MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The West Virginia men’s basketball team finds itself in a near Wizard-Of-Oz situation today. The wizard didn’t want anyone peeking behind his curtain to see what […]
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Defense comes up big in the end for West Virginia during 86-81 win over Rhode Island
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Jermaine Haley said it was a play call made on the fly Sunday. Fitting, because every bit of West Virginia’s 86-81 victory against Rhode Island, in […]
West Virginia lands top in-state prospect Sean Martin
By Kennan Cummings MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia has kept the state’s top rated player home with the commitment of Bluefield (W.Va.) defensive end Sean Martin to the football program. […]
Harless McCombs, super fan, sees 200th straight Mountaineers game
Harless McCombs, the super fan of WVU football, isn’t all that alarmed about this just-completed season. “Alarm,” is a word the first responder handles gently. He doesn’t just flip it […]
Rhode Island back in WVU Coliseum for first time in a long time
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Welcome back to the regular season, which never really left, but took a short hiatus to Cancun. That’s where West Virginia won two interesting games against […]
Morgantown’s Young, Hatcher qualify for Nike Cross Nationals with top-5 finishes
CARY, N.C. — Morgantown High school will be represented on the big stage after 2019 state cross-country winner Lea Hatcher and runner-up Athena Young took top marks at the Nike […]
West Virginia faces challenge with Rhode Island guards Fatts Russell, Jeff Dowtin
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Pitt’s Trey McGowens and Xavier Johnson drove the ball to the basket every chance they could. Northern Iowa’s trio of A.J. Green, Spencer Haldeman and Trae […]
Wild turkey revival: West Virginia led the way in 1950s to repopulate eastern U.S.
COMMENTARY BY DAVE SAMUEL Turkeys are a mainstay for Thanksgiving, but quite a few West Virginians ignored the store bought variety and ate wild turkey this past Thursday. I say […]
West Virginia rallies, downs Kansas in 5 sets on senior day
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Four Mountaineers led West Virginia to rally from two sets down and defeat the visiting Jayhawks 3-2 Saturday at the WVU Coliseum. Audrey Adams led WVU (12-17) […]
West Virginia’s 20-17 win keeps TCU from becoming bowl eligible
FORT WORTH, Texas — West Virginia quarterback Jarret Doege threw the ball and then took a big hit. When he got up and looked down the field, he saw the […]
