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REGULAR SEASON BASEBALL Edison rallies for walk-off win over Big Red RICHMOND — The Edison baseball team got its second big win in as many days, battling back and earning a walk-off, 4-3 win over Big Red on Wednesday evening at home. Brady Haught's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Wildcats (15-6) to the win after they had trailed 3-1 in the fourth inning. Bryce Rogers had two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs for Edison, while JD Henderson also had an RBI. Haught also fired six innings on the mound for Edison, striking out six and walking ...

Ace Maxx Yehl looking to have another dominant performance for No. 9 WVU baseball

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia pitcher Maxx Yehl doesn’t get the average treatment of a regular college pitcher. After pitching, his week leading up to his next start includes massages, red light therapy and ice baths. Yehl is doing everything a MLB pitcher does after pitching. “We're treating Maxx like a big leaguer,” head coach Steve Sabins said. “Because he is a big leaguer… The truth is that that guy should pitch for another 15 years. He's that good. He's an exceptional talent.” Yehl is coming off his best start of the season, which is saying something because he ...

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 ...