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Doddridge passing game lifts Mountain State

ST. MARYS – On a night when a whole host of deserving candidates could have claimed Most Valuable Player honors, West Virginia’s Landon Thomas claimed the hardware as the Mountaineer squad snapped a two-game losing streak with a dominating 26-7 win over the Ohio squad in the 31st Annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Football Classic at Bill Hanlin Stadium in St. Marys. Thomas earned MVP honors for the West Virginia squad after catching four passes for 108 yards and a pair of first half touchdowns. The former Doddridge County Bulldog made his presence felt right away as he caught ...

Knicks win 1st NBA title in 53 years

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they're the Champion Knicks. For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA. Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night. The Knicks won the series 4-1, rallying from double-digit deficits in all four of those victories. The deficit was 16 on Saturday night. Brunson and the Knicks were never fazed. "I have no words," Brunson, the NBA Finals MVP, said during the ...

Post 15 defeats Marietta, 7-6, in extras

MARIETTA — Easton Miller’s eighth-inning line drive hit off the back of the infield umpire and rolled into center field to plate the go-ahead run in Parkersburg Post 15’s 7-6 win over Marietta Post 64 Friday at Pioneer Park. Post 15 (5-3) trailed 3-1 after three and 5-2 after five, but put up a three-spot in the sixth to force extras and plated a pair in the eighth to claim the victory. Cam Cumpston, who scored three runs in the game, led off the eighth with a single and later scored on Miller’s base knock. Nic Akers, who started the game on the mound, tacked on an important ...

U.S. opens home World Cup with win

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun fired his second goal into the top far corner of Paraguay's net and then led his American teammates to the corner of their home stadium, reveling in the frenzy created by their historic first half at their World Cup opener. The world's biggest soccer tournament finally returned to the U.S. on Friday night after a generation of anticipation. With this phenomenal match, the Americans also look like they've arrived. Balogun scored twice in the Americans' three-goal barrage before halftime, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 ...

Deal is reached to end Iran war, Trump orders stop to US naval blockade

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately available. Key mediator Pakistan said the signing will be Friday in Switzerland. Key issues like Iran's nuclear program are expected to be addressed later. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a deal had been reached and said he had authorized an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, imposed in retaliation for ...

Music Review: On Paul McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane,’ an ex-Beatle reminisces

NEW YORK (AP) — After all these years, it's hard to conceive of something unprecedented happening in Beatles world. But here it is, on Paul McCartney's new disc "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," the first-ever duet between surviving band members McCartney and Ringo Starr. It's lovely. The two men reminisce about a hardscrabble childhood in Liverpool that they never considered rough because, as the title says, it was "Home to Us." On one level, it's remarkable that these men, now in their mid-80s, are still turning out new music. Occasionally, they'll remind you of heights they once ...