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New numbers, metrics to know as WVU’s 2026 roster takes shape

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s football season might seem far from now. It’s over 200 days away. But it’s a lot closer than you might think. The transfer portal has come and gone, and WVU’s 2026 roster and coaching staff are taking shape. Players are already on campus, sitting in on meetings and pumping iron. The Mountaineers have started to update their online roster, which includes players’ numbers, weight, and height, and reveals some players who’ll be joining in the summer. It’s not a complete list, but it gives a little glimpse of what to expect when WVU takes ...

The difference between winning and losing

MORGANTOWN — The quiet hours of the early morning arrived following West Virginia’s hard-fought victory over Kansas State at the Hope Coliseum on Tuesday, providing a few moments for reflection on the final moments of the game. Words that Ross Hodge, the Mountaineers coach, had said ...

Prep Basketball Polls

ELKINS — The high school basketball seasons have been put on ice this week but several area squads remain in the latest West Virginia Schools Athletic Coaches Association (WVSACA) polls. The Buckhannon-Upshur boys are eighth in Class AAAA and Tucker County is seventh in Class A. The ...

Hot-shooting Cougars get past Bulldogs

BAKER — Class A, No. 9 East Hardy placed five players in double figures and drained 13 treys in taking an 84-43 win over Tygarts Valley Friday in Potomac Valley Conference action. The Bulldogs dropped to 5-7 on the setback. They were slated to visit Union on Tuesday but that contest was postponed until Monday. The girls contest between the schools was also postponed to Feb. 11. Gideon Good led the Cougars in Friday’s win with 22 points, followed by Evan Hamilton and Mason Hamilton with 15 apiece, Joseph Price with 13 and Aubrey McCullough with 12. Jacob Wamsley led Tygarts ...

WVU has Super Bowl representative in Pats’ RB coach

MORGANTOWN — When the New England Patriots line up to take on the Seattle Seahawks in this season’s Super Bowl, they probably will have a solid backing in West Virginia, even if the connection to the Mountaineers is somewhat hidden and the legacy of Tom Brady or Bill Belichick hardly resonates in the Mountain State. Tony Dews coaches the running backs under Mike Vrabel and he has roots coaching the Mountaineers that go back to Don Nehlen and Rich Rodriguez, both of whom sing his praises, although he has raised his career bar to the point that now he is looking to become a ...

McCarthy comes home to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy. Really early. Considering the setting, it was hard to blame him. There the kid who grew up rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers from his family’s home in the city’s Greenfield neighborhood was on Tuesday, sitting on dais wearing a black suit with a gold tie, a Steelers pin affixed to his lapel. The job McCarthy always wanted, but never let himself imagine he would get, his at last. “I thought I’d at least be able to get started,” the new Steelers head coach said, trying unsuccessfully to choke back his emotions ...