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Marlins beat the Pirates 8-3 for their 6th straight victory

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Owen Caissie had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Sandy Alcantara (6-4) won for the third time in three starts in June, working eight innings. He gave ...

WVU coach Steve Sabins named national coach of the year

OMAHA, Neb. – It took all of two years as a head coach for Steve Sabins to reach a major coaching milestone Friday. His moment of glory was brief. “I’d stay here and celebrate, but I’ve got a game to get to,” the WVU head baseball coach said, as he rushed down a hallway inside Charles Schwab Field to get ready for the Mountaineers’ matchup against Troy. In any manner, Sabins, who was first hired as a WVU assistant coach in 2015, was named the Coach of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association after leading the Mountaineers to their first-ever ...

Derrick Lewis has President Donald Trump to thank for spot on UFC White House card

WASHINGTON (AP) — Derrick Lewis rang up his latest knockout inside the UFC cage and asked if his biggest fan was in the Tennessee crowd. Please hold. President Donald Trump was not in attendance, but he was on the line with friend and UFC CEO Dana White. White passed his phone to the fighter, and Lewis and Trump shared a quick conversation. The topic? "It's classified," Lewis said with a laugh. It sure helped a fighter such as Lewis to have a boss with a direct line to the president and even more so to have the president in his corner. Lewis, who holds the UFC record for most ...

Formula 1 shift to more engine power, less electric for 2027 agreed

PARIS (AP) — Formula 1 is set for a shift to more engine power and less electrical hybrid power from next year, but the pace of change is slower than had been planned. The new-style F1 cars for 2026 were originally designed around a 50-50 split between engine and electrical power, in theory staying more relevant to a public now used to hybrid road cars. That meant compromises which brought a backlash from top drivers like Max Verstappen, who has considered leaving F1. In reality, the split is more like 53% to 47% in favor of the engine currently, the governing body FIA said in a ...