Franklin Regional grads Lee, Kemerer No. 1 in NCAA wrestling rankings
Two Franklin Regional grads – Spencer Lee and Michael Kemerer – are ranked No. 1 according to the latest NCAA coaches rankings. Both wrestle for No. 1 Iowa. Lee, a two-time NCAA champion, is ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds. Kemerer, a two-time NCAA placewinner and three-time All-American, is ranked...
WVU athletics, Big 12 Conference announce Mountaineers’ 2021 football schedule
The West Virginia football team will open its 2021 season with a road trip to Maryland on Sept. 4. Six home dates — four Big 12 matchups and games against Virginia Tech and Long Island — plus five conference road dates also make up the Mountaineers upcoming schedule, WVU director...
No. 14 West Virginia sweeps No. 7 Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas — Sean McNeil drew the start when a groin injury sidelined Taz Sherman, who was coming off a career high in scoring, and the West Virginia guard hit his first shot 15 seconds into the game. The junior kept it going from there. McNeil scored a career-high 26...
2 West Virginia-Baylor men’s basketball games postponed
The West Virginia men’s basketball team was scheduled to face Big 12 Conference foe Baylor twice in four days next week, but both games have been postponed. The conference announced Monday that the games, a home contest slated for Feb. 15 and a road matchup Feb. 18, will not be...
Kansas’ record Top 25 run over; Michigan jumps to No. 3
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas dropped out of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 12 years on Monday, ending the Jayhawks’ record streak of 231 consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 25. Gonzaga and Baylor held down the top two spots, just as they have...
Miles McBride, Taz Sherman help No. 17 WVU top No. 23 KansasVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Miles McBride scored a career-high 29 points, Taz Sherman had a career-best 25 and No. 17 West Virginia beat No. 23 Kansas, 91-79, on Saturday. The Mountaineers (13-5, 6-3 Big 12) never trailed and got off to a good start in a challenging stretch where they will...
Steve Sarkisian puts finishing touches on Texas class near top of Big 12Video
Tom Herman started the 2021 Texas recruiting class. Steve Sarkisian is finishing it up, and the new Longhorns coach still can sign a few more players. Sarkisian inherited a group of 19 signees recruited by Herman before the coaching change in January, then Wednesday added a group of four more...
No. 17 West Virginia overcomes slow start, beats Iowa State
AMES, Iowa — Taz Sherman hit two free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining and finished with 18 points as No. 17 West Virginia held on to beat Iowa State, 76-72, on Tuesday night. Sherman was 5 of 7 from the floor and made 7 of 8 shots from the line...
Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in
Baylor has overshadowed nearly everything in the Big 12 this season as it tries to complete an undefeated season. Oklahoma has been making a statement of its own. With a win over then-No. 9 Alabama on Saturday, the Sooners became just the second team in 25 years to beat three...
Miles McBride, No. 11 West Virginia stage wild rally to beat No. 10 Texas Tech
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Miles McBride made a go-ahead jumper with 6 seconds left and finished with a season-high 24 points, helping No. 11 West Virginia rally for a wild 88-87 victory over No. 10 Texas Tech on Monday night. Jalen Bridges and reserve Sean McNeil each scored 13 points for...
Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25; Alabama cracks top 10
Gonzaga and Baylor have remained firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll all season while everyone else keeps rotating in and out of the top 10 beneath them as potential challengers. This week, that includes Alabama for the first time in 14 years. While the Bulldogs and Bears...
Miles McBride, Jalen Bridges help No. 14 West Virginia beat Kansas StateVideo
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Miles McBride scored 18 points to help No. 14 West Virginia beat Kansas State, 69-47, on Saturday in the Mountaineers’ first game in two weeks because of covid-19 protocols.. Jalen Bridges added 12 points, and Taz Sherman had 10 for West Virginia (10-4, 3-3 Big 12). Mike...
WVU men’s basketball game at Baylor rescheduled for Feb. 18
The West Virginia men’s basketball team received some good news from the Big 12 Conference on Monday as a game postponed because of covid issues has been rescheduled. The Mountaineers’ matchup with Baylor, originally scheduled for Jan. 12, now will be at 5 p.m. Feb. 18, in Waco, Texas. The...
Kentucky adds former West Virginia forward Oscar TshiebweVideo
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky announced former West Virginia forward Oscar Tshiebwe has transferred to the program and will be eligible after sitting out next season, per NCAA transfer rules. The 6-foot-9 sophomore from Congo with a 7-5 wingspan left the Mountaineers’ program Jan. 1 for personal reasons. A preseason All-Big...
WVU men’s basketball games with TCU, Oklahoma State postponed
The Big 12 Conference on Tuesday announced the West Virginia men’s basketball team will not play home games with TCU (Saturday) and Oklahoma State (Jan. 19) because the Mountaineers were not able to meet necessary covid-19 requirements set forth by the conference. The same issue had already postponed Tuesday’s matchup...
West Virginia-Baylor men’s basketball game postponed
The West Virginia men’s basketball team will not play its scheduled game at No. 2 Baylor on Tuesday. The Big 12 Conference on Monday announced the Mountaineers were not able to meet necessary covid-19 requirements set forth by the conference. No. 13-ranked WVU and Baylor are working with the conference...
Last second 3-pointer lifts No. 4 Texas over No. 14 West VirginiaVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Three years to the day since Texas coach Shaka Smart told his players Andrew Jones was diagnosed with leukemia, the junior guard put his latest stamp on what is turning into a special season for the Longhorns. Jones hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to lift...
West Virginia QB Austin Kendall enters transfer portal
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia quarterback Austin Kendall plans to play elsewhere next season. West Virginia football spokesman Mike Montoro confirmed Tuesday that Kendall has put his name into the NCAA’s transfer database. Kendall came on in relief of Jarret Doege in the second half of the Liberty Bowl and...
Derek Culver leads No. 14 West Virginia from 19 down past Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla. — After a disappointing performance in his previous game, Derek Culver bounced back in a big way. Culver had 22 points and 19 rebounds to help No. 14 West Virginia rally from 19 down in the second half to beat Oklahoma State, 87-84, on Monday night. Miles McBride...
Gonzaga-Baylor remain 1-2 in AP Top 25; Texas rises to No. 4
While Gonzaga and Baylor remain firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, Shaka Smart and fourth-ranked Texas are making a push into the rankings’ top tier, too. The top-ranked Zags and second-ranked Bears remained 1-2 in Monday’s latest Top 25 as they have all season. But the Longhorns...
No. 9 West Virginia loses road game vs. OklahomaVideo
NORMAN, Okla. — Umoja Gibson made eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 29 points, and Oklahoma recovered after blowing an 18-point halftime lead to beat No. 9 West Virginia, 75-71, on Saturday. The Sooners (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) have won three straight and four of five against the Mountaineers (8-3,...
WVU’s Oscar Tshiebwe steps away from program
West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins announced Friday sophomore forward Oscar Tshiebwe, a Kennedy Catholic graduate, is stepping away from the program for personal reasons. “Oscar has our full support, and we certainly wish him the best during this time,” Huggins said in a statement. Later in a video...
West Virginia rallies to beat Army in Liberty BowlVideo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Reserve quarterback Austin Kendall threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Simmons with 5 minutes, 10 seconds left, and West Virginia held off Army, 24-21, on Thursday in the Liberty Bowl. Army (9-3) had a chance to tie it with 1:50 left, but Quinn Maretzki’s 39-yard field...
West Virginia gets challenge of playing Army in Liberty Bowl
Count West Virginia coach Neal Brown among those wanting to see Army play a bowl game. He will get the chance when his Mountaineers take on Army in the Liberty Bowl after the Black Knights were tapped as a covid-19 replacement for Tennessee. Brown sees this as a big opportunity...
WVU’s Isaiah Cottrell to miss rest of season with Achilles injury
The end of 2020 has brought tough news to the West Virginia men’s basketball team. Isaiah Cottrell, the highly touted 6-foot-10 freshman from Las Vegas, will miss the rest of the 2020-21 season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg in the first half of Tuesday’s game...
