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Rodriguez talks how WVU football is closing the gap financially

MORGANTOWN — It’s been almost a month since West Virginia football’s Gold-Blue Spring Festival, or spring game. That means it’s been a month since Rich Rodriguez talked in front of the local media. However, Rodriguez has done some national media appearances and recently sat down for ...

Rodriguez drives in a pair of runs in his return to the majors, Pirates top Rockies, 7-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Endy Rodriguez had two hits and drove in a pair of runs in his return to the majors and the Pittsburgh Pirates breezed past the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Thursday. Rodriguez, a catcher once considered among the top prospects in Pittsburgh’s farm system before missing all of 2024 and most of 2025 due to a pair of elbow injuries, doubled off Chase Dollander (3-3) in the second and added a two-run single in the third in his first big league appearance since June 6, 2025. Ryan O’Hearn had three hits for Pittsburgh, including a two-run homer in the first as the ...

Weather pushes back softball regional play

ELKINS — Elkins, Buckhannon-Upshur and Tygarts Valley will all need wins this week to stay alive in regional action which was pushed back on Wednesday due to the weather. The fourth-seeded Lady Tigers (12-15) face fifth-seed Bridgeport at 5 p.m. Friday in a Class AAA, Region II elimination ...

Prep baseball regional pairings revealed

ELKINS — Elkins High School is guaranteed of at least one game in the postseason after the WVSSAC released the regional brackets on Wednesday. The Tigers are the fourth seed in the six-team Class AAA, Region II double-elimination tourney and will host Keyser on Monday. Sixth-seed Lewis ...

Mountaineers looking for another dominant effort from Yehl

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia pitcher Maxx Yehl doesn’t get the average treatment of a regular college pitcher. After pitching, his week leading up to his next start includes massages, red light therapy and ice baths. Yehl is doing everything a MLB pitcher does after pitching. ...

Wolfe pitches Colts to win over Bulldogs

PHILIPPI — Kale Wolfe struck out 13 and allowed just one hit in going all five innings to lift Philip Barbour to an 11-0 victory over Tygarts Valley on Tuesday night. The Colts gave Wolfe all the run support he would need in the first, plating three runs as Anthony Mosesso lofted an RBI ...