PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin hit a two-run single to key a five-run second inning and Henry Davis tacked on a two-run homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Thursday. Milwaukee, a major league-best 95-58, leads the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their fifth consecutive NL West division title and 13th in the 14 seasons, sparked by four hits from Kyle Tucker that included a first-inning home run in an 8-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, The two-time World Series champions ...
South Boys Hoops Fundraiser The Parkersburg South boys basketball team and the Washington Bottom Lions Club are hosting a pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 8-11 a.m. at the Washington Bottom Community Building. Tickets are $5 each, available at the door. Marietta High School Athletic Hall of Fame The Marietta High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Tower Event and Conference Center. This year’s class includes: Dave Barnes (1967) — deceased; Bernie Brown (1979); Layne Carpenter (2009); Russell ...
All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES The Chase Bass Pro Shops Night Race Site: Bristol, Tennessee. Track: Bristol Motor Speedway. Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:30 p.m., qualifying, 5:35 p.m.; Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (USA). Last year: Christopher Bell charged from fifth with four laps remaining and held off Brad Keselowski by 0.343 seconds for his fourth win of the season, advancing to the Round of 12. Last race: Kyle Larson survived a crash-filled race that went to double overtime, moving from seventh to second in the Chase ...
(AP) — Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 22 Houston (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) at No. 13 Texas Tech (2-0, 0-0), Friday, 8 p.m. ET (FOX) Texas Tech, the reigning Big 12 champion and a favorite to repeat, has won its last nine home games while allowing no more than 17 points in any of them. The Red Raiders play their conference opener against a Houston team in its third season with coach Willie Fritz and looking for a real breakthrough in the Big 12. The Cougars won 10 games last year after four wins in each of their first two seasons in the ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State is on to Saturday's game against Kent State, even though most fans of the sixth-ranked Buckeyes are still fuming about last Saturday's 24-23 loss to No. 1 Texas. "A lot of people's days are made or break on a three-hour game, and we don't want that anymore ...
