Lee Smith

    El sur de Florida, con todo su glamour y eclecticismo, recibió un duro golpe esta semana cuando los dueños de equipos de la NFL hicieron pedazos el sueño de Miami de convertirse nuevamente en sede de un Super Bowl. En una votación que resultó en...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- IF YOU knew Aaron Dobson's cell number, you don't anymore. He pulled the proverbial plug, giving you that nagging voice telling you, "You have reached a number that has been changed or is no longer in service, blah, blah, blah."...

Yuba City Gallery hosts artists reception An artists reception for Marbo Barnard and Chris Thompson is from 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday at the Theater Gallery, 752 Plumas St., Yuba City. Barnard is a pastel and oil painter and has been featured in the...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Aaron Dobson has been in raucous stadiums all over the country, but it was nothing compared to the roar that echoed throughout his house when his name was called Friday night in the NFL draft. The three-time Super Bowl champion...

9:22 p.m. update Former Marshall and South Charleston High receiver Aaron Dobson was with his mother Angela, father Bobby and about 50 other friends and family members at the family home when he got the phone call from the New England Patriots telling...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Bobby Dobson vividly remembers his son's college debut in Blacksburg, Va., the jolting moment that it was. It was Sept. 12, 2009 and freshman Aaron Dobson's Marshall team was getting thrashed by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. The...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Russ Chargualaf watched in awe on Super Bowl Sunday as 600 growlers were filled in just five hours at Indianapolis' Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co. Thirsty football fans were buying something they could purchase at few other...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

|TV SPORTS| NBA Basketball--Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. (TNT); San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers, 9:30 p.m. (TNT) NFL Football--Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) High School Basketball--Teams...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texas, Noon (FOX); Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos, 3 p.m. (CBS); Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 7:20 p.m. (NBC) Men&...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Wigan, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football--New Orleans Bowl, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Las Vegas Bowl, Washington vs. Boise State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’...

There's just something about heading outdoors at 4:30 a.m. on a cold November morning that warms the heart. Then again, nah. The magic from heading outdoors in freezing or below-freezing temperatures in late November and early December comes from...