by Michael Hiltzik Question for Major League Baseball: How do you like your sports betting partnerships now? The question arises at this moment because the league faces […]
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Welcome to W.Va., Coach DeVries
Thank you, Josh Eilert, for getting us through a tough season West Virginia University men’s basketball has officially closed one chapter and is beginning a new one. […]
WVU basketball looks to the future
The last 11 months have been difficult for the WVU basketball program and its fans. It began with Coach Bob Huggins’ homophobic, anti-Catholic slur on a Cincinnati […]
Dear Caitlin Clark …
by Asitha Jayawardena Dear Caitlin Clark, Recently, I was lucky enough to see you play in person. I brought my 5-year-old daughter to Williams Arena in Minneapolis, […]
Women’s History Month: An observance with significance
by F. Willis Johnson The historical significance of Women’s History Month should not be understated. It was born out of the need to acknowledge the often-overlooked achievements […]
Sports are part of the college curriculum, too
by Tyler Cowen For many foreigners, the prevalence of athletics is one of the strangest features of the U.S. system of higher education. America is a leader […]
Congress should pass the PASS Act
Sen. Joe Manchin recently introduced the Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports (PASS) Act of 2023 with the help of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to standardize name, image […]
Childhood summer sports created a community — and now, nostalgia
If there’s anything I love, it’s nostalgia. Records, physical copies of old books, film cameras, 90s cartoons and recapturing an old feeling. It’s hard not to feel […]
Guest essay: Importance of developing a ‘high school transfer portal’ plan
by Hollis Lewis With the school year ending, a hot topic amongst local sports enthusiasts is HB 2820, which allows West Virginia high school student athletes a […]
UGA football team’s (non) White House visit is another sign of the times
by Bill Torpy The reason the UGA Bulldogs are holding their noses at a White House invite is not hard to fathom: The repeating kings of college […]