Mitch Vingle: Mike Gansey fighting the fight with NBA's Cavs
By Mitch Vingle Perhaps Mike Gansey's slight build was one reason he didn't make the NBA as a player. Yet look within that league these days.The former WVU Mountaineer is standing tall as an...
View ArticleDerek Redd: WVU's Derrek Pitts knows he made the right call
By Derek Redd It took one spring to seal it for Derrek Pitts. He's right at home in staying at home. The former South Charleston High football star got a spring practice session under his belt as a...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Some Mike D'Antoni memories after his big week
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail It was quite a week for state native Mike D'Antoni. First, the Mullens native and former Marshall star was named the NBA Coach of the Year for the 2016-17...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's Jevon Carter, Logan Routt; NBA prospects; Ed Pastilong
By Mitch Vingle Your Sunday buffet:West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins is on a mission. And, as always, he's passionate about it.Preseason basketball magazines are already being put together,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU and Louisville; Title IX; a sad note
By Mitch Vingle Sparklers, spinners, snakes and a few views from here: Remember all the rhetoric about how WVU couldn't get into the ACC because of its academic reputation? Well, think back to when...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Changes to transfer rules might not be good for WVU
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - It's not easy to keep up with the NCAA these days for two main reasons. First, there's an abundance of groups, committees, task forces and the like. Second, many of them...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Greenbrier bright spots overshadow disappointments
By Mitch Vingle WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Charleston resident and PGA rules official Ken Tackett sat in a golf cart between The Old White TPC course holes No. 2 and 11 Thursday morning. With a...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: The Greenbrier Classic from a spectator perspective
By Mitch Vingle WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - It's always been a dream.Write a column, that is, from the perspective of a spectator, rather than a columnist. Would be fun, I thought. Get out in the crowd...
View ArticleDoug Smock: PGA Tour's youth movement on display at Greenbrier
By Doug Smock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Robert Streb pondered the rest of the foursome who qualified Sunday for the British Open. At 30, he is the oldest of the bunch. "I'm an old bag of bones now," he...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Look at WVU's Big 12 position now
By Mitch Vingle If you don't grasp WVU's athletic position within the Big 12, you probably missed a release sent out back on June 22. It said Mountaineer Director of Athletics Shane Lyons will preside...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU filling big shoes; Dave Wojcik; grasshoppers
By Mitch Vingle Ye olde notebook:A piece of news that flew under the radar in the Mountain State was the departure of Michael Szul from West Virginia University's athletic department. While speaking...
View ArticleMike Casazza: Moving on from an awesome situation
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - I understood what people meant when they said it. I appreciated that it was supposed to be a compliment. But I always had a negative reaction when I heard it. You could...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's Gee remains staunch on Baylor, Big 12 issues
By Mitch Vingle Some have questioned whether the Big 12 has been tough enough on Baylor. If you've missed the ugliness, at least seven Title IX lawsuits have been filed against the school with claims...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Offensive lines key to WVU, Marshall seasons
By Derek Redd The offensive line isn't a flashy position to watch during a football game. Shoot, it's not a particularly easy position to watch - the frenzy of 300-pound bodies crashing into each...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Charleston's Long has 'mind blown' with WVU appointment
By Mitch Vingle The official press release came from WVU at 3:42 p.m. on Monday. Charleston native James Long had known the news before that. Yet on Wednesday afternoon the former Mountaineer...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Local young motocross racers gear up for Loretta Lynn national...
By Derek Redd At an age where training wheels are still bolted on bicycles for many children, two young - and I mean young - Kanawha Valley motocross racers will line up at the starting gate next week...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: State sports stories you may not know about
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail Most sports fans are well aware that prominent coaches such as Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher and Mike D'Antoni are from West Virginia. Likewise, most also know...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Herd's Levi Brown ready to lead up front
By Doug Smock HUNTINGTON - As with many offensive linemen, Marshall center Levi Brown made his biggest physical gains between his second and third years with the program. Most figure out they have to,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's Jake Spavital becoming the new Dana Holgorsen
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - If you wonder why West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen handed over the play-calling duties to new offensive coordinator Jake Spavital, do a little...
View ArticleRick Ryan: New Big 3 in MSAC football?
By Rick Ryan The balance of power in Mountain State Athletic Conference football used to reside squarely in Kanawha County, with Capital, George Washington and South Charleston leading the way....
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