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McCarthy gets unassisted double play as Rockies beat Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mickey Moniak doubled, tripled, and homered on his 28th birthday, Jake McCarthy had the first unassisted double play by a left fielder in the majors since 2013, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Wednesday night. The Rockies ended a three-game ...

Martinez, Messick help Guardians finish sweep of Angels

CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martinez's leadoff homer got Cleveland started and rookie Parker Messick had another strong outing as the Guardians beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Wednesday to finish a three-game series sweep. Martinez homered off Reid Detmers (1-4) and the Guardians improved to ...

Harden scores 30, Cavs rally past Pistons in OT for 3-2 series lead

DETROIT (AP) — James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference ...

Council pulls the plug on Belleview Park water slide

STEUBENVILLE – A water slide isn’t going to be one of the attractions when Steubenville’s newly revamped Belleview Pool reopens for the summer. The slide, manufactured in Canada, is equipped with railings that don’t meet U.S. safety standards. Council members have said they didn’t authorize the purchase and aren’t sure who did and that they learned of it only after it had been delivered. But City Manager Mike Johnson said he learned from the Ohio Department of Health Tuesday that the pool can’t open unless the slide can pass inspection—and the slide won’t pass ...

Fast start lifts Bears in tourney opener

NEW MANCHESTER — Oak Glen’s title defense got off to a fast start and Golden Bears pitching and defense made sure it was enough. Oak Glen, the defending Class AA champs, opened Region 1 tournament action at home on Tuesday and jumped ahead of visiting Doddrridge County with a three-run ...

Weber’s homer kick-starts Red Riders in tourney opener

WEIRTON - The Weir softball team got off to a slow start against Ravenswood, however, the Red Riders erupted in the bottom of the fourth to put the game away. Top-seeded Weir belted three home runs - two of which were back-to-back - and scored 11 runs on six hits in the fourth on its way to securing an 11-0 victory against the No. 4 seed via mercy rule in four-and-a-half innings in West Virginia Class AA Region 1 action Tuesday evening up at the Roberta "Birdie" DeFrancis Softball Field. Bella Weber's homer opened the scoring the started the big inning. "We started off really ...