BOYS SOCCER WHEELING CENTRAL BLANKS WEIR WHEELING — The Maroon Knights made it three wins in a row, all by virtue of a shutout, to open the season thanks to a 6-0 victory against invading Weir Wednesday evening. Central struck early in the first half when Junior JD Schoolcraft scored ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vásquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. The Padres remained in possession of the National League's third ...
NEW MANCHESTER — The men set to lead their teams into the annual battle for the Carl Hamill Trophy tonight may be new in their roles, but are far from new to the rivalry. Weir High’s Chris Hill and Oak Glen’s Derrick Stickles are set to make their debuts as the head coaches of their alma maters tonight at the Bears Den. Hill is making his head coaching debut after several stops as an assistant — including a successful tenure at Oak Glen — and looking to mold the program he once won a state title with back into form. “It’s definitely special,” Hill said. ...
CONNORVILLE – There was a lot going on Wednesday during the season-opening Ohio Valley Cross Country League meet on the sun-soaked campus of Buckeye Local High School. On the course, four new individual champions, a repeat girls’ team titlist and a new boys’ team champion were crowned ...
The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday followed the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college. The decision by the Big 12 came a day after rulings by the SEC and Big Ten. Earlier Wednesday, the NFL made it clear that players who leave the NFL to return to college won't be allowed to come back to the league this season. NFL executive Troy Vincent reiterated the longstanding policy at the league's meetings Wednesday, saying any player who returns to college would not be eligible to play in the NFL until 2027. Atlantic Coast ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is having another big season going into the final tournament of the year at the Tour Championship. He picked up a $23 million bonus last week as the leading player in the FedEx Cup. His PGA Tour earnings are over $20 million for the fourth consecutive year. And that's not the full measure. Scheffler loves to play when he's at home in Dallas, whether that's at Royal Oaks or any other course in town. That often involves Si Woo Kim, who said earlier this year of their one-sided money matches, "He calls me ATM." Kim isn't alone. "Si Woo's getting a ...
