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Mead goes deep twice, Nationals pound 6 homers in a 10-2 win over the Guardians

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Curtis Mead went deep twice for his first multi-homer game, Luis García Jr. finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and the Washington Nationals hit six homers in a 10-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. James Wood, Jacob Young, and CJ Abrams joined García and Mead with long balls as the Nationals matched their highest homer output of the season, first set in a 10-4 victory over Cincinnati on May 12. Wood hit a leadoff 412-foot homer on the sixth pitch of the game, and Mead added his first of the game two batters later, giving Washington a ...

Adams tabbed for OVAC HOF

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WHEELING - Jay Adams, a huge figure in the emergence of boys' soccer in the OVAC, is the latest selection for the 2026 edition of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. Adams will be among the honored at Wesbanco Arena on Aug. 15, at the annual banquet for Hall of Fame inductees. He'll be joined by previously announced selections Bob Dunlevy of Warwood and Sandy Williams of Steubenville, representing the 1960s; Bellaire St. John's Ed "Buzzy" Evans and St. Clairsville's Jeff Rice of the 1970s; Weir's Erica West and Bellaire's Charlie Ward of the 1980s; Cameron's R.C. Anderson ...

Baker provides updates on West Tower Project for WVU's Milan Puskar Stadium

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MORGANTOWN — It’s been over six months since West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker presented the West Tower Project at Milan Puskar Stadium to the WVU Board of Governors. During that meeting, Baker talked about how it’d drive more premium seating, which WVU lacked, showed renderings and presented an estimated cost for the project of $156 million. At the end of Baker's pitch, the board approved the early steps for Baker to find an engineering firm, a sales representative and an owner representative. Since the meeting, WVU has partnered with Barton Malow and March-Westin to ...

CEO of NIL enforcement: These are your rules, we just enforce them

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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — While frustration mounts across college sports and talk of breakaway conferences hits the hallways at conference's spring meetings, the leader of the agency formed to police name, image and likeness payments has a simple reminder: These are the rules you wrote. In an interview with The Associated Press this week at the Big Ten meetings, Bryan Seeley, the CEO of the 11-month-old College Sports Commission, said he has actually heard more good feedback than bad as he's started making the rounds at league meetings. The problem is that the bad stuff ...

NFL owners approve playing up to 10 international games beyond 2026 season

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NFL will be playing more games overseas. NFL owners on Tuesday approved an increase to 10 international games beyond this upcoming season. That's the maximum number of games the league can play outside the United States per the collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has said 16 international games is the goal. There will be a record nine international games this season across four continents, including the first regular-season games in France and Australia. Rio de Janeiro will be a first-time host, ...

Rain not a problem for local standouts at WVSSAC state meet

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CHARLESTON — Through rainfall that alternated between a smattering and a deluge through most of the day, athletes from the northern panhandle were able to still shine on Friday, the first day of the WVSSAC State Track and Field Championships, held at Laidley Field in Charleston. Team ...