MORGANTOWN — Leland Byrd, the first 1,000-point scorer in West Virginia men’s basketball history who later became the university’s athletic director, died on Wednesday at his home in Morgantown. He was 94. A 6-foot-3 guard in his playing days, Byrd, a current Florida resident, came ...
MORGANTOWN -- Taylor Robertson made Big 12 history Wednesday night, becoming the first conference player — male or female — to connect on 400 career 3-pointers, as No. 14 Oklahoma ran past West Virginia, 88-76, inside the Coliseum. “She can shoot. She can shoot the lights out,” ...
MORGANTOWN -- Bob Huggins had just finished his soliloquy on the difficulties of competing in the Big 12. Along the way, Huggins mentioned that seven of the 10 head coaches in the league have coached in a Final Four, as well as the conference’s success in producing names for the NBA ...
MORGANTOWN — With the sweeping changes to the college sports landscape, perhaps most notably the name, image and likeness ruling allowing athletes to profit off themselves, a few prominent WVU alumni stepped up to start a new group to help create these opportunities for current Mountaineers ...
WHEELING — The UHS wrestling team competed in the Ron Mauck OVAC Wrestling Championship meet last week at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling. Overall, Coach Ken Maisel and the Hawks placed 2nd out of 45 total teams, with a team score of 228.50, finishing behind Wheeling Park. UHS had nine ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia finished 7 of 21 shooting Tuesday from 3-point range in its 77-68 loss to fifth-ranked Baylor inside the Coliseum. That’s from 22-feet and 1 3/4 inches away from the basket. On lay-up attempts, which generally come from about one foot away, the Mountaineers ...
