WHEELING – The Ohio Valley is well-known for its passion for the game of football. Saturday, that devoted fanbase will be able to watch a pair of championship games inside WesBanco Arena. Prior to the AAL Championship Game between the Wheeling Miners (6-2) and Columbus (Ga.) Lions (8-0) at ...
LONDON (AP) — There’s no panic in Coco Gauff. Down a set after untimely double-faults, Gauff rallied past Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time. The two-time major champion raised her arms in the air after Pegula sent a weak ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Folarin Balogun's presence on the field for the United States against Belgium had a seismic impact on the world of soccer, but he ultimately played a forgettable role in the Americans' 4-1 loss in the World Cup round of 16 on Monday. The 25-year-old striker, who had three ...
The Chicago Cubs battered San Diego to the tune of a 23-3 score that would have seemed more appropriate for an old Bears-Chargers matchup. Then, in their very next game, they lost to St. Louis 17-1. The Cubs have been a tough team to figure out this season. By May 9 they'd already had two ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mikel Merino was still on the bench in the final minutes of regulation, with Spain coach Luis de la Fuente worried about hanging on to his substitutes as long as possible because of looming extra time. The Arsenal forward made all that fretting moot. Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 on Monday to end the World Cup career of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Merino had just been knocked down, and a foul was called. While Portugal's Bernardo Silva argued, Merino played the ball back in, ran toward the goal ...
LONDON (AP) — Arthur Fery used to come to Wimbledon when he was a kid to watch Roger Federer on Centre Court. He grew up only five minutes away from the All England Club. On Monday, the tables were turned when Federer was in attendance watching Fery on the sport's most famous court as he became the first British wild card to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam in the professional era (since 1968). Fery beat fellow wild Grigor Dimitrov — a former top-five player — 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7). When it was over Fery, dropped his racket to the grass and held his hands up in ...
