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Konnor Griffin called up by Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin was called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday and was set to become the first teenage position player in the major leagues since Juan Soto in 2018. Pittsburgh selected the 19-year-old shortstop’s contract from Triple-A Indianapolis before its home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. The club tipped its hand on Thursday, featuring Griffin on various social media platforms, including an Instagram post with pictures of Griffin at PNC Park and the caption “KG has arrived in Pittsburgh.” Pittsburgh created room for Griffin on the active ...

Arizona’s Lloyd agrees to extension amid status as potential candidate for UNC job

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said Friday he’s remaining with the Wildcats after being mentioned as a potential candidate to fill the coaching vacancy at blueblood program North Carolina. “I’m happy to announce I’m staying at Arizona,” Lloyd said during his pre-practice news conference at the Final Four. “We’ve been able to get some things done the past couple days.” The school also announced it had reached an extension with Lloyd through the 2030-31 season, though it didn’t release financial terms. Lloyd had previously been under contract through ...

Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg named Associated Press Coach of the Year after breakthrough season

(AP) — Fred Hoiberg of Nebraska was named The Associated Press men's basketball coach of the year on Friday following a 28-win season that included the Cornhuskers' first NCAA Tournament win and a run to the Sweet 16. Hoiberg received 17 votes from a 61-person media panel, edging Duke's Jon Scheyer (13) to become the Big Ten's first national coach of the year since Michigan's Juwan Howard in 2021. Arizona's Tommy Lloyd received 11 votes. "It took us some time to get here, but it was all about getting the right players in here, especially the ones that the fans could get behind," ...

After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was ‘talking to the president’

(AP) — After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president.” That’s according to newly released body camera footage that also shows that Woods appeared astonished as he was handcuffed. It’s not clear if Woods was referring to President Donald Trump. Woods said he was looking at his phone when his speeding Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. The video also shows that deputies found painkiller pills in Woods’ pocket after the crash. Woods entered a not guilty plea on ...

West Virginia History

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. April 5, 1856: Booker T. Washington was born enslaved in Virginia. In 1865, he moved with his family to Malden, in Kanawha County, to join his stepfather, who had escaped from slavery during the Civil War. He became one of the most influential educators in U.S. history. April 5, 1920: Gifted hand weaver Dorothy Mayor Thompson was born. From an old schoolhouse in Canaan Valley, Tucker County, she taught generations ...

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable. This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing. But it is pausing more kinds of tests than ever before, and it is not totally clear why, said Scott Becker, chief executive officer of the Association of Public Health Laboratories. A government spokesman ...