SHEPHERDSTOWN — Former Shepherd outfielder Brenton Doyle just completed his second season with the Colorado Rockies. When the Rockies’ season concluded on Sept. 29, Doyle had improved considerably in several offensive categories over his rookie season showing in 2023. His batting average ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Several small pockets of fans situated in shady areas of Nationals Park last week were inordinately interested in the at-bats of Colorado Rockies outfielder Brenton Doyle. The Rockies were in town to play the Nationals in a three-game, midweek series. It was Colorado's only ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Security. at every venue. The possible pollution of the Seine River where long-distance swimming will take place. The United States sending a delegation of 592 athletes. Russia mostly on the sidelines, because of doping incidents at previous Olympic Games. And then all of the ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The professional baseball career of WVU infielder JJ Wetherholt can begin after he signed a contract that contained a $6.8 million dollar bonus. It was the St. Louis Cardinals who selected Wetherholt in the first round of the just-completed draft of amateur players. The Mars, ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Colorado Rockies don’t usually overcome their oft-shaky pitching. They are still staggering in the National League West standings. But former Shepherd University outfielder Brenton Doyle is now showing why he was wanted in the 2019 draft of amateur players, even though ...
MORGANTOWN — Infielder JJ Wetherholt became the highest-ever draftee by Major League Baseball, when the St. Louis Cardinals selected him seventh overall in the first round of the 2024 draft on Sunday. Wetherholt just completed his junior year of eligibility at West Virginia University, ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Even in its infancy, baseball’s All-Star game was called the “Midsummer Classic” and had its beginning in 1933 with the appropriate names like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Al Simmons headlining the American League roster. The National League could not match ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Thirty-five-year-old, one-time West Virginia University guard Joe Mazzulla just became the youngest head coach to win the NBA championship since Bill Russell. Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics buzzed through this season’s league playoffs with a 16-3 record and recently ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Olympic Games are about to begin in Paris. The French cosmopolitan city has hosted previous Olympics in both 1900 and 1924. In 1900, the Olympic Games were held simultaneously with the World’s Fair. This year, in late July, about 11,000 athletes will descend on Paris ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Major League Baseball seasons of former West Virginia University pitchers John Means and Alek Manoah are over. Means has already undergone surgery on his pitching arm and was attempting another comeback, when he was struck by further injury just weeks ago. The ...
