COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- A year ago, the West Virginia men’s basketball team walked into Bramlage Coliseum as a team seemingly destined for destiny. The Mountaineers were on their way to a top 10 ranking and were being projected as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA ...
COMMENTARY You may never have heard the names Isiaih Mosley or Ezra Manjon before. Norchad Omier probably doesn’t ring a bell, either. To quickly end the suspense, Mosley and Manjon — both sophomores — are two of the top collegiate scorers in the country at the moment, while Omier ...
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- Brady Manek is known for his Larry Bird-like looks and his ability to use his 6-foot-9 frame to launch one 3-pointer after another, which makes him a match-up nightmare for Oklahoma’s opponents. What the Sooners’ senior forward is not known for is ...
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- Before the game was even three minutes old, Derek Culver was already on pace for a 74-point night, the result of his teammates finding him for two quick dunks and then the West Virginia forward threw in a little running hook shot through the lane. Oscar ...
by Joe Nocera Mark Zuckerberg always knew. In 2012, when Instagram was 2 years old, with 13 employees and no obvious path to profitability, Zuckerberg knew that the fast-growing photo app was a potential threat to Facebook Inc.’s social media dominance. “Instagram can hurt us,” he wrote in an email. In an internal discussion about whether to buy Instagram — and other startups that might one day pose a threat to Facebook’s social media monopoly — he added, “The basic plan would be to buy these companies and leave their products running while over time ...
by Salena Zito If you’re not paying close attention, you can easily miss the dirt road that leads to the Fleming;s Christmas tree farm just off U.S. Route 22 in New Alexandria, Pa. The sign for the turnoff from the two-lane highway is covered in fresh snow, and within just a few feet along the narrow road, you enter a winter wonderland that curves along a steep mountain ridge. The scene soon becomes majestic as you find yourself surrounded in all directions by the tree-filled Laurel Mountains that make up this nearly century-old farm. At the very base of the ridge is a ...
