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Pirates believe they’re built differently this year, sweep Reds

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes stood at his locker in a near-silent Pittsburgh clubhouse on Thursday after a four-game home sweep at the hands of St. Louis and offered a prediction when asked if he was confident things wouldn't snowball on a Pirates team still finding its way. "I think we'll be alright," the reigning NL Cy Young winner offered. Less than 72 hours later, the vibes had shifted significantly. Three very different kinds of wins in three days over a division rival trying to have a breakout season of its own will do that. As Big Sean blared from the speakers following a ...

Who will start at quarterback for WVU?

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football's 15th and final spring practice is almost two weeks in the rearview mirror. Now comes the long dead period before fall camp starts in August. Rich Rodriguez answered some questions over his twice-weekly press conferences this spring, but there are still a lot of questions unanswered. The biggest question, like last season, is who will start at quarterback when Game 1 comes around when the Mountaineers host Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5. Last year, in Year 1 under Rodriguez, WVU's quarterback battle was between Nicco Marchiol, Jaylen Henderson, Max ...

WVU gains commitment from 2027 wide receiver

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football earned a commitment for its second wide receiver for the 2027 class. Wide receiver Jacobi Pasley has reportedly committed to the Mountaineers, according to On3. Pasley is a Hinesville, Georgia, native and played his junior season at Bradwell Institute, playing receiver and defensive back. In his junior season, Pasley had 25 catches for 430 yards and six touchdowns, according to MaxPreps. He was also a threat out of the backfield and in the kick return game. Pasley racked up 688 all-purpose yards. Pasley is a speedster. He runs a 4.40 40-yard ...

Mountaineers begin key series against K-State this evening at home

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball’s game against Penn State was cancelled. It was the second time the game with the in-state rival was missed this season. Without the game, WVU has just 10 regular-season games left this season. The Mountaineers have a lot of work to do if they want ...

Wolfe tosses one-hit gem as Colts blank Vikings

PHILIPPI — Kale Wolfe twirled a one-hit gem to lift Philip Barbour to a 9-0 win over Class AA, Region II foe Petersburg on Thursday night. Wolfe struck out 13 and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before Broty Sites led off with a single to left. The Colts jumped out to a 4-0 over the first two innings as Anthony Mosesso had an RBI single, Kent Rowan and RBI fielder’s choice and another run came home on an error in the first inning. Landyn Carpenter lofted a sacrifice fly to left in the second to plate Keagan Wolfe. Philip Barbour tacked on single runs in each of ...

Tigers drop 3-1 verdict to regional foe Keyser

ELKINS — Keyser scored a pair of runs in the fifth inning to defeat Elkins, 3-1, in a battle of Class AAA, Region II foes on a cold and soggy evening at EHS Field. The Golden Tornado broke open a 1-1 deadlock when Hunter Harr drew a bases-loaded walk and Cole Holland lofted an RBI sacrifice fly to make it 3-1. The Tigers threatened in the bottom of the seventh when Isaac Shepler led off wit ha single but Williamson retired the next three batters to end the contest. Elkins trailed 1-0 before drawing even in the fourth on James Linger’s groundout plated Brady Biller, who had ...