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Alley figuring out positions for deep linebacker room

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had a lot of changes on defense. A lot of players graduated and linebacker was no different. Linebackers and defensive leaders Reid Carrico and Chase Wilson are both gone. A few depth pieces, like Ben Bogle, transferred out, too. With the departures, WVU hit the transfer portal hard and added veterans who have played a lot of football. The Mountaineers picked up Tyler Stolsky from Florida Atlantic, Illinois’ Malachi Hood, Jason Hall from Villanova and Isaiah Patterson from UNLV. All four of them played in 12-plus games last season. There are ...

Tigers shut out Guardians without a strikeout, a first in MLB since 2014

DETROIT (AP) — Keider Montero pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers blanked the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Thursday despite failing to record a strikeout. The Tigers became the first team to blank an opponent without a strikeout since Rick Porcello did it to ...

Spieth off to start he needs, shares lead in PGA playoff opener

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Spieth believes he's playing better golf and he finally got a score to show for it Thursday. He was bogey-free for a 5-under 65 that gave him a four-way share of the lead in the FedEx St. Jude Championship and boosted his hopes of extending his season. Rocket ...

Rodgers wishes today’s preseason game with Packers was in Green Bay

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has one regret about starting his final NFL season with an exhibition game against the team that drafted him. He would have preferred Thursday's matchup with the Packers take place in Green Bay rather than Pittsburgh. Rodgers wanted to have one ...

McCarthy and Heidenreich’s homecomings get real as preseason begins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate. How could they not be? The chance for McCarthy to lead his hometown team brought the first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach to tears when he was hired in January. The image last ...