Transfer portal roundup: Former Pitt forward Guillermo Diaz Graham commits to San Francisco
One of Pitt’s towering twins has found a new place to play. Guillermo Diaz Graham, a 7-foot junior forward from Spain’s Canary Islands, committed to San Francisco on Monday night. San Francisco here we goo!!! Great day to be a Don!!???????? pic.twitter.com/uBzN1DGx1D— Guillermo Diaz Graham (@guilleediazz_) April 15, 2025 Diaz...
Transfer portal roundup: Robert Morris lands 3 commitments
Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole received commitments from three players over the weekend as he tries to rebuild his roster. Ta’Zir Smith (6-foot-3), a sophomore point guard, made his commitment on X. Let’s work ✝️✝️ pic.twitter.com/jRTBzrln8n— Tazir Smith (@SmithTazir) April 12, 2025 Smith attended Louisiana-Monroe this past season...
WVU’s Hodge would pay hefty buyout if he leaves after 1 season
New West Virginia coach Ross Hodge’s five-year agreement will pay him $15 million and includes a hefty buyout if he leaves within a year — a nod to predecessor Darian DeVries, according to a document released by the school Friday. After Hodge signed the document March 26, he remained as...
Hodge finally takes over at West Virginia after leading North Texas into NIT semifinalsVideo
For a week after he was hired at West Virginia, new men’s basketball coach Ross Hodge wore two hats. Hodge stayed on as the coach at North Texas to get the Mean Green prepared to play in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost Tuesday night to...
Latrobe alum Robin Reilly joins Pittsburgh Riveters women’s soccer team
Former Latrobe soccer standout Robin Reilly is joining the new Pittsburgh Riveters women’s pre-professional soccer team. Reilly, a high school All-American who graduated early and is now a freshman at West Virginia, came up in the Riverhounds Development Academy. The Riveters will play in the USL W League with its...
6 Saint Francis men’s basketball players enter transfer portal
A week after playing in just its second NCAA Tournament, Saint Francis’ decision to reclassify its athletic program to Division III and join the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in 2026-27 has sparked a mass exodus of men’s basketball players. Six more from the Northeast Conference school, including leading scorer Riley Parker,...
West Virginia hires Ross Hodge of North Texas as men’s basketball coachVideo
West Virginia hired Ross Hodge of North Texas as its men’s basketball coach Wednesday. The 44-year-old Hodge replaces Darian DeVries, who left after one season for Indiana. Hodge agreed to a five-year deal. Terms of the contract weren’t immediately disclosed. “Ross Hodge is a proven winner and leader who has...
Robert Morris’ Amarion Dickerson, Duquesne’s Kareem Rozier among area players to enter transfer portal
It took a full season, capped by a spectacular performance last week in the NCAA Tournament, for Amarion Dickerson to make his mark on the local sports scene. It took the Robert Morris basketball star barely any time at all to say his goodbyes. Dickerson, a 6-foot-7 small forward, who...
JJ Qunierly’s 27 points lifts West Virginia women to NCAA tourney win
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — JJ Quinerly scored 27 points, including the 2,000th of her career, Jordan Harrison matched a career-high with 23 and sixth-seeded West Virginia led wire-to-wire in a 78-59 victory over 11th-seeded Columbia on Saturday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Quinerly also had seven...
West Virginia’s Baker is ‘resilient’ after NCAA Tournament snub and losing DeVries to IndianaVideo
First, West Virginia was a surprising omission from the NCAA Tournament. Then, the Mountaineers lost their coach. It has been a lousy week for a school now facing its third men’s basketball coaching change in 21 months, all occurring since Wren Baker became West Virginia’s athletic director. He has become...
West Virginia loses coach Darian DeVries to Indiana
Indiana hired Darian DeVries as their new coach, school officials announced Tuesday. DeVries spent this past season as West Virginia’s coach. He spent the previous six at Drake. DeVries replaces former Indiana star Mike Woodson, who announced last month he would be stepping down at the end of his fourth...
West Virginia women earn No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament
West Virginia’s women are back in the NCAA Tournament for the 16th time and third consecutive year. The Mountaineers were chosen as a No. 6 seed in Regional 2/Birmingham and will play Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C., against the winner of a First Four game between No. 11 seeds Columbia...
After 19-victory season, West Virginia fails to earn invitation to 68-team NCAA Tournament
West Virginia’s men will not be among the 68 schools in the NCAA Tournament, but the Mountaineers were the last team scratched, according to tournament committee chairman Bubba Cunningham. That will be no consolation to West Virginia players, coaches and fans, however. WVU (19-13) finished in a tie for seventh...
West Virginia’s NCAA Tournament hopes take hit with Big 12 loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Elijah Malone scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half, helping No. 16 seed Colorado deal No. 8 seed West Virginia’s at-large NCAA Tournament hopes a massive blow with a 67-60 victory in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. RJ...
West Virginia hangs on after almost blowing 25-point second-half lead
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Javon Small scored 25 points, freshman Jonathan Powell scored 12 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia held off UCF, 72-65, on Saturday after nearly blowing a 25-point lead in the final 20 minutes. Powell and Small each made five 3-pointers. Amani Hansberry added...
Louisville QB Tyler Shough among draft prospects hosted by Steelers
The draft prospects have begun to trickle into Pittsburgh Steelers headquarters. And the first day of visits included a quarterback. Louisville QB Tyler Shough was one of three players hosted by the organization Thursday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. By rule, each team can have 30 such players as in-person...
West Virginia wins at Utah to hand loss to former coach
SALT LAKE CITY — Javon Small scored 18 points to help West Virginia beat its former coach Josh Eilert and Utah 71-69 on Tuesday night. Small hit a 3-pointer and Eduardo Andre followed with an alley-oop dunk to spark a 14-6 surge to give West Virginia a 70-64 lead with...
Javon Small has 23 points, 10 assists as West Virginia cruises past TCU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Javon Small scored 23 points and had 10 assists to lead West Virginia to a 73-55 victory over TCU on Tuesday night. West Virginia (17-11, 8-9 Big 12) rebounded from a 73-51 loss at then-No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday and avenged a 65-60 loss at TCU...
JT Toppin, No. 9 Texas Tech overcome a slow start to beat West Virginia
LUBBOCK, Texas — JT Toppin scored 22 points, freshman Christian Anderson had a season-high 21 points with five 3-pointers in his first career start and ninth-ranked Texas Tech beat West Virginia, 73-51, on Saturday. Toppin and the Red Raiders (21-6, 12-4 Big 12) overcame a slow start, with the 6-foot-9...
West Virginia survives final frantic seconds to beat CincinnatiVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and West Virginia pulled out a 62-59 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday night after nearly blowing a nine-point lead in the final seconds. Trailing by six midway through the second half, the Mountaineers (16-10, 7-8 Big 12) went...
Javon Smalls scores 22 points, but Baylor outlasts West Virginia in OTVideo
WACO, Texcas — Norchad Omier posted his 81st career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Baylor did all of its scoring from the free-throw line in overtime as the Bears held off West Virginia, 74-71, on Saturday. Baylor led for more than 30 minutes, but the game featured...
Pat White, record-setting quarterback for West Virginia, returns to Mountaineers as an assistant
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Former West Virginia quarterback Pat White will return to the Mountaineers as assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant to the head coach. Coach Rich Rodriguez announced White’s hiring this week. The Mountaineers were 35-8 with four bowl wins with White as their starting quarterback from 2005-08. He set...
Penn State has 5 players invited to NFL Combine; Pitt will have 4 at event
Led by presumptive first-round picks Adbul Carter and Tyler Warren, Penn State had five players receive invitations to the annual NFL Scouting Combine, which will be held later this month in Indianapolis. Carter, a 6-foot-3, 252-pound defensive end, is viewed as one of the top players in the entire draft...
First Call: Jets tried to ban Aaron Rodgers from Pat McAfee’s show; Steelers DB lashes out at idea of Rodgers in Pittsburgh
“First Call” for Wednesday has some interesting news about Aaron Rodgers’ demise in New York. We also tell you which Steeler is aggressively opposed to the notion of Rodgers coming to Pittsburgh. It might not take very much for the Steelers to pry Deebo Samuel loose from San Francisco. Also,...
BYU tops West Virginia 73-69 behind 16 points from freshman Egor DeminVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Freshman Egor Demin scored 16 points to lead BYU to a 73-69 win over West Virginia on Tuesday night. Kanon Catchings added 11 points for BYU (16-8, 7-6 Big 12). Toby Okani scored 16 points, and Jonathan Powell and Joseph Yesufu added 11 apiece for the Mountaineers...
