MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The word Derek Culver used was “tough,” when describing this sixth-ranked West Virginia men’s basketball team. After a moment of thought, “I don’t want to give […]
Columns/Opinion
COLUMN: Upcoming game against Baylor is the ultimate test on whether West Virginia is better on defense
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Cade Cunningham scored 40 points on 21 shots Saturday to lead Oklahoma State past Oklahoma in overtime. Kansas State had 30 more looks at a bucket […]
COLUMN: Derek Culver’s numbers are good, but what would they be if he made free throws?
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Derek Culver attempted 14 free throws Tuesday night. TCU — and we’re talking the entire team here — attempted 17. That’s the Culver effect, if you […]
Lessons from cable news since Jan. 6
by David Zurawik I have watched more cable news in the last six weeks than I have in any other comparable period in my career. Every weekday starting Jan. 6, […]
Bathroom restrictions cause trouble
by Rekha Basu Five years ago, my late friend Casey Gradischnig approached me with an unlikely invitation: To join him in the public areas of women’s bathrooms around Des Moines, […]
For African Americans, faith is not confined to hope of heaven
George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin on a Saturday night in 2013. The next morning, I went to church wearing a hoodie. This was mid-July, hardly […]
On immigration, go slow and steady
by Karthick Ramakrishnan and Allan Colbern On Feb. 4, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the Dream Act, co-sponsored by Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., which would grant legalization and eventual citizenship […]
Cuomo’s deadly lie: NY nursing home deaths underreported
The people who hand out Emmy Awards should ask New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return the one they gave him. Cuomo received an Emmy for what they called his […]
COLUMN: With defense coming up short, West Virginia couldn’t muster up enough offense against Oklahoma
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The defensive play of the game belonged to Oklahoma forward Jalen Hill, either him or the rim itself. In coming off the man he was […]
COLUMN: It isn’t how No. 14 West Virginia is still winning, rather how much more lies ahead?
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN — Unless you’re talking about the national championship game in April, generally one college basketball game does not define a season. The same could be said about West […]
