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West Virginia’s All-Big 12 safety Robinson etners NCAA transfer portal

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — All-Big 12 safety Kenny Robinson is looking to transfer from West Virginia less than three months before the start of the season. West Virginia football spokesman Mike Montoro confirmed Tuesday that Robinson has put his name into the NCAA’s transfer database. Robinson started 20 games in two...
WVU pitcher Alek Manoah picked No. 11 overall by Blue Jays

Right-handed pitcher Alek Manoah, the fourth West Virginia player to earn All-America honors and first named first team since 2010, was drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft on Monday night, going to the Toronto Blue Jays with the 11th overall choice. He stands 6-foot-6, 260 pounds, but...
West Virginia selected to host NCAA baseball regional for 1st time

OMAHA, Neb. — LSU will host a regional in the NCAA baseball tournament for the 26th time, and West Virginia was selected as a first-time host Sunday. The 16 teams announced as hosts have locked up spots in the national tournament, and the rest of the 64-team field will be...
West Virginia’s Randy Mazey beating drum for summertime baseball

To Randy Mazey, it only makes sense: Baseball was meant to played in the summertime. Or, at least, college baseball, which is the sport that matters most to West Virginia’s coach. Four years ago, Mazey was advocating moving the college season from its late winter/spring season to later spring/summer. Baseball...
West Virginia’s victory at PNC Park suggests Mountaineers well-armed for Big 12 Tournament

Randy Mazey doesn’t have trouble remembering what was said about his program when West Virginia joined the Big 12 from the Big East seven years ago. The words come back to him all too easily. “The common theme was, `Football’s going to be fine. Basketball’s going to be fine. Poor...
Pitt coach Mike Bell finds hope in 9-4 loss to West Virginia at PNC ParkVideo

Pitt’s game with West Virginia on Tuesday night had been all but officially decided by the eighth inning when catcher Cole MacLaren came to the plate. The Panthers were on their way to a 9-4 loss to the Mountaineers in the baseball version of the Backyard Brawl, but the significance...
Back from ‘dark place,’ WVU product Will Grier lives out dream

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Will Grier’s first practice Friday morning as a Carolina Panther was rainy and unremarkable. What was remarkable, however, is that Grier was there at all. It wasn’t that many years ago that Grier was sitting alongside his dad and his other relatives in Section 229 at Bank...
Ex-West Virginia QB Will Grier’s education begins with Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rookie quarterback Will Grier got in his first work with the Carolina Panthers this weekend, and Cam Newton continued to be limited — even on the kickball field. Grier, the team’s rookie third-round draft pick out of West Virginia, threw for the first time with his new...
Summer bonding: Pitt, Duquesne, WVU basketball plan overseas trips

College basketball season will start early for Pitt, Duquesne and West Virginia. The three teams will take advantage of an NCAA rule that permits teams to travel outside the U.S. where they can hold 10 practices and play exhibition games against international opponents. Comprehensive 2019 Foreign Tour List. There will...
Penn State, West Virginia, Pitt teams recognized for academic progress

A total of 11 teams at Penn State, Pitt and West Virginia earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic progress based on scores from the 2014-15 through 2017-18 school years. The awards are presented annually to teams finishing among the top 10 percent of their respective sport. Among the...
West Virginia WR Marcus Simms expected to transfer

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia wide receiver Marcus Simms is looking to transfer. The school confirmed Monday that Simms has put his name into the NCAA’s transfer portal. Rather than play for new coach Neal Brown after Dana Holgorsen left for Houston, Simms wrote Sunday on Twitter, “On to another...
WVU players go back to back again

West Virginia players went back to back for the second consecutive round Saturday when the Seattle Seahawks took wide receiver Gary Jennings, and the New York Jets selected tight end Trevon Wesco in the fourth round (picks 120 and 121). Jennings, 6-foot-1, 214, enjoyed an outstanding junior season, rising to...
WVU’s Grier, Cajuste go to Panthers, Patriots near end of third round

West Virginia quarterback Will Grier and offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste were picked back-to-back near the end of the third round Friday night. Grier, who grew up in Charlotte, N.C., went to the Carolina Panthers with the 101st overall pick and was the fifth quarterback chosen over the first three rounds....
Hampton grad Rachel Hornung completes successful season at West Virginia

Rachel Hornung is a hard worker and a perfectionist. The two-time Junior Olympic National Championship qualifier in high school sacrificed many things for her love of gymnastics. After accepting a scholarship to West Virginia, she got an opportunity to compete against some of the top schools in the country, such...
WVU’s Sagaba Konate declares for NBA Draft

WVU’s all-time leading shot blocker is taking a shot at the NBA. Junior center Sagaba Konate declared for the NBA Draft, the university announced Monday. Although Konate plans to sign with an agent, he still would remain eligible to withdraw by May 2019 to return for his senior season under...
2 more West Virginia basketball players seeking transfers

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two more West Virginia men’s basketball players are looking to transfer and reduce coach Bob Huggins’ already-thin roster for the 2019-20 season. The school said forwards Lamont West and Andrew Gordon have put their names into the NCAA’s transfer portal. West started about half of the Mountaineers’...

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