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Baseball Players Propose Limiting Optional Assignments To Minors, Giving More Pay And Service Time
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (498+ words) During a bargaining session Wednesday with Major League Baseball, the union proposed that a pitcher optioned after an outing of at least nine outs or 50 pitches during the seven days before the break be given major league pay and service…...
Cowboys" C. J. Goodwin Announces Retirement From NFL After 12 Years
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (341+ words) ST. CLAIRSVILLE - C. J. Goodwin's journey from East Wheeling to playing 12 seasons in the NFL came to a halt Saturday night when the Linsly graduate announced his retirement during an event held inside the Crescent Acres Event Center. The 36-year-old only played…...
Post 159 steps up to sponsor The Wall That Heals
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (363+ words) BELMONT COUNTY -- Larry Barnes" voice caught as he talked about his friends whose names are on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The commander of American Legion Post 159 in St. Clairsville was in Washington, D. C. , at the dedication of the memorial in 1982 with…...
Embattled QB Brendan Sorsby To Become Eligible For 2027 NFL Draft After Opting Not To Sue The League
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (297+ words) The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams on Tuesday informing them that Sorsby, a quarterback whose college career ended when the NCAA banished him for gambling activity that included wagers on his own team while on the roster at…...
Relay for America crosses Jefferson County on its way to Washington, D. C.
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (321+ words) WHEELING --Main Street in Wheeling became the road to Washington, D. C. , Wednesday night as a cross-country relay honoring America's 250th anniversary carried an American flag across the historic Suspension Bridge from Bridgeport into the Friendly City, where runners were greeted by a…...
New chapter begins at Mary H. Weir Public Library with new director
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (519+ words) WEIRTON - A new chapter got under way Wednesday among the shelves of books and other materials at the Mary H. Weir Public Library. It was Philip Neilson's first day as the library's new executive director, officially taking over following the retirement…...
Florida Panthers Bring Back Goaltender Jacob Markstrom In A Trade With The Devils
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (481+ words) The Florida Panthers traded for their second goaltender in as many days, acquiring Jacob Markstrom in a deal with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday that all but certainly signals the end of Sergei Bobrovsky's storied run in South Florida....
Hancock Commission approves year-long agreement for animal shelter
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (308+ words) NEW CUMBERLAND - The Jefferson County Humane Society will have a full year of managing the Hancock County Animal Shelter following a renewal of its agreement with Hancock County commissioners. County commissioners, Tuesday, approved a new year-long lease and operating agreement…...
Brooke Commission approves X-ray machine bid for courthouse
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (400+ words) WELLSBURG - Brooke County commissioners are moving forward with a plan to upgrade security measures at the county courthouse facilities with the purchase of two new X-ray machines. As part of their meeting Tuesday morning, commissioners approved a bid from Auto…...
Mark Kellogg Navigating How To Coach WVU Women's Basketball Without Star Jordan Harrison
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (666+ words) MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia women's basketball coach Mark Kellogg was standing in the middle of the court, watching his team practice from afar. The players were running around, running plays as part of summer workouts. Something was missing. Where was guard…...