Doug Smock: South Florida pipeline slowing to drip
The commitment last week of junior college receiver Jacob McCrary spared Marshall from a recruiting upset.Should he follow through with his commitment on Feb. 3, McCrary could be the only signee from...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU should support Boren's Big 12 identity
By Mitch Vingle OK, so maybe WVU couldn't beat Oklahoma the other night.But maybe, just maybe, the Mountaineers should join 'em.The effort, that is, being put forth by Oklahoma president David...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU-bound Harler a special talent - and person
By Mitch Vingle WHEELING - When you walk into Central Catholic High School, aka Wheeling Central, you'll see Miss Beatty's World History Classes' Wall of Fame pinned up near the main office.Included...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Mountaineers run into a ditch versus UT
MORGANTOWN - There were a lot of wrecks around the Coliseum Wednesday on another snowy night.And make no mistake: No. 6 West Virginia was certainly in one.Unranked Texas came in and Shaka-ed the world...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: A chance to compare, contrast University of Charleston, West...
As you walk into West Virginia State's Walker Convocation Center in Institute, you're struck first by the lobby. The statue of Basketball Hall of Fame member Earl Lloyd is breathtaking. And to say the...
View ArticleChuck McGill: Uncertainty abounds in college basketball
By Chuck McGill Weather forecasters are having a better winter than sportswriters who cast a ballot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.The Mountain State is blanketed by snow, and meteorologists...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Marshall's Kelly jumps into MVP race
By Doug Smock ROLL OUT the calculator on your smart phone, divide 7 by 18 and you'll get .389.Or .3888889 or .388888888889. How many digits beyond the decimal point does your calculator go? Not a big...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Snow, sports tales from wild, wonderful
By Mitch Vingle Snow tales (get my drift?):If you were like, well, everyone during the recent snowstorm, you were glued to the weather forecasts. How many inches of snow were on the way? How many...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Good and bad of WVU's big men
MORGANTOWN - When folks argue that the Big 12 is the nation's best basketball conference, they probably won't point to No. 9 WVU's 70-55 win over Kansas State on Tuesday at the Coliseum.The victorious...
View ArticleMike Casazza: WVU's Phillip finds comfort zone
By Mike Casazza MORGANTOWN - In one instance, Tarik Phillip was completely untouchable. With three baskets and eight points in 70 seconds, Phillip literally stole a win for West Virginia on the road...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: MU hoops has become a terrific story
HUNTINGTON - Are you guys getting this?I'm asking all of you, whether you live in Charleston, Barboursville or Los Angeles.The story that's unfolded, I mean, at Marshall University.The school's...
View ArticleChuck McGill: Trickett, Justice take WVU roots to Florida Atlantic
By Chuck McGill When Travis Trickett calls offensive plays inside Florida Atlantic's breathtaking football stadium, he'll be able to see the ocean. In the mountains, though, is where it all...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU getting a player with game, vision in SC's Knapper
By Mitch Vingle The apple juice bottle flew past Sean Knapper as he sat in the upper deck of the South Charleston Community Center.Within a millisecond, 5-year-old son Bryson followed."Dad," said the...
View ArticleNorman Chad: Another Super Bowl Viewing Guide? L yes!
We're talking Super Bowl L - L! - and, remarkably, Couch Slouch has experienced them all.Alas, I made the mistake of actually going to two of them, so I've only seen 47 on television. And TV is where...
View ArticleDoug Smock: Herd hoops, beer sales, officiating and Whoopi
HUNTINGTON - There are a few certainties with modern-day Marshall basketball. The ball is going to whip around so fast it will make you dizzy. And the 3-pointers are going up - after Saturday's games,...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Super Six, Big 12 and football recruiting
By Mitch Vingle Ye olde notebook:Back in mid-September of last year, University of Charleston Stadium manager Doug Carte said the Capital City would be bidding on the latest Super Six contract. He...
View ArticleMike Casazza: WVU basketball thrives on being underappreciated
MORGANTOWN - West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has a team ranked No. 14 by the media and No. 12 by the coaches. It was in the top 10 of both polls the previous two weeks and actually first reached those...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Ferns and some signing day moments
By Mitch Vingle MORGANTOWN - If you followed the action on college football's National Signing Day, you saw some fireworks. There were flips. (With flops sure to come.) Ohio State, Florida State, Ole...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Where have all the Florida recruits gone?
By Mitch Vingle Throughout the years, Florida recruiting has been very good to WVU. Former head coach Don Nehlen is in the College Football Hall of Fame partially because of kids from the Sunshine...
View ArticleFrank Giardina: Broncos, 'Pig' and '60s KVC hoops
By By Frank Giardina I lived my early childhood in the coal region community of Gary in McDowell County, where we all worshipped the Gary High School Coaldiggers and were fierce rivals with the Welch...
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