Mitch Vingle: Should WVU's Jevon Carter be in All-America mix?
By Mitch Vingle You guys might think it's a breeze.If you're tasked to vote on an All-America team, you watch a bunch of games, make a couple mental notes, listen to the talking heads and - voila! - a...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Roster stability pays off for WVU basketball
By Mike Casazza KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As hard as it is to believe, this is the truth: The West Virginia program that came here last season as the No. 2 seed and played into the final minute of final game...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: SSAC's Bernie Dolan overseeing games - and contracts
By Mitch Vingle The whispers have been getting louder.Of course, the Super Six football championships have long left Charleston. Mountain East Conference officials expressed discouragement with the...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: A new day for Mike Carey, WVU women's basketball
By Mitch Vingle It didn't used to be this way.When Mike Carey began as WVU's women's basketball coach, he had to coach as he played back in his days at Salem. He had to scratch and claw. High-flying...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Tournament time is like a family reunion for sports fans
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail It's basketball state tournament time in West Virginia, a sports version of a family reunion as fans from across the state gather to see old friends, swap...
View ArticleWVU's bracket path brings up history
By Derek Redd Hey, at least WVU didn't end up in Kentucky's part of the bracket. Mountaineer men's basketball coach Bob Huggins joked about that possibility following Saturday night's loss to Iowa...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Following the script; WVU travels
By Mitch Vingle I loved the March of the Penguins. I admire those involved with the March of Dimes. And one of these days, I swear, I'm going to figure out what the heck the Ides of March were about....
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Bad weather no problem for WVU's Teyvon Myers
By Mitch Vingle BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo is known for wings. It is known for snow. And, on Monday and Tuesday, the area certainly received the latter. As part of Winter Storm Stella, about a foot of...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Is that a chip on WVU's shoulder?
By Mitch Vingle BUFFALO, N.Y. - Last year at this time, WVU's basketball team was all the buzz nationally. The Mountaineers, like this season, finished second in the Big 12, both in the regular season...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Clutch play, good decision lift WVU to NCAA win
By Mitch Vingle BUFFALO, N.Y. - Before Thursday's NCAA first-round game between WVU and Bucknell, Mountaineer guard Teyvon Myers was leading the team down the KeyBank Center hall to stretch. "It's go...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: A coach's view of the WVU-Notre Dame game
By Mitch Vingle BUFFALO, N.Y. - While the NCAA second-round press conferences were going on Friday at the KeyBank Center here, a basketball coach sat miles away in an office. "I figured you were...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's backcourt blossoms for all to see
By Mitch Vingle BUFFALO, N.Y. - When members of WVU's team and those attending the Mountaineers' NCAA victory over Notre Dame flash back to the 83-71 decision, they'll no doubt remember Jevon Carter...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: The Mountain State is a cradle of coaches
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail We know all about some of the great college football coaches that have come from our state. Names such as Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher and others are known in...
View ArticleDoug Smock: State title in hand, Jarrod West can now focus on Marshall hoops
By Doug Smock You had to feel bad for Ravenswood's point guard, Hayden Mandrake. He was just trying to dribble the ball across the halfcourt line, as he had done thousands of time before. But on this...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Success in March has become more regular under Huggins
By Derek Redd This hallowed ground has become much more familiar for West Virginia University's men's basketball team since Bob Huggins assumed control. This Sweet Sixteen appearance is WVU's fourth...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: A Capital City coaching tree with deep roots
By Mitch Vingle When Brad Underwood moved from the men's basketball coach of Oklahoma State to Illinois, the subject of Bob Huggins' coaching "tree" surfaced. Underwood was an assistant of Huggins....
View ArticleRick Ryan: Scouting report on Gonzaga
By Rick Ryan I started following Gonzaga basketball about 20 years ago when I drew the Zags out of a hat in our NCAA office pool two straight seasons, right about the time their program started taking...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The good and bad from WVU's football camp
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - When the media showed up for a dollop of WVU spring football on Tuesday, what they found was a smorgasbord of items. Some will be tasty to Mountaineer fans. Some will be...
View ArticleDerek Redd: A memorable Mountain State college hoops season
By Derek Redd When the final buzzer sounds in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Saturday afternoon, and the NCAA Division II national basketball championship game has concluded, it will officially close...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The two intriguing angles to WVU football
By Mitch Vingle This past week, WVU football coach Dana Holgorsen stood in the sunshine by his school's practice field. He went over the Mountaineer injuries. Then, as he squinted, the coach was asked...
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