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SOCCER BROOKE BLANKS EDISON WELLSBURG - The Brooke boys soccer team topped visiting Edison on Saturday to get in the win column. The Bruins had a pair of multi-goal performances on the way to a 6-0 win over the Wildcats, improving their early season mark to 1-1-0. For Brooke, Jacob High and Jaxon Johnson each contributed two goals, while Johnson also had an assists. Giacomo Dall'omo and Cooper Wiley also had a goal each. Dall'omo, Jacob Johnson and Kai Bowers had an assist each. Bronson Pack made six saves in net for the shutout for the Bruins. Edison keeper Ronin Hartman ...

Wheeling Central rallies past Big Red

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EAST WHEELING – With a West Virginia Class A/AA state championship on its resume from last fall, the Wheeling Central girls’ soccer team knows it is going to get every opponent’s best shot. Saturday on the artificial pitch at the sun-soaked J.B. Chambers Memorial Field on 16th Street, ...

Smith throws a TD pass as Jets top Steelers 17-0

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Geno Smith capped a perfect one-series cameo by throwing for a touchdown and the New York Jets picked off a pair of passes in a 17-0 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday night. Smith, who sat out New York's preseason opener with a sore left ankle, started and drove ...

Verstappen extends contract with Red Bull to 2030 after he weighed up leaving F1

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ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Max Verstappen says he seriously considered leaving Formula 1 before the four-time champion instead committed to four more years with Red Bull on Thursday. The announcement of his contract extension ahead of Verstappen's home Dutch Grand Prix this weekend ends speculation that he could seek a blockbuster move to another team or quit the sport. It comes despite Red Bull struggling to match the pace of leading team Mercedes this season, and Verstappen's own frustration with how much the 2026 cars rely on electrical power. "After the first few races ...

Skenes intent on staying the course amid slump

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes insists he has had stretches during his still-burgeoning career when he has had to grit his teeth and grind through it. The problem is, it rarely seemed like it. Spending two seasons doing things few pitchers in the history of the game have done — as ...

Pettigrew leads Bellaire over Buckeye Local

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BELLAIRE – For anyone wondering if Bellaire’s Raekwon Pettigrew had fully recovered from a serious ankle injury suffered during week 4 of last season, Friday night’s performance, albeit it only for one half, should prove that he is indeed 100 percent. The fleet-footed senior returned a ...