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Mountaineers picked third in Big 12 baseball poll

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball will start its season with some high expectations. The Mountaineers were announced as No. 3 in the Big 12 in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The conference coaches each vote on the poll and aren’t allowed to vote on their own team. This is the ...

Mountaineers surge past Cincy in Big 12 action

MORGANTOWN — Nestled somewhere inside D.J. Thomas’ stat line on Thursday was the hidden fact that the young freshman stepped up and handed West Virginia a 59-54 victory over Cincinnati inside Fifth Third Arena. It was hidden for several reasons, beginning with WVU (15-8, 6-4 Big 12) ...

Wahama’s Lambert wins McCoy Male Award

CHARLESTON — To say Connor Lambert had a senior year to remember would be an understatement. After leading the White Falcons to their first football state championship since 2012 as one of the state’s top running backs, Lambert won the 100-meter and 200-meter dash titles at the WVSSAC ...

Mountaineers set to battle Cincinnati

MORGANTOWN — It was just a month ago — Jan. 6 to be exact — when the WVU men’s basketball team put the clamps on Cincinnati’s greatest strength. The Bearcats’ twin towers of 7-foot-1 Moustapha Thiam and 6-11 Baba Miller were held to a combined eight points. Neither one grabbed ...

WVU women’s basketball riding Baylor win into Colorado

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia women’s basketball started off February with a bang, upsetting No. 14 Baylor at home, 70-60. It was a much-needed win after a tough loss to Utah, helped out in the Big 12 standings, moved WVU up to No. 20 in the AP Poll and built on the resume for a higher seed in ...

Scoring Drought

MORGANTOWN — It was still a few hours away from Hope Coliseum being filled with fans and anticipation and Honor Huff was putting up one shot after another. The first one falls, then another and another. It is a near constant sound of the ball swishing through the net before landing with a ...