PITTSBURGH — Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Chicago has won four in a row and seven of eight overall. It leads the NL wild-card standings with an 88-64 ...

Earlier this month, the FBS Oversight Committee proposed a new change to the college football calendar regarding the transfer portal window. The proposed change is a single portal window, allowing athletes to enter the portal during 10 days from Jan. 2-11. This replaces the 20-day period ...

CALDWELL — Beware of the letdown. Sometimes, after a big win, a team can suffer a letdown in its next outing. Coming off a big win last week, the Edison football team is looking to avoid a letdown as it seeks its third straight victory. Last week, Edison led Martins Ferry, 21-20, in the ...

On 3rd and 6, West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol dropped back and had immediate pressure in his face. He scrambled and threw a high-arching ball to the near sideline, and sophomore running back Clay Ash came down with the ball, picking up the chains, setting up for three of 10 points ...

WHEELING — Despite significant losses to graduation, the St. Clairsville boys’ golf team continues to win. Tuesday on the sun-soaked Robert Trent Jones-designed course at the Speidel Golf Club inside Oglebay Park, the Red Devils captured their fifth consecutive OVAC Class 4A by a ...

DETROIT — Gavin Williams struck out nine in five innings, Bo Naylor hit a two-run single and the Cleveland Guardians won their season-best sixth straight game, 4-0 over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Cleveland, which has won 11 of its last 12, is now 4 1/2 games behind the Tigers in ...