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Beatty Park death due to fall, coroner reports

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STEUBENVILLE — A man found dead by hikers last week appeared to have fallen, Police Chief Wes Crawford said Monday. The victim, 52-year-old Randy Bake, was found Friday morning near the old Stone Lodge in the north end of Beatty Park. Crawford said evidence found at the scene “led officers to believe (he) may have fallen” from the structure, and after an autopsy the coroner concluded Bake’s injuries “were consistent with a fall.” Flora VerStraten-Merrin, president and founder of the Friends of Beatty Park volunteers, said the incident highlights one of the fundamental rules ...

Pirates rookie Valdez leaves game with hand injury

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder Esmeryln Valdez was removed from Monday night's game against Arizona after being hit in the left hand by a pitch. Valdez, who has 14 homers in limited playing time this season, took a 92 mph fastball from Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly that smacked into the area around his left wrist. The 22-year-old Valdez, who entered Monday with 24 RBIs in July, winced in pain while being tended to by medical staff. He walked slowly toward the Pittsburgh dugout and was replaced by Jared Triolo. Valdez's emergence has helped the ...

WVU football moves 2027 Ohio game up to season-opener

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football changed the date of the home matchup against Ohio, which moved up the start of the 2027 season. The Mountaineers' game against the Bobcats will be played on Aug. 28, 2027, instead of the originally slated Sept. 18, 2027, game, per release. It'll now be the home and season-opener for the 2027 season. The season was supposed to start the following week against Southern Mississippi on Sept. 4. This is the second game of a three-game contract WVU signed with Ohio in 2021. The first game of the series was in 2025, when the Mountaineers lost to the ...

Only two players in top-10 rounds of MLB draft do not sign

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NEW YORK (AP) — Pitchers Logan Schmidt and Aidan Knaak were the only two players among those picked in the first 10 rounds of baseball's amateur draft who didn't sign by Monday's deadline to agree to deals. Schmidt, an 18-year-old left-hander from Ganesha High School in California, was selected 59th overall by Cleveland on the second round, and is likely to attend LSU or a junior college. Because he didn't sign, the Guardians get an extra selection next year at No. 60. Knaak, a 21-year-old right-hander selected 163rd by Milwaukee on the fifth round, appears to be staying for a ...