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Skenes flirts with no-hitter as Pirates top Rockies

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight masterful innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates topple the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Tuesday night. The reigning National League Cy Young winner carried a no-hitter into the seventh while retiring 18 of the first 19 batters he faced. Colorado's Mickey Moniak broke up the no-hit bid when he dumped a single into left-center field with one out in the seventh. Skenes (6-2) retired Hunter Goodman and TJ Rumfield to end the threat. Skenes returned for the eighth, giving up a one-out double to Troy Johnston before getting a flyout ...

Home runs coming at the right time for WVU

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MORGANTOWN — No. 7 Kansas took a 2-1 lead over then No. 15 West Virginia baseball in the second inning in the final game of the series. The Jayhawks looked like they’d finally figured it out and had a chance at avoiding a series sweep. But in the third inning, the Mountaineers power hitter Sean Smith came to the plate. Smith launched a home run to center for a two-run homer, squandering any momentum Kansas had in the following inning. From there, WVU went on to score 10 runs, mercy-rule the Jayhawks and sweep the series. Smith celebrated in the dugout with a WVU football helmet ...

Wolfe pitches Colts to win over Bulldogs

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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 ...

Sabins dealing with 'the swings'

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MORGANTOWN — Peaks and valleys, yeah, Steve Sabins knows a bit about both. Three games shy of wrapping up just his second regular season as West Virginia’s head baseball coach, it’s likely Sabins has already either been fired on social media or hailed as a conquering hero dozens of ...

New suggested College Football Playoff format favors WVU

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MORGANTOWN — It seems like every month, there's a new proposed College Football Playoff format. May 2026 is no different. The American Football Coaches Association supported the adoption of a 24-team playoff field, which would, in turn, eliminate conference championship games, according to an article published by Yahoo Sports. For those wondering, the coaches in the association included Illinois' Bret Bielema, Oklahoma's Brent Venables, Vanderbilt's Clark Lea, SMU's Rhett Lashlee, Texas Tech's Joey McGuire and Michigan State's new head coach Pat Fitzgerald. The College Football ...

Lady Bulldogs fall to Senior in regular-season finale

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FAIRMONT — Tygarts Valley concluded regular-season play with a 15-7 setback to Big 10 Conference member Fairmont Senior on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Bulldogs (7-13) will be the second seed in the Class A, Region II tournament and are scheduled to host No. 3 East Hardy today. Fifth seed Pocahontas County travels to No. 4 Tucker County today as well in Class A, Region II action. Defending state champion Pendleton County is the top seed in the double-elimination tourney and will host the winner between Pocahontas County and Tucker County in its first game. Addie Riddle and ...