Mitch Vingle: West Virginia's top hoops recruits open some eyes
By Mitch Vingle You might recall we recently went over the future football stars in this space. Today, though, let's take a peek at the Mountain State's future hoops standouts - non-Huntington Prep...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The Big 12 needs to add an agenda item
By Mitch Vingle When I truly became a sports fan, WVU was, to me, a football school. Don Nehlen was in charge of the Mountaineers and jump-started the program by beating a powerhouse football school...
View ArticleMike Casazza: No excuses for Big 12's problems
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - This is not another piece about the Big 12's performance in last week's NFL draft. This is not another swing of the sledgehammer at the league's crumbling reputation. This...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's Bob Huggins and the Hall of Fame flurry
By Mitch Vingle The phone buzzed and a text appeared on the screen. It was a column forwarded to me from friend and reader Andy Richardson. A picture of WVU's basketball coach was slotted above a...
View ArticleDerek Redd: NFL draft review on Big 12, WVU and Ryan Switzer
By Derek Redd Pardon me while my mind runneth over:n Much has been made of the Big 12's small collection of 2017 NFL draft picks. Fourteen were chosen from the conference this year, compared to the 15...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: 'Dr. Lou' Holtz on his home and WVU
By Mitch Vingle Dr. Lou is coming to Charleston.That, of course, is special to the Kanawha Valley. Lou Holtz, now 80, is a Hall of Fame college football coach, author, motivational speaker and former...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Hey, whatever happened to . . .
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail I often wonder whatever happened to some of our area and state sports figures. Such as: n Daniel Carte: Considered one of the finest high school hitters to...
View ArticleRick Ryan: How much pitching is enough for prep baseball sectionals?
By Rick Ryan Starting Monday, a brand new day dawns for prep baseball teams in West Virginia. If you have enough pitching, it's likely to be a sunny day. But if you don't, get ready for the storm...
View ArticleNorman Chad: Even now, race remains an issue in MLB
In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color line in Major League Baseball, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers as the game's first black player in the modern era. In 2017 - 70 years later - the Los Angeles...
View ArticleDoug Smock: C-USA TV deal could get interesting
THE CIRCUMSTANCES venture into "don't ask" territory, but I witnessed members of opposing softball teams dancing the Macarena over the weekend, during a long break in the action. I instantly wondered...
View ArticleMike Casazza: With contract extension comes comfort, freedom for Dana Holgorsen
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - There was a reason Dana Holgorsen wanted a contract extension to remain West Virginia's football coach for the foreseeable future, and despite the differences that existed...
View ArticleEx-MLB ump Larry Barnett honored to be part of Nitro Wall of Fame
By Derek Redd Larry Barnett spent 37 years as a Major League Baseball umpire working with legends of the sport, from Harmon Killebrew to Carlton Fisk to Ken Griffey Jr., for decades. People would say...
View ArticleDerek Redd: It's past time to address concussion prevention
By Derek Redd The stories keep coming, none any better than the last. Among the latest is that of Nick Buoniconti, NFL Hall of Famer and member of the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins. In a recent issue...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Conference USA hoops, beIN Sports, prep regions
The floor is open to all, especially at this time of year. Following are items relating to last week's Monday throwdown: n John Liddle, voice of North Texas sports, rose to defense of Frisco, Texas,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Skipping college bowl games paid off at NFL Draft
By Mitch Vingle Before a week of vacation, I wrote of the Big 12's woes following the most recent NFL draft. Yet there was another entity that suffered a blow because of the draft's outcome. That...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Bob Huggins, Jevon Carter and a state connection
By Mitch Vingle Ye olde notebook:If you missed the news, WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins was part of a record-breaking charity event on May 12 at The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Florida. Huggins was an...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Future of Big 12 TV deals a nebulous one
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - When the Big 12's top administrators and its football and basketball coaches met in Phoenix earlier this month, there was a pleasant and plainly obvious agenda. "We really...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The Big 12's profile, spin and Oklahoma's Dave Boren
By Mitch Vingle It was interesting to speak with WVU athletic director Shane Lyons this week and then read comments made by Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby. While issues swirl around the league and...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Proposed redshirt rule a great idea for college football
By Derek Redd One of the most valuable pieces of clothing in college football is one that really exists in a figurative sense. The redshirt is gold in that sport. It allows a player to practice and...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Avon Cobourne in Capital City 'a beautiful thing'
By Mitch Vingle You don't normally see the Big East's all-time rushing leader working at the YMCA of Kanawha Valley. You don't normally see the 2009 Grey Cup MVP there. Nor do you see WVU's all-time...
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