CHARLESTON — Similar to a decision made earlier this week for high school football, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sided with the regulator of high school sports, paving the way for the resumption of the class A volleyball tournament and cheer competitions. In an order ...
Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit announced Thursday that his beloved dog, Ben, died at age 10. Ben was a golden retriever who gained fame for regularly accompanying Herbstreit to games and even appearing on set and the sideline. Herbstreit, who calls college football on ESPN and NFL games on Amazon Prime Video, posted on X that cancer had spread through his dog’s organs and “there was nothing left we could do — we had to let him go.” The 55-year-old former Ohio State quarterback said he’s had dogs his whole life but “Ben was 1 on 1.” Ben last traveled to ...
WHEELING – After playing their fifth game of the 2024-25 ECHL season – all on the road (they are in Toledo tonight) – the Wheeling Nailers finally make their home debut Saturday night when the expansion Bloomington (Ill.) Bison invade WesBanco Arena for the first time. The Nailers (2-2-0 – 4) are tied for fourth place in the Northern Conference’s Eastern Division with four points following the early-season road swing in which they split a pair of two-game series with Maine and Reading, winning the first night but falling the second. “I really like, at times when we’re ...
The Hancock County Board of Education heard Monday about concerns for the future of the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency. Melanie Donofe, co-president of the Hancock County Education Association, addressed the board, asking for support in the form of a resolution to urge the West Virginia Legislature and other state officials to produce a plan to stabilize PEIA. “Right now, the proposed changes in PEIA are a 14% active and 12% retiree and non-Medicare retiree premium increase; 40% deductible and out-of-pocket max increase for employees and non-Medicare retirees; 100% ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Those first moments for Nick Chubb back on the field, back among his Browns teammates, were astounding. “It didn’t feel real,” Chubb said. "It felt like a dream." More than a year after Chubb's left knee was wrecked on a routine running play for the second time, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Reynolds homered twice, including a tiebreaking two-run drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Yankees 4-2 on Friday night and delayed New York from clinching home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs. Jazz Chisholm ...
