CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball made a layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime, Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell's attempt at a winning layup at the buzzer, and the Charlotte Hornets beat Miami 127-126 in a wild start to the NBA's play-in games, eliminating the Heat from the playoffs ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Abrams hit a solo shot down the left-field line in the fourth inning to extend the Nationals’ lead to 4-1. He also hit the ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s secondary was hit the hardest this offseason with graduations and transfers. Do-it-all defensive back Fred Perry ran out of eligibility, and so did corner Michael Coats Jr., who, for part of the regular season, was one of the higher-rated corners. With all the departures, Rich Rodriguez had to overhaul the secondary, especially at corner. This time around, Rodriguez and cornerbacks coach Rod West focused on adding size and length on the outside because that was one of the reasons that WVU's secondary struggled, especially against Big 12 ...
NFL reporter Dianna Russini has resigned from The Athletic less than a week after published photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort prompted an internal investigation at The New York Times-owned sports outlet. The New York Post last week published the ...
MOUNDSVILLE — Wheeling Park mounted a comeback attempt with four runs in the top of the seventh inning Monday, but the Monarchs were able to close the door on a home win, 7-5, in high school softball action. Lily Dijkstra earned the win, pitching the full seven innings and striking out three. John Marshall leadoff hitter Nora Shock collected four hits including a double, scoring three times and driving in one run. Paislee Babiczuk had two RBI. Aubrey Lilley doubled and had one RBI. Harmony Bittner was saddled with the loss for Wheeling Park. She struck out three in six innings. ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy went from becoming the sixth player with the career Grand Slam to only the fourth player to win the Masters two years in a row. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only other players to occupy both clubs. Elite company, indeed. If joining the first group ...
