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Larson ends drought with victory at Gateway

15+ hour, 47+ min ago   (684+ words) MADISON, Ill. – Kyle Larson ended a 51-race winless streak Sunday, edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman in overtime of a crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway that shook up the playoff standings. Larson, the defending series champion,…...

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Five things we learned in Week 3

15+ hour, 52+ min ago   (745+ words) Each Monday we’ll look back at the highlights of the week that was in local high school football. This week there was an epic comeback by South Fayette, Fort Cherry’s revenge, more success for unbeaten teams and a first win…...

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Game of the Week: Young QBs meet as Fort Cherry hosts California

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (414+ words) California’s Brandon Meier and Fort Cherry’s Colin Sieg were certainly impressive in their varsity debuts at quarterback last Friday night. For an encore, they will face off in Week 2. The Rangers host the Trojans, 7 p.m. tonight for a nonconference…...

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Look who’s 2-0: Burgettstown, Trinity proving themselves with strong starts

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (795+ words) Trinity is one of the biggest schools in Washington County and Burgettstown is on the smaller side, but both have something in common. Their football teams are off to strong starts and are proving doubters wrong. The Hillers lost their…...

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Wild Things attempt to complete sweep of Florence

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (471+ words) Zach Kirby took a shutout into the seventh inning, Cole Fowler hit a solo home run and Isaias Quiroz drove in three runs as the Wild Things opened the Frontier League playoffs with an 8-3 victory over Florence on Wednesday night…...

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O-R Athlete of the Week: Joel Rizor, West Greene

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (468+ words) Rizor’s week: The second quarter of West Greene’s 50-6 win over Brownsville Friday night will long live in the memories of the Pioneer faithful. After not scoring in their first five quarters of the season, West Greene put 44 points up in…...

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Heyward calls franchise tag ‘stupid’ as Steelers near Porter Jr. deadline

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (457+ words) The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle said Wednesday that the mechanism which lets teams retain control over their players beyond the length of their current contract is “stupid.” “It hampers players,” the seven-time Pro Bowler said. “Why should any team…...

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Bentworth girls breeze past Chartiers-Houston in section opener

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (693+ words) ELLSWORTH – Bentworth has a newly hung banner commemorating last year’s WPIAL Class A girls soccer title at the midfield stripe of Ellsworth Stadium. The Bearcats certainly looked the part of a defending district champion on Wednesday night. From the start,…...

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WVU’s Rodriguez admits need for more aggressive playcalling

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (633+ words) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football’s offense in the first half against Coastal Carolina couldn’t have gone any better. The Mountaineers had 24 points, 336 total yards and averaged 7.5 yards per play. The ground attack, which is supposed to be the strength, had…...

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Vaeth deserved to win FL’s Manager of Year award

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (745+ words) It was announced last week that Wild Things first baseman Andrew Czech and pitcher Kobe Foster won the Frontier League’s top two individual awards, the Most Valuable Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, in a vote of the independent…...