COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL In March 2008, health officials in North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa restricted the use of venison in food pantries because of fragments of lead bullets […]
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No. 15 West Virginia has a date with No. 1 Gonzaga, but Bulldogs are dealing with some COVID-19 issues
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Fresh off a championship in the Crossover Classic, 15th-ranked West Virginia will have little time to celebrate its accomplishment. Up next: The Mountaineers (3-0) have a […]
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: A week of shotgunning
A few years ago, if I read the title of a newspaper article that said, ‘A week of shotgunning,’ I’d probably think the author had a drinking problem. But instead […]
West Virginia opens season with 83-62 rout of Fresno State in South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
LAS VEGAS – The West Virginia University women’s basketball team opened the 2020-21 campaign with a win, as the Mountaineers defeated Fresno State 83-62 on Friday afternoon, at the South […]
Derek Culver named MVP, as No. 15 West Virginia beats Western Kentucky to win the Crossover Classic
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Derek Culver scored 15 points and No. 15 West Virginia rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat Western Kentucky 70-64 on Friday and win the […]
NOTEBOOK: Derek Culver felt he held his own against Western Kentucky big man Charles Bassey
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Early foul trouble and then an apparent leg injury in the second half for Charles Bassey limited the match-up between Western Kentucky’s big man and West […]
COLUMN: Gabe Osabuohien, Taz Sherman make No. 15 West Virginia better, even if the box score doesn’t show it
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — It was well deserving that Derek Culver was named the MVP of the first-ever Crossover Classic after No. 15 West Virginia held off Western Kentucky on […]
HOOPS BLOG: Crossover Classic title on the line as No. 15 West Virginia faces Western Kentucky
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Welcome to the championship game of the inaugural Crossover Classic, where West Virginia takes on a Western Kentucky team that has been both efficient and gritty […]
NOTEBOOK: Culver and Tshiebwe have challenging matchup against Western Kentucky forwards
For the first time this season, Oscar Tshiebwe and Derek Culver may not be looking down at their opponents. The two towering West Virginia forwards have had the size advantage […]
Derek Culver powers No. 15 West Virginia past VCU and into Crossover Classic title game
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — West Virginia missed its first 10 shots of the game. The Mountaineers still raced to a 13-0 lead over VCU. Derek Culver had 23 points and […]














