Mitch Vingle: Clemson's Clements watches WVU from afar
By Mitch Vingle Jim Clements sits in a comfortable seat these days, both literally and figuratively. As president of Clemson University, he oversees a school in South Carolina with enrollment near...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Memorial scores bring back '10 Greenbrier memories
By Doug Smock DUBLIN, Ohio - In the years since this unexpected encounter with professional golf began, two things have kicked at my nerves. One, the concept of a "good" leaderboard, one with the...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Can Big 12 parlay news from meetings?
By Mitch Vingle There have been many times the Big 12 has looked wobbly of late. There was the knee-jerk reaction, specifically from commissioner Bob Bowlsby, when the league failed to get a team in...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: A sight to behold, a sight to remember for WVU hoops
By Mitch Vingle The bus began to roll at 6:01 a.m.Some sleepy WVU basketball players had boarded, pillows in their arms. A few - very few - were wide-eyed for the day's adventure. And, oh, would it be...
View ArticleMike Casazza: MLB draft could stall WVU baseball momentum
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - The college baseball season is over at West Virginia University. Has been for 11 days. That doesn't mean Randy Mazey is over the ending or that he doesn't feel like the...
View ArticleChuck McGill: Public Courts sign-ups, Ryan Switzer and middle school champs
By Chuck McGill School is out and the preps calendar is in the rear view. The North-South festivities, high school summer practice period and Greenbrier Classic are on the horizon. That means the...
View ArticleChuck McGill: Charleston's Clark climbs coaching ladder
By Chuck McGill Shawn Clark is a Mountain State native who played college football for the Mountaineers - the Appalachian State version. The 40-year-old Clark, who once aspired to be a West Virginia...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU and the ACC, football odds and hoops
By Mitch Vingle The views from here:After last Sunday's column in which I interviewed Clemson president Jim Clements, messages were sent to me suggesting (and, in many cases, hoping) WVU move to the...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Nicknames aren't what they used to be
By By Frank Giardina Nicknames used to be a colorful part of sports. Some of the greatest to ever play had some of the most interesting nicknames, and some of the best nicknames dot the landscape of...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: For Marshall, the Doc is in
By Mitch Vingle Marshall football coach Doc Holliday earned a reputation by learning south Florida and mining the area for talent. It would stand to reason, then, he'd be in South Beach or Fort...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: North-South game a shining example of what could be
By Mitch Vingle When you show up at the North-South football camp, you notice two things. First, Sissonville's Alex Bruce's hair has been colored orange. Second, the name of Sport Mart no longer...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Neutral-site, FCS games make financial sense for WVU
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - The line between schools in the Power 5 conferences and the schools in the Group of 5 conferences has probably never been thicker. Exactly how thick? Consider schools in...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Hoover's Cowley - a portrait in granite
By Mitch Vingle If you were to paint a portrait of former Herbert Hoover football coach Joe Eddie Cowley, you'd probably have to do so using hard, rugged colors like quartz or granite. He lived hard....
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Hills-loving Trickett finds Father's Day through coaching
By Mitch Vingle I continue to stand by my claim.West Virginia is the real cradle of college coaches. By my count, 18 national-championship teams have been coached by Mountain State natives. Hailing...
View ArticleNorman Chad: Tennessee putting football first with latest move
The good folks at the University of Tennessee - Motto: "Football Is First, Felonies Are Secondary" - made a two-pronged announcement last week that sent Couch Slouch into an offseason...
View ArticleDoug Smock: What if MU wants to backtrack to MAC?
Uh,oh. I'm starting to hear it from some Marshall fans. Or see it on Facebook, as the case may be. A one ... a two ... a three ... "I knew they shouldn't have left the MAC!" The chant was inevitable...
View ArticleNorman Chad: The Manifest Destiny of Major League Soccer
Against all odds, Major League Soccer is currently expanding faster than the universe. (At the moment, the only things expanding faster than MLS are ride-sharing apps and, of course, Chipotle.) Our...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Count on PGA Tour, players to aid in flood relief efforts
With or without fanfare, you can expect disaster relief help from the PGA Tour and its players. It's part of the Tour's mission.PGA Tour Charities is a large part of the golfing world, supporting more...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The Greenbrier Classic that wasn't
By Mitch Vingle Greenbrier owner and gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice left his resort in White Sulphur Springs last Thursday afternoon with a meeting in Charleston on his mind. However, what he ran...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Summitt's impact on women's game touched Charleston
By Mitch Vingle It's been a tough year in regard to national icons. In entertainment, we've lost Prince, David Bowie, Glenn Frey and Garry Shandling. In the world of sports, we've lost Muhammad Ali,...
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