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Most important offensive players, positions for the WVU football’s 2026 season

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MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez has done a lot this offseason for West Virginia football to help keep his promise and make the Mountaineers competitive once again. That wasn’t the case in Year 1, finishing with a 4-8 record. There were times when WVU was competitive, but much of the season was spent getting rolled by Big 12 teams. Rodriguez brought in another decent-sized transfer class, a massive, almost 50-kid high school recruiting class, and even hired some new coaches to try and make Year 2 trend in the right direction. However, some of the most important pieces on the ...

Keyser edges Tigers, 2-1, in regional opener

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ELKINS — Fifth-seed Keyser plated two run in the fifth inning to hand fourth-seed Elkins a 2-1 setback Monday night in Class AAA, Region II play at EHS field. Braden Cooper had retired the order in three of the first four innings before the Golden Tornado pushed two runs across in ...

Mountaineers enter Big 12 tournament with momentum

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MORGANTOWN — In the end, maybe it was just unfortunate math that calculated two unconventional endings for the WVU baseball program. More to the point, the Mountaineers finished the 2025 regular season by getting swept by Kansas, yet still hoisted the Big 12 trophy and earned the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament. A year later, the ninth-ranked Mountaineers (37-13, 21-9 Big 12) set a program record for conference wins and won eight of their final nine league games just to finish a game behind the Jayhawks in second place. “Couldn’t be more excited for our kids to clip off ...

Rodgers hits the practice field after signing 1-year deal to stay with the Steelers

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has spent two-plus decades keeping everyone off balance. From opponents to teammates to reporters and everyone in between. The start of his 22nd season was no different. The 42-year-old four-time NFL MVP made a surprise appearance on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice field Monday for the start of voluntary organized team activities, jogging out in a white No. 8 jersey shortly after finalizing a 1-year deal to return to the club he guided to an AFC North championship last winter. Linebacker Payton Wilson admitted he was a little "shocked" when he ...

Colts cruise past Moorefield, 10-0

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PHILIPPI — Fourth-seed Philip Barbour rode the pitching of Robbie Jones and a six-run outburst in the fifth inning to cruise past fifth-seed Moorefield, 10-0, Monday night in Class AA, Region II action. The Colts (15-12) will now visit top-seed Frankfort this evening in a winner’s ...

EHS qualifies 28 athletes for state track meet

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KEYSER — The Elkins High girls placed second and the boys third in the Class AAA, Region II meet held Thursday at Keyser High School. Elkins qualified 12 girls and 16 boys for the state meet. Julia Biola was the high-point scorer in helping the Lady Tigers garner 135 points. Biola ...