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New suggested College Football Playoff format favors WVU

MORGANTOWN — It seems like every month, there's a new proposed College Football Playoff format. May 2026 is no different. The American Football Coaches Association supported the adoption of a 24-team playoff field, which would, in turn, eliminate conference championship games, according to an article published by Yahoo Sports. For those wondering, the coaches in the association included Illinois' Bret Bielema, Oklahoma's Brent Venables, Vanderbilt's Clark Lea, SMU's Rhett Lashlee, Texas Tech's Joey McGuire and Michigan State's new head coach Pat Fitzgerald. The College Football ...

Mountaineers complete sweep of Kansas, 13-2

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia, you’ve got yourself an interesting weekend coming up, one that could lead the 15th-ranked Mountaineers to a second consecutive Big 12 championship and the top seed in the conference tournament. All of it courtesy of an impressive three-game sweep of No. 7 ...

WVU gains first QB commitment of 2027 class

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football landed its first quarterback commit for the class of 2027. Three-star quarterback Andre Phillip announced on social media that he is committing to the Mountaineers. Phillip picked WVU over Iowa State, Army, UTEP and Navy. Phillip is listed as a 6-foot-2, 190-pound quarterback from Spring, Texas. He’s rated as the 63rd quarterback in the class and 135th-best player in Texas. He is WVU’s first player from the Lone Star State so far this cycle. Phillip has an official visit scheduled from June 5-7. The Klein Oak quarterback is a multi-sport ...

Giants rally past Bucs in 12 innings

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jesús Rodríguez hit an RBI single in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Sunday. The Giants loaded the bases against Justin Lawrence (0-2) when Matt Chapman hit a double that only advanced automatic runner Heliot Ramos to third, and Drew Gilbert was intentionally walked. Rodríguez followed with a single to right to give the struggling Giants just their third win in the last 12 games. The teams traded two-run innings in the 10th, with Spencer Horwitz hitting a two-run ...

Lady Bulldogs fall to Senior in regular-season finale

FAIRMONT — Tygarts Valley concluded regular-season play with a 15-7 setback to Big 10 Conference member Fairmont Senior on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Bulldogs (7-13) will be the second seed in the Class A, Region II tournament and are scheduled to host No. 3 East Hardy today. Fifth seed Pocahontas County travels to No. 4 Tucker County today as well in Class A, Region II action. Defending state champion Pendleton County is the top seed in the double-elimination tourney and will host the winner between Pocahontas County and Tucker County in its first game. Addie Riddle and ...

Defending state champion Cougars down Bulldogs

MILL CREEK — East Hardy displayed the makings of a team seeking to repeat as Class A state champions Friday night against Tygarts Valley. Shayne Sisler allowed just three hits, one unearned and struck out six as the Cougars claimed a 15-1 win over the Bulldogs. Lead-off hitter Evan ...