BELLAIRE — For the second year in a row, Bellaire has staged a frantic comeback against Buckeye 8 rivals Martins Ferry inside the ‘House of Champions.’ Monday night the Big Reds (6-1) trailed the Purple Riders (3-4) by 13 points, 39-26, with a little more than a minute remaining in the ...
NEW YORK (AP) —Tennessee held onto No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the second consecutive week, though No. 2 Auburn closed the gap as the top five remained unchanged in the men’s college basketball poll Monday. The Volunteers received 50 first-place votes from the national media panel after ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is optimistic star linebacker T.J. Watt’s balky ankle won’t keep him out of Saturday’s visit to Baltimore. The perennial All-Pro twisted his left ankle late in the fourth quarter of a 27-13 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. Watt ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dylan Sampson’s amazing season is proof of Tennessee coach Josh Heupel’s ability to switch offensive gears from the up-tempo style he has run for years. Sampson has more than delivered, literally helping run the seventh-ranked Volunteers into the newly expanded ...
WHEELING — Monroe Central earned a sweep of Linsly in girls’ high school basketball action Monday night inside the Stifel Fieldhouse by a slim, 54-52, count. The Seminoles (5-2) won 59-47 last Monday in Woodsfield. The Cadets held leads of 14-13 after one quarter, 32-26 at the half and ...
BARNESVILLE — University High continued its wrestling dominance in western Belmont County Saturday by winning the 55th annual Barnesville Doan Ford Invitational. The Hawks piled up 304 points and claimed five individual titles, along with the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award. University ...