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T-minus two weeks for baseball’s regular season

Clinching season has begun, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers becoming the first teams to wrap up spots in the postseason. Here's a quick rundown of baseball's remaining unresolved races: In the American League The New York Yankees and Boston are almost certain to join ...

Florida State fires athletics director Michael Alford

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State fired athletics director Michael Alford on Monday morning, school president Dr. Richard McCullough announced. Alford had been Florida State's athletics director since January 2022 after he was hired in the fall of 2020 to be the president of ...

True tests ahead for WVU

The annual scheduled game against an overmatched FCS opponent went about as expected last Saturday as West Virginia cruised to an easy 52-7 victory over UT Martin. It was an opportunity for nearly all players on the WVU sideline to see game action, which for some may be their only on field appearance of the season. Thirteen different Mountaineers carried the football and four quarterbacks saw action. A total of 26 defensive players showed up on the stat sheet with at least one tackle. The difference in speed between the two teams was quickly evident. Wide receiver DJ Epps looked ...

West Virginia rolls past U.T. Martin, 52-7

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a wide-open D.J. Epps down the seam. Hawkins pitched it to him, and Epps took off in all the open space for a 53-yard touchdown. The big touchdown set the tone for a day full of explosive plays against the inferior FCS U.T. ...

‘Practical Magic 2’ conjures No. 1 box office debut with $30M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Practical Magic 2" conjured a box-office victory this weekend, opening atop the North American charts nearly three decades after its predecessor grew from a modest theatrical performer into a cult favorite. The Warner Bros. sequel starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman earned an estimated $30 million from 4,146 theaters, according to estimates Sunday from Rentrak. The film knocked "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" out of the top spot after the superhero blockbuster led the domestic box office for six consecutive weekends. "Practical Magic 2" added about $16 million ...

PHS finds win column in time for rivalry week

PARKERSBURG — The point differential won’t turn any heads. Yet, Parkersburg enters rivalry week feeling better about themselves with its first win under its belt after slipping by Hurricane 21-20 Friday night at Stadium Field. “Winning solves a lot of ailments,” PHS coach Matt ...