offense the ball back, running the rest of the clock out. Instead, quarterback Beau Pribula and the Cavaliers drove down the field 75 yards to score before time expired. Virginia’s offensive drive was helped by a targeting from corner Nick Taylor and a pass interference from corner Chams Diagne. In eight plays, Virginia scored. It didn’t matter in the ...

Safety JaCorey Thomas receives preliminary injunction to play in 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football received some good news out of the courtroom Wednesday afternoon. Newly committed Georgia safety transfer JaCorey Thomas was granted eligibility by receiving a preliminary injunction at the Monroe County Circuit Court in Indiana. Thomas was one of around 100 college athletes seeking an injunction after the NCAA made new 5-for-5 rules regarding eligibility, which didn’t include class of 2022 athletes. Thomas has been practicing with the teams since committing just before the season started, and was even spotted on the sidelines of the U.T. ...