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Early into his high school career, Tre Mitchell looked like he’d be the next elite prospect to come out of the greater Pittsburgh area. As a sophomore at Elizabeth Forward, Mitchell averaged 20.1 points per game. But for the final two seasons of his preps career, Mitchell attended the Woodstock...

Before the basketball version of the Backyard Brawl tipped off Friday night, rival fan bases from Pitt and West Virginia tried shouting over top of each other. It was reminiscent of the noisy venue Petersen Events Center became years ago when the Panthers were a formidable force in the old...

Oklahoma (5-4, 2-4 Big 12) at West Virginia (3-6, 1-5), Saturday, 12 p.m. EST (FS1) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Oklahoma by 7 1/2 Series record: Oklahoma leads 11-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oklahoma isn’t accustomed to being in this position, already having been eliminated from the Big 12 title chase. This...

The subject of the zoom conference call Thursday morning was the Backyard Brawl, basketball style, but West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said he didn’t want to get into the history of the game. Even though his footprints are all over it, whether he was wearing sneakers as a WVU player...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Emmitt Matthews scored 15 points in his return to West Virginia, Tre Mitchell added 13 points in his first game in nine months and the Mountaineers opened the season with a 76-58 victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Monday night. Erik Stevenson, a South Carolina transfer, overcame...

Pitt’s women’s soccer team earned an at-large bid Monday and will make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, hosting Buffalo on Saturday. The Panthers went 12-4-3 in the regular season, setting program records for wins (12) and goals (44) and making the ACC tournament. They are seeded fourth in...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bob Huggins looks over his revamped roster at West Virginia and already likes what he sees from some newcomers. “The ball goes in,” Huggins said. “The ball actually goes in. It’s great. It’s more fun to watch that.” West Virginia finished 16-17 last season and lost 10...

AMES, Iowa — Hunter Dekkers threw for two touchdowns and Xavier Hutchinson caught 10 passes for 123 yards and a score as Iowa State defeated West Virginia 31-14 on Saturday. The Cyclones (4-5, 1-5 Big 12) snapped a five-game losing streak and kept alive their hopes of playing in a...

GAME CAPSULE West Virginia (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) at Iowa State (3-5, 0-5), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+) Line: Iowa State by 7 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 6-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Iowa State and West Virginia need three wins each to achieve bowl eligibility,...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The challenge this week for Max Duggan and No. 7 TCU is to find the same motivation and passion to play on the road at stumbling West Virginia as the Horned Frogs did against ranked opponents in their four previous games. The Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3 Big 12)...

Bill Fennelly has been Iowa State’s coach longer than the Big 12 has existed, and the last time he was this excited going into a season was more than two decades ago. Fennelly has preseason AP All-America forward Ashley Joens back for a fifth season, along Big 12 defensive player...

West Virginia (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) at Texas Tech (3-3, 1-2), Saturday, 3 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Texas Tech by 6 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 6-5. WHAT’S AT STAKE? West Virginia finally has found some momentum after starting 0-2. The Mountaineers have won three...

Parker Sterlitz made his first visit to West Virginia University about a year ago. The senior swimming standout at Kiski Area said he immediately fell in love with the campus and the Mountaineers swimming program. Since then, Sterlitz said, he looked at other schools and found himself comparing them to...

DALLAS — The Big 12′s new look for 2023 will also include a refreshed schedule format. The conference is targeting a nine-game football schedule without divisions for next year and 2024, when the Big 12 will expand to 14 schools. A conference source with knowledge of the scheduling discussions confirmed...

Baylor (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) at West Virginia (2-3, 0-2), Thursday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Baylor by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 6-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Both teams are coming off of bye weeks that followed losses. Baylor can hardly afford another setback...

AUSTIN, Texas — Hudson Card passed for three touchdowns, including two to Xavier Worthy, to lead Texas to a 38-20 win over West Virginia on Saturday night. Card, who has started three straight games but may be replaced next week week if freshman Quinn Ewers returns from a clavicle injury,...

West Virginia (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) at Texas (2-2, 0-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Texas by 9 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series: West Virginia leads 6-5 WHAT’S AT STAKE Both teams will be desperate to avoid an 0-2 start in a Big 12 that looks wide open....

West Virginia (1-2) at Virginia Tech (2-1) 7:30 p.m. Thursday, ESPN Line: West Virginia by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 29-23-1. What’s at stake? The Mountaineers had a late loss against Pittsburgh and then an overtime loss at Kansas before beating up on FCS...

Towson (2-0) at West Virginia (0-2), 1 p.m. Saturday Line: No line, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: West Virginia leads 1-0. What’s at stake? West Virginia is trying to avoid its first 0-3 start since 1979 and desperately needs a win against a Championship Subdivision opponent. The Mountaineers fell...