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Baseball union head criticizes MLB salary cap ad campaign

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The head of baseball's players' union chastised management on Tuesday for its advertising campaign in support of a salary cap while Commissioner Rob Manfred maintained the proposal was developed in response to fans. Bruce Meyer, who took over when Tony Clark was forced ...

How West Virginia Is Regulating Casino Gaming as It Moves Online

West Virginia’s casino industry has long been tied to racetracks, licensed venues and state lottery oversight. The newer change is that casino gaming is no longer limited to a physical property. Online casinos now sit inside the same regulated structure, with digital accounts, approved ...

Disney gets sinking feeling as live-action ‘Moana’ underwhelms at box office

The Walt Disney Company's live action "Moana" may be the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office, but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters. The movie, which cost a reported $250 million to produce, earned just $43 million from ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. Internationally, it earned $52 million from 50 markets, adding up to a $95 million global debut. The studio bet big on "Moana," one of its most popular franchises. The 2016 animated film is the most watched movie on Disney+. Its sequel, which was stitched together ...

Pair from WVU selected in MLB Amateur Draft

MORGANTOWN — Dawson Montesa and Maxx Yehl beat expectations Saturday, big time. The two WVU pitchers were selected during the first day of the MLB Amateur Draft, Montesa with the 72nd overall selection by the St. Louis Cardinals and Yehl was picked 91st overall by the Kansas City Royals. “Turned down draft opportunity last season. Bet on himself,” WVU head coach Steve Sabins posted on social media about Yehl. “Took WVU baseball to Omaha. Became the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year and a 3rd Rounder.” Both pitchers were slotted as fourth- or fifth-round picks, but ...

Kendall transitions into junior season at Findlay

As he prepares for his junior season at the University of Findlay, Marietta High School graduate Alex Kendall would love nothing more than to see his collegiate career unfold in the same manner his high school basketball career at MHS did. Kendall played a supporting role on the Tigers ...