Derek Redd: Tackle football can wait for health's sake
By Derek Redd There was something West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen said during his Wednesday press conference that plenty of people have probably heard before, just not from a...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Circle of life in the world of sports
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail As you get older, you notice that life goes by quickly in the world of sports. For example ... n One day you're attending a WVU football game at old...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Athletic Vedvik battling for Marshall special teams spot
By Doug Smock HUNTINGTON - I don't want you to toss out that preseason magazine just yet, but know there probably will be one glaring error in the Marshall lineup. It would come at kicker, at least in...
View ArticleDerek Redd: MEC tournament stays put, but no time to relax for Charleston
By Derek Redd The Mountain East Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments aren't going anywhere. The 2018 edition will be where the area's small-college hoops tournaments have been for...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: QB future has WVU's Spavital smiling
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - There's been an underreported story to WVU's preseason football camp that Mountaineer fans just might want to know. It's that, yes, West Virginia seems set at quarterback...
View ArticleRick Ryan: Former Beckley sportswriter recovering from accident
By Rick Ryan Dave Morrison has spent a lifetime helping high school athletes around West Virginia get a little more publicity for their accomplishments. Now, he needs an assist from others.Morrison, a...
View ArticleDerek Redd: College athletes have earned schools' help striking balance
By Derek Redd UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen had too much of the initial spotlight focused on one statement he made to Bleacher Report's Matt Hayes. In the days after, that spotlight bled over to more of...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Smiling Yulee enjoying crash course at Marshall
By Doug Smock HUNTINGTON - When the spring rosters were posted online in late March, a mysterious mini-panic ensued among Marshall Twitterdom. More than once was I asked, "Where's Jaquan Yulee??!!"...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons hits on new center, improvements and diaper bags
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University Athletic Director Shane Lyons had a fireside chat of sorts with the state's media on Wednesday. Lyons went over the school's athletic and academic...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Athletes we lost too young
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail Our state lost one of our more underrated basketball stars with the recent death of former Woodrow Wilson and West Liberty basketball star Shane Maynard....
View ArticleDerek Redd: Off-beat events on the docket
By Derek Redd Pardon me while my mind runneth over:A sporting event that only can be found in Charleston is drawing closer. The Charleston Distance Run will get rolling at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept....
View ArticleNorman Chad: Mayweather-McGregor a fight everyone wants and no one wants
By By Norman Chad For the Gazette-Mail I am writing this column under protest - yeah, I know, usually most of you read this column under protest, so now we're even - because today I am writing about...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU football go-to players, roles crystallizing
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - On Tuesday, WVU coach Dana Holgorsen called the extended college football camp "insane." "Incredibly sick of practicing against each other," he added. Indeed, it seems the...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Thoughts springing from the start of prep football season
By By Frank Giardina For the Gazette-Mail As the high school football season starts in the Kanawha Valley, here are some random thoughts floating around in my brain while standing on the sidelines on...
View ArticleDerek Redd: 20 years ago, WVU and Marshall met in epic revival
By Derek Redd There is one moment - one sound, really - that came 20 years ago that you all can thank for me sitting in this spot right now. (Or you can curse it. Totally up to you.)I stood on the...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Marshall-Miami (Ohio) rivalry will continue, on Facebook
By Doug Smock The renewal of the Marshall-Miami (Ohio) rivalry - with more on the line than in recent years - has found a home on national TV. Check that: on your laptops and phones. The game is on...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Stumping for a return to old WVU rivalries
By Mitch Vingle Former WVU football coach Don Nehlen will serve as an honorary captain during this Sunday's Mountaineer game versus Virginia Tech. He probably could also serve as a spokesman for West...
View ArticleDerek Redd: Volunteers keep Charleston Distance Run on track
By Derek Redd Bob Tate has been a part of the Charleston Distance Run almost as long as the Charleston Distance Run has been a part of Charleston. This will mark the 43rd race that Tate has...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Marshall, Doc take the ball, Davis runs with it
By Doug Smock HUNTINGTON - In the first 12 seconds of game time Saturday night, Marshall's coaches pushed two of the right buttons. Some wisecrackers would say that was more than all of last season,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU concerns and stadium issues
By Mitch Vingle After WVU's 31-24 season opening loss to now-No. 18 Virginia Tech, Mountaineer coach Dana Holgorsen was mostly upbeat. Yes, there were mistakes. There were drops. There were the...
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