MORGANTOWN -- It wasn’t so much an idea that was planted in Ross Hodge’s head as it simply was a way of life. It’s why the moniker Hodge wears as a defensive-first basketball coach is one he wears proudly. “I wasn’t the most talented player,” the first-year WVU head coach ...
MORGANTOWN -- The green suit was a tribute of sorts, because Javon Small’s mother, Jovanna Wright, just loves the color. Then there was the reaction from Small’s grandfather, affectionately known as “Pop Pop,” as he buried his face into his hands before looking up, pumping his ...
MORGANTOWN -- For a third consecutive season, WVU athletic director Wren Baker will be conducting a head coaching search for the men’s basketball program. Darian DeVries, who spent just one season as the Mountaineers’ head coach, accepted the job as Indiana head coach Tuesday ...
MORGANTOWN -- It was as if the mountains and hills within the state’s borders had magically been removed Tuesday. Those old West Virginia country roads now stretched for miles with no twists and turns to navigate. That’s how flat the 23rd-ranked Mountaineers were inside the ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia walked out of the Coliseum with more than just a 75-69 victory against UMass on Friday night. The Mountaineers just may have changed the perception of what this team can be along the way. “I don’t necessarily think it’s going to be our season whether ...
MORGANTOWN -- The wait has now gone from months to just weeks. Aside from the beginning of the women’s soccer season, a historic Big 12 sports year will soon be just days and then hours from starting. For the first time ever, the league will stretch across three time zones, going nearly ...