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Mountaineers like their chances

OMAHA, Neb. – There is the unfortunate feeling of being one game away from elimination now for West Virginia in the College World Series. It is not exactly an uncomfortable feeling for a group that was in the exact same position just two weeks ago in Morgantown, when the Mountaineers bounced back after a loss against Kentucky to beat Wake Forest, before beating the Wildcats in two straight games. “I really do think we’re one of the toughest teams in the country,” was how WVU reliever Reese Bassinger explained it. “It wouldn’t be a Mountaineer weekend if we didn’t bounce ...

Sorsby won’s play for Texas Tech

(AP) — Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech this fall and will enter the NFL supplemental draft instead, ending an unprecedented legal fight over the college eligibility for a player who had acknowledged betting on college and pro sports, including some on his own team while at Indiana four years ago. Cody Campbell, the billionaire booster who is chairman of the school regents, wrote in an open letter Monday night that Sorsby will not be part of the team. "This decision was made with Brendan and his family and is purely an output of practical analysis of ...

Guardians will miss Ramirez

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians All-Star third baseman José Ramírez was placed on the injured list on Sunday for only the second time in his major league career because of a broken bone in his left hand. Ramírez fractured the left hamate bone during the fifth inning of Saturday's ...

Meyer, Marlins master Skenes

PITTSBURGH — Max Meyer allowed one run in six innings, stranding nine runners in the Miami Marlins' 4-2 victory over Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Meyer (7-0) gave up six hits, walked three and hit a batter, but he struck out nine. Skenes (6-6), who fell to 0-4 in ...

Kelce’s first pitch will have to wait

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mother Nature wrecked havoc on Travis Kelce's scheduled first pitch before Sunday's game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians. The final game of the weekend series was postponed because of the threat of inclement weather, 40 minutes before the scheduled first pitch The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sept. 4. The rescheduled game will start at 2:10 p.m. EDT with the regular game at 7:10 p.m. EDT. It was sunny when the teams and umpire crew met, but weather radar showed a large cell of rain and thunderstorms coming in from ...

At 45, there’s no stopping Hamlin yet

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — With every Denny Hamlin victory, speculation about his future grows and talks of retirement are questioned. He signed a two-year extension with Joe Gibbs Racing that runs through 2027 and he insists it will be his last season. At 45, he's the oldest full-time Cup Series driver in the field, but he can't stop winning. Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday for his third consecutive victory and passed the late Kyle Busch for sole possession of ninth place on the all-time wins list. Hamlin last week won his 63rd race in NASCAR's top ...