Tony Dorsett, Curtis Martin, Jimbo Covert among football legends announcing picks at NFL Draft
Football legends and Western Pennsylvania natives Tony Dorsett, Curtis Martin and Jimbo Covert are among three dozen retired or active players who’ll represent their franchises on Day 2 of the NFL Draft. The players will announce second- and third-round selections April 24. The list, released Thursday by the NFL, features...
Honor Huff scores career-high 38 as WVU tops Oklahoma in OT to win CBC title
LAS VEGAS — Honor Huff made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 38 to propel West Virginia to an 89-82 overtime victory over Oklahoma on Sunday in the championship game of the College Basketball Crown Tournament. The senior guard teamed up with Jasper Floyd to do all the scoring in...
Thomas scores 20 as West Virginia downs Creighton 87-70 in CBC
LAS VEGAS — DJ Thomas helped lead West Virginia over Creighton on Saturday with 20 points off of the bench in an 87-70 victory in the College Basketball Crown. West Virginia plays Oklahoma, which beat Baylor, 82-69, in the other semifinal, for the CBC title Sunday. Thomas shot 9 for...
Huff and West Virginia secure overtime win over Stanford
LAS VEGAS — Honor Huff scored eight of his 21 points in overtime, and West Virginia beat Stanford, 82-77, on Thursday night in the College Basketball Crown quarterfinals. Huff shot 5 for 14 from the field and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Mountaineers (19-14). Treysen Eaglestaff...
Syney Shaw, Gia Cooke help West Virginia roll in women’s NCAA Tournament
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sydney Shaw had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gia Cooke scored 18 points and West Virginia used an early defensive lockdown to take control in a 82-54 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday. West Virginia (28-6), the fourth...
West Virginia women look to make the most of rare chance to host March Madness
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Mark Kellogg has made a huge impression in his first three seasons at a major college. All that’s missing is a deep run in the women’s NCAA Tournament. No. 4 seed West Virginia (27-6) is a tournament host for the first time since 1992....
Penn State sends 8 to quarterfinals at NCAA wrestling tournament
Penn State is on track to win its fifth straight NCAA wrestling title, sending eight wrestlers into Friday’s championship quarterfinals. The Nittany Lions went 10-0 in the first round Thursday before Braeden Davis (141) and Cole Mirasola (285) were bounced in the second round. Marcus Blaze (133), Shayne Van Ness...
West Virginia to play Stanford in College Basketball Crown tournament
The West Virginia men’s basketball team will extend its season as part of the second annual College Basketball Crown tournament. The Mountaineers (18-4) will play Stanford (20-12) at 8 p.m. April 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Other teams competing include Baylor, Colorado, Creighton, Minnesota, Oklahoma and...
West Virginia women to host Miami (Ohio) in NCAA Tournament 1st round
West Virginia’s women’s basketball team will be on its home court for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament … if the Mountaineers can advance. WVU was awarded the No. 4 seed during Sunday night’s NCAA selection show and will play No. 13 Miami (Ohio) in the opening round...
BYU knocks West Virginia out of Big 12 Tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — AJ Dybantsa had 27 points in another brilliant Big 12 Tournament performance, Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points, and No. 10 seed BYU beat seventh-seeded West Virginia, 68-48, on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinal round. Robert Wright III also had 11 points before a...
Jordan Harrison helps No. 15 West Virginia beat No. 10 TCU for women’s Big 12 Tournament crown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the buzzer sounded on the Big 12 Tournament championship game, Jordan Harrison ran and leaped into the waiting arms of her West Virginia teammates, who squeezed her so hard it looked as if it hurt. It was just about the only time anyone corralled Harrison...
Honor Huff scores 24 to lead West Virginia win in regular-season finale
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff scored 24 points, and West Virginia finished off a season sweep of UCF with a 77-62 victory Friday night to close out the Big 12 regular season. Huff made 4 of 14 from 3-point range and all 10 of his free throws for the Mountaineers...
Minus lead scorer Haggerty, McGriff and Johnson help Kansas State hold off West Virginia 65-63
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Khamari McGriff scored 18 points, and Nate Johnson scored 16 points as Kansas State delivered another blow to West Virginia’s NCAA Tournament hopes by holding off the Mountaineers, 65-63, on Tuesday night. Reserve Chance Moore scored 18 points, Brenen Lorient scored 14 points, reserve DJ Thomas 12...
Huff, Lorient lead West Virginia past No. 19 BYU, 79-71
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff scored 19 points, Brenen Lorient added 18 and West Virginia led the entire second half and beat No. 19 BYU, 79-71, on Saturday night. DJ Thomas added 13 points, and Jasper Floyd and Chance Moore had 11 apiece for the Mountaineers (17-12, 8-8 Big 12)....
Oklahoma State scores first 7 points of OT to beat West Virginia 91-84 and end 5-game skid
STILLWATER, Okla. — Kanye Clary scored 17 points, and Oklahoma State scored the first seven points of overtime to help beat West Virginia, 91-84, on Tuesday night and end the Cowboys’ five-game losing streak. Anthony Roy converted a three-point play, Parsa Fallah added a free throw and Jaylen Curry capped...
West Virginia gives up lead in loss to TCU
FORT WORTH, Texas — Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and TCU closed the game with a 17-5 run, defeating West Virginia, 60-54, on Saturday. TCU missed eight of nine shots to open the second half and later missed eight in a row. West Virginia led 49-43 with...
