MORGANTOWN — A year ago at this time, the media air was suffocating us all with the coming and goings within the West Virginia athletic department. Basketball coach Darian DeVries was within a week of announcing his departure for Indiana, a stunning move since he had coached just one ...
(AP) — Geno Smith walked out of the New York Jets’ facility for the final time after the 2016 season feeling as though he left behind unfinished business. A long, winding and sometimes strange NFL journey for the now 35-year-old quarterback has him back in the building. “I don’t think anyone could have imagined that, honestly,” Smith said in a video call with reporters Thursday. “But that’s the beauty of life itself. I mean, I make plans all the time and rarely do they go exactly as I planned.” Smith was acquired from Las Vegas along with a seventh-round draft pick ...
CHARLESTON — Seventh-seed Philip Barbour gave No. 2 Williamstown all it could handle and more on Wednesday night. But a late rally by the Lady Colts fell just short as the Lady Yellowjackets held on for a 53-51 victory in Class AA quarterfinal action inside the Charleston Coliseum & ...
FRANKLIN — Tucker County advanced to the Class A state tournament with a 65-46 win over Pendleton County Wednesday night in a Class A, Region II co-finale. The Mountain Lions, who lost to the Wildcats in both regular-season meetings, will be the sixth-seed in next week’s state tournament at face No. 3 Huntington St. Joseph’s at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the quarterfinals. Ethan Cummings had 19 points, Cayden Arnold 15 and Carson Dearborn and Samuel Marks 10 each for Tucker County (16-8) in Wednesday’s win.
CHARLESTON — A furious fourth-quarter rally sent No. 5 Ritchie County to a 38-34 victory over fourth-seed Tucker County Tuesday night in Class A quarterfinal action at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The Lady Mountain Lions controlled things for the first three quarters, ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 27 points in another brilliant Big 12 Tournament performance, Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points, and No. 10 seed BYU beat seventh-seeded West Virginia 68-48 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinal round. Robert Wright III also had 11 points before a crowd that included BYU alum and Chiefs coach Andy Reid along with his quarterback, Patrick Mahomes — whose No. 16 Texas Tech plays seventh-ranked Iowa State in the first quarterfinal Thursday. As for the Cougars (23-10), their second win in as many days earned them a quarterfinal ...
