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Mountaineers take long way Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oliver Luck had a decision to make in the fall of 2011, a few weeks after the Big 12 announced the addition of West Virginia effective the following year. Should he recommend dropping what had been a mediocre Big East baseball program or commit to giving the Mountaineers what they needed to be competitive going forward in one of the sport's top conferences? "Obviously, I was biased toward the latter," Luck, the school's athletic director at the time, said this week. It's been apparent for years Luck made the right choice but never more than now with the ...

World record at NCAA

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Auburn junior Ja'Kobe Tharp broke the world record in the 110-meter hurdles at 12.75 seconds Wednesday in the semifinal round on Day 1 of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Tharp became the first individual since Dwight Stones in the high jump 50 years ago to break a world record (7-foot-7) at the NCAA championships. Improving his personal best by 0.26 seconds, Tharp broke the world record of 12.80 set by Olympic champion Aries Merritt in 2012 and Grant Holloway's collegiate record of 12.98. "I have more in my legs!" Tharp said. "That was not a ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

PENN-OHIO ON JUNE 18 BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — The 47th annual Penn-Ohio Stateline Classic all-star football game will be held Thursday, June 18, at Geneva College. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. at Reeves Field. Ohio has won five of the last eight games with Pennsylvania holding a 29-16 advantage. The 2020 game was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. PIRATES HALL OF FAME PITTSBURGH — The 2026 class of the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame includes Wilbur Cooper, John Candelaria and Jack Wilson. They will be inducted on Friday, Sept. 4, in a pregame ceremony at PNC Park. Cooper ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

CHESTER BEATS YOUNGSTOWN NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Chester Old-Timers knocked off Youngstown 10-6 on Sunday at Oak Glen High School. The 4-0 Old-Timers were led by Joe Krause who had a triple, double and two singles. Shawn Allen had a double and two singles. Mike Homer and Rob Fester had two singles each. Kevin Ferell was the winning pitcher. Chester hosts unbeaten Poland at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Oak Glen. CALLIHAN GOES DEEP PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler Callihan hit the first two home runs of his career, a solo shot off Shohei Ohtani in the fourth inning and a go-ahead, three-run ...

USA believes it can win it all

Mauricio Pochettino was blunt in his assessment of American soccer talent. "We are USA and competing against Belgium, Portugal," the U.S. coach said after a pair of March losses in friendlies. "I think for sure Belgium and Portugal have in the top 100 players few, or some players playing in ...

Guardians swept by Yankees

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove in three runs, Carlos Rodón shook off a leadoff homer to pitch six solid innings and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep over Cleveland by beating the Guardians 8-4 on Wednesday. José Caballero had two RBIs as the Yankees stopped ...