LSU outslugs West Virginia baseball in Super Regional opener
BATON ROUGE, La. — Steven Milam and Josh Pearson both hit grand slams, Derek Curiel drove in five runs and LSU rolled over West Virginia, 16-9, on Saturday in the opening game of the Baton Rouge Super Regional. Milam’s grand slam highlighted a seven-run fifth inning, and Pearson’s slam capped...
Utility player Armani Guzman leads West Virginia into 2nd straight NCAA super regional
When West Virginia hit its lowest point of the season, utility player Armani Guzman was just getting started. A blowout loss to Arizona in the Big 12 tournament semifinals sent regular-season champion West Virginia to its ninth loss in 13 games — a momentum-killing stretch at the worst possible time...
After thrilling regional rally, West Virginia ready for 2nd straight Super Regional appearance
For the second year in a row, the West Virginia baseball team is headed to the NCAA Super Regionals. The Mountaineers outlasted Clemson and Kentucky in the Clemson Regional to advance to play LSU in the Round of 16 this weekend in Baton Rouge. North Carolina swept the Mountaineers last...
Aaron Donald, ‘Ironhead’ Heyward top list of NFF College Hall of Fame nominees
Penn Hills native Aaron Donald and late star running back Craig “Ironhead” Heyward of Pitt headline more than a dozen former college football players with Western Pennsylvania ties who received nominations for the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame. The NFF Honors Court will consider 79 players and...
West Virginia rallies to beat Kentucky, wins 2nd consecutive regional
CLEMSON, S.C. — Ben Lumsden had four RBIs, Gavin Kelly drove in three runs and Armani Guzman hit a two-out RBI single to cap a six-run rally in the eighth inning as West Virginia beat Kentucky, 13-12, on Sunday night to win the Clemson Regional. West Virginia, which won the...
West Virginia baseball scores in 9th to edge Kentucky in NCAA TournamentVideo
CLEMSON, S.C. — Brodie Kresser doubled leading off the ninth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Armani Guzman to lift West Virginia to a 4-3 win over Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament Clemson Regional on Friday. Kresser advanced to third on a passed ball before Guzman sent a...
Fox Chapel’s Jack Kartsonas evolves as pitcher at WVU
Jack Kartsonas has undergone a significant transformation since arriving in Morgantown to pitch for West Virginia’s baseball team. The technology the Mountaineers have available helped him better understand what pitches his body is best capable of throwing. And thanks to a lack of peer pressure, his mustache is thicker and...
Kickoff time set for 2025 Backyard Brawl
The 108th version of the Backyard Brawl will kick off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, in Morgantown, the ACC announced Thursday. Pitt and West Virginia will renew their football rivalry in front of a national audience on ESPN. The Panthers will open the season against Duquesne at noon Aug....
West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum selected in 3rd round by Jaguars
Born and raised in southwestern West Virginia, Wyatt Milum talks as if he’s as proud of his native state — and its flagship university — as he is of his status as one of the college football’s best offensive tackles in recent seasons. “Last three years, I don’t think I...
Transfer portal roundup: Robert Morris lands power forward from North Carolina A&T
Robert Morris’ roster rebuild continued Tuesday night as men’s basketball coach Andy Toole secured a fourth commitment from the transfer portal. Sophomore power forward Nikolaos Chitikoudis, who played at North Carolina A&T the past two seasons, committed to the Colonials, according to verbalcommits.com. Chitikoudis averaged 10.8 points and 9.3 rebounds...
Transfer portal roundup: South Florida guard commits to Duquesne
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III got his second commitment this offseason when sophomore guard Jimmie Williams pledged to the Dukes on Saturday, according to his Instagram account. Williams (6-5, 210) averaged 7.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists for South Florida last season. He shot 46.4% from the field and...
Transfer portal roundup: Duquesne’s Chabi Barre, Penn State pair enter names in portal
Chabi Barre spent the past three seasons patrolling the paint and protecting the rim for the Duquesne men’s basketball team, but he will continue those pursuits elsewhere next season. Barre, a 6-foot-9 junior forward, entered the transfer portal Tuesday night, according to SBE Global consulting agency. The native of Natitingou,...
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...
