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Mountain Lions fall in title game

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CHARLESTON — For the second straight season, Tucker County fell short in the Class A state championship — this one in heartbreaking fashion. Second-seeded Tug Valley used a layup off a steal from Bryson Elia with 13 seconds left to defeat the Mountain Lions, 35-32, Saturday night at the ...

Former WVU player offers thoughts on Eilert

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MORGANTOWN — They care. Five years, 10 years, 20 years, even 40 years out, former West Virginia basketball players care about the state they represented, the school they played for, the coaches they played for and the fans who backed them. That’s why this year hurt, and it’s every ...

WVU women will play Princeton in NCAA Tournament

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MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia University women’s basketball team (24-7, 12-6 Big 12) was selected as a No. 8 seed for the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, announced Sunday evening. West Virginia opens the first round against No. 9-seed Princeton in the Albany 2 Region of this ...

Baker lays out plan for next WVU coach

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MORGANTOWN — In the end, West Virginia Athletic Director Wren Baker maintains, he is going to go out and get the man he wants to fill the profile he has in mind as best for the West Virginia job, but at the same time it thinks is sheer folly to believe there is only one such man out ...

Steelers acquire QB Fields from Bears

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears traded Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night, clearing the way for them to draft a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick — perhaps USC’s Caleb Williams. The Bears received a 2025 sixth-round draft pick that could potentially become ...

Tucker back in title game

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CHARLESTON — Tucker County and Tug Valley have built quite a little rivalry the past year on the hardwood and gridiron. The teams will now meet for the Class A state championship at 5 p.m. today in hoops as the result of Friday’s semifinal action. The top-seeded Mountain Lions (22-3) ...