Mitch Vingle: A State of the Herd from Marshall's Holliday
HUNTINGTON - Before rain and reported lightning chased Marshall's football team into its sparkling indoor facility, coach Doc Holliday looked out his office window. Last year, he reflected, the...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Mountain State becomes a recruiting gold mine
By Mitch Vingle Many within the Kanawha Valley have been watching the story line of South Charleston football standout Derrek Pitts. It's understandable considering his first major offer, which came...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Capital's Slater this season's track star
Fans of Mountain State high school track have been fortunate of late. There have been standout distance runners like University High's Millie Paladino, now at WVU, and Cabell Midland's Jacob Burcham,...
View ArticleChuck McGill: Asheville's Rodgers on same track as former SAL stars
By Chuck McGill Mr. Rodgers is in the neighborhood, and area baseball fans should check him out during his first visit to the Mountain State. The South Atlantic League has seen its share of top...
View ArticleNorman Chad: If you're going to be an idiot, be an idiot billionaire
Every other time Mark Cuban opens his mouth, he says something stupid. Granted, this means that every other time he opens his mouth, he says something smart, but I guess I expect more than a coin flip...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Is Herd's draft shutout a cause for concern?
The NFL Draft had barely crowned its "Mr. Irrelevant" when the signings of recently minted Marshall football alums started rolling in. "Swede," lineman Sebastian Johansson, and receiver Deandre...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Beer here? Marshall might start selling suds at games
By Mitch Vingle If there's a topic folks in the Mountain State sit up straight for it's beer. When WVU decided to sell beer at its football games back in 2011, headlines were made. Actually, good...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Big 12, Devin Williams, MU baseball and a kicker
By Mitch Vingle The views from here:n Last week, I prepared you for a new round of Big 12 expansion talk. This week, it's arrived. League commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke to media members on-site at...
View ArticleMike Casazza: WVU AD Lyons ponders Big 12's future
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - Shane Lyons was in Phoenix at the beginning of the week while another round of conference expansion obsession began. Soon, West Virginia's athletic director will be back...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Gold nuggets and a clarification from WVU's Huggins
By Mitch Vingle Sometimes getting information from WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins is like pulling teeth. But sometimes - just sometimes - you find gold when you finally do pull those teeth. On...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: There is nothing like a West Virginia mom
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail I have lived and traveled around the country. I may not know a lot of things, but I have often told anyone who would listen that there is nothing like a West...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: On Mother's Day, a Father's Day story of note
WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins has honored his late mother, Norma Mae, for years. After she passed away of colon cancer in May of 2003 at the age of 68, he established a research fund in her name...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Time for Marshall to get busy as expansion talks resurface
By Doug Smock I GUESS it's inevitable in this age of college athletics. We settle in for a few years of relative tranquility, when we can deal with routine matters such as whether an athlete's verbal...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU again following recent ticket sales trends
Sports news is as fluid as spring rain in West Virginia. On Monday, for instance, there was yet another twist in the ongoing Big 12 expansion story. Oklahoma board of regents chairman Max...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Gee's expansion seat, pay raises and the contract 'offer'
By Mitch Vingle The views from here:n Maybe it's me, but doesn't it seem every sports conference in which WVU resides suffers from instability? Southern Conference, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big 12 ... I...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Not being silent on Knight (Commission)
I call them Knight moves.I do so because the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics seemingly meets under the cover of darkness. Most of the information it gleans never sees the light of day,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: SSAC's Dolan, Darris Nichols and a WVU friend
While Steph Curry continues to await his handshake from Adam Silver ... n New SSAC executive director Bernie Dolan did more than simply take in the state tennis action this week in Charleston. He...
View ArticleNorman Chad: Will NFL allow Raiders to gamble on Las Vegas?
How is this possible - last year the NFL wouldn't allow Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to hold a fantasy event attached to a Las Vegas casino, this year an NFL owner is trying to move his team to Las...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Louisville, Pitt provide early tests for Herd football
Marshall football has its biggest September in several years, schedule-wise, and we're not talking about the Sept. 10 opener against Morgan State. We're not talking about the Sept. 17 game with Akron,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: A close look at WVU's football schedule
Much in life can be controlled.On Monday, for instance, WVU coach Dana Holgorsen chose to cut loose of sophomore running back Donte Thomas-Williams for a "violation of team rules." You could see it...
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