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Oak Glen posts shutout win at St. Marys

ST. MARYS — Jacob Everett’s 72-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter here Friday night at Bill Hanlin Stadium put the icing on the cake as Oak Glen first-year head coach Derrick Stickles’ squad left town with a 24-0 victory. Veteran St. Marys boss Jodi Mote was worried about ...

First half goals lift ONU past Marietta College

ADA — Ohio Northern scored a pair of first half goals to defeat Marietta College, 2-0, Saturday in Ohio Athletic Conference men's soccer action. The Loss drops Marietta to 2-5-2 overall and 0-1 in the OAC. The Polar Bears improve to 6-3-3 overall and 1-0 in the OAC. "For all the good things we did, against a good side like ONU, we were punished for our mistakes," Marietta head coach Joe Bergin said. "I love the fight we showed, but we have to be smarter about things." Ohio Northern controlled the match from start to finish. The Polar Bears got on the board in the twelfth minute ...

Iowa State hands WVU second straight loss

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football faced third-and-11 down three points with under one minute to play. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. dropped back and avoided a tackle as the pocket collapsed. He escaped and connected with D.J. Epps for the first down. Epps broke a tackle, looking for ...

On cusp of merger, ‘Digger bombs for Warner Bros., ‘Verity’ takes No. 1 at box office

NEW YORK (AP) — On the cusp of the studio's merger with Paramount, Warner Bros.' "Digger" flopped in its opening weekend, handing Tom Cruise one of the worst debuts of his career and serving as a bitter final note for Warner Bros. as a standalone studio. No. 1 in North American theaters instead went to Amazon MGM's "Verity," extending the streak for Colleen Hoover adaptations at the box office. It debuted with $32.6 million. The film, directed by Michael Showalter, stars Dakota Johnson as a writer hired to ghostwrite a book series by an incapacitated author (Anne Hathaway). But all ...

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Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital after a failed execution attempt. Her lawyer, Stephen Ferrell, said Sunday that her prognosis might not be known for days. Pike, now 50, was sentenced to death for a 1995 murder. Tennessee officials gave her two doses of a lethal injection drug Wednesday night, but it didn't kill her. Her lawyers said her arms were burned and blistered from the drugs. Pike's medical decisions are being made by someone with her ...

Prep football roundup: Rebels roll past Titans

GLENVILLE — Ritchie County churned out 606 total yards of offense to roll past Gilmer County 54-14 Friday for its third straight victory. The Rebels (3-2) were led by Isaiah Poole, who rushed 13 times for 140 yards and two touchdowns while Jenner Keen added six carries, 98 yards and three ...