Mitch Vingle: Baylor grateful for WVU President Gordon Gee's remarks
By Mitch Vingle The recorded interview still rests on the computer desktop. E. Gordon Gee was moved from interim president at WVU to full-time, and there was skepticism. There were controversial...
View ArticleRick Ryan: Perhaps it's Marshall vs. WVU in Dillon's recruitment
By Rick Ryan Things could get interesting in the months to come if you read between the lines in the recruitment of Mingo Central's Jeremy Dillon. Dillon, who committed to Marshall for basketball last...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: From beginning to Zen, WVU's Macon strong
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - Throughout much of Saturday's Big 12 men's basketball battle with Texas Tech, No. 9 WVU was a bit off. The Mountaineer shooters were struggling.The whistles weren't going...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Basketball Mount Rushmores at WVU and Marshall
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail In recent years, we've been embracing more of our sports history in our state. For example, we have seen a growth of basketball statues and monuments. We now...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Middle Tennessee sets an example in coaching stability
By Doug Smock After Middle Tennessee continued its sports mastery over Marshall with a 97-86 basketball victory Saturday, I can't stop marveling about the coaching stability at that school. The...
View ArticleNorman Chad: NBA has no shortage of squabbles
By By Norman Chad Everybody in the NBA makes a lot of money but nobody gets along. "Family Feud" could do a month-long NBA version and not run out of hostilities, squabbles and quarrels. Heck,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU celebrates with Bob Huggins after tense moment
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - There were many pleasant sights for WVU basketball fans on Monday night at the Coliseum. There was the sight of Mountaineer forward Lamont West spotting up and the ball...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The magic that was Don Nuckols and Mullens High
By Mitch Vingle It was a different time.High schools in West Virginia were more hardscrabble. Many were crude and rough, certainly unsophisticated. I know. I remember. And I was again reminded upon...
View ArticleMike Casazza: WVU's Elijah Macon enjoying newfound accuracy at free-throw line
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - When West Virginia went up big and fell down bigger in the final three minutes of regulation in last week's loss to Kansas, when the Mountaineers went 7 for 11 at the...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU signee, South Charleston grad Brandon Knapper opening eyes
By Mitch Vingle Something special is going on in South Charleston.Via Chatham, Virginia. En route to Morgantown and WVU's basketball team.His name is Brandon Knapper, a South Charleston High graduate...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Dream came quickly for West Virginia State athletic director Nate...
By Derek Redd Fulfilling a dream before reaching the age of 30 doesn't happen for everyone. Nate Burton understands how lucky he is. West Virginia State tabbed him last January to become, at age 28,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: And your Big 12 Oscars go to . . .
By Mitch Vingle Perhaps I'm swept up in Academy Awards fever. Perhaps I'm knee-deep in college basketball and loving it. Or, OK, just maybe, I'm working forward because I'm burning some vacation days...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Basketball tournament triggers many memories
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail I am a child and a product of the 1960s. I grew up with Motown music, the Beatles, Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, Jim Brown, Joe Namath, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Herd scores 93 with misfiring offense?
By Doug Smock Only at Marshall can you score 93 points and hear about legitimate problems with the offense. That was the case Saturday night when the Thundering Herd gutted out a 93-89 victory over...
View ArticleDerek Redd: 'Basketball Month in Charleston' heats up this week
By Derek Redd To celebrate the three straight weeks of tournament basketball coming to the Civic Center starting this week, the city of Charleston has unveiled a new slogan: Basketball Month in...
View ArticleMike Casazza: WVU's Bob Huggins suggests bringing basketball officials under...
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - Bob Huggins' relationship with college basketball officials has and has not changed this season. No. 10 West Virginia's coach earned four technical fouls in the first 30...
View ArticleDerek Redd: MEC tourney notes on Charleston's defense, locals and WVU
By Derek Redd Pardon me while my mind runneth over:n The University of Charleston women's basketball team's upset of top-seeded Glenville State in the Mountain East Conference tournament quarterfinals...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Sights and observations from the Mountain East Conference...
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail Here are some various observations from sitting along media row at the Mountain East Conference basketball tournament: n It was good to see Mercer County...
View ArticleDoug Smock: The moral issues of the C-USA ballot
By Doug Smock The recent debate over how Terrell Owens is being judged by Pro Football Hall of Fame voters has been background noise for me, as I can argue all sides just as easily. He put up...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU and Big 12, seedings; Deron Williams and 'Kirlav'
The views from here:With the WVU men's basketball team seemingly in a good place and heading into the Big 12 tournament, one might think the Mountaineers can simply have fun with the upcoming Kansas...
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