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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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Lady Tigers fall to Keyser, defeat Bridgeport in regional action

KEYSER — Elkins finds itself in an elimination game after falling to top-seed Keyser, 15-0, Tuesday night in Class AAA, Region II play. The fourth-seeded Lady Tigers (12-15) will now host No. 5 Bridgeport today, weather permitting, in a rematch of Monday’s contest. Elkins collected a 9-5 victory over the Lady Indians at Betty Heckel Field in that game. Leighton Johnson struck out 12 and allowed five hits in going all five innings for the Lady Golden Tornado in Tuesday’s win. Keyser erupted for 11 runs in the first inning as Mady McIntyre belted a grand slam and Bibs Felton ...

Skenes flirts with no-hitter as Pirates top Rockies

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 ...