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Kriisa appears in federal court

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Former WVU men’s basketball player Kerr Kriisa appeared in a Kentucky federal courtroom Tuesday in what was his first appearance on five counts of wire fraud which allegedly totaled around $2.2 million. Kriisa, who was in shackles during the appearance, was ordered to be released from a Lexington, Ky. jail under the conditions that he not violate state or federal law, turn over his passport and have no contact with victims or witnesses. Kriisa’s initial appearance in the Kentucky court was to address administrative technicalities with transferring the case to West Virginia and to ...

Yormark speaks during Day 1 of Big 12 Media Day

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West Virginia football doesn't appear until Day 2 of Big 12 Media Day in the afternoon at the Dallas Cowboys practice facility in Frisco, Texas. But that didn't mean there wasn't plenty to talk about when half of the other coaches took the podium, and the Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark took the stand in a lengthy introductory press conference. Yormark made headlines a couple of times in his opening remarks and then with the questions that followed, but the biggest was when he announced the Big 12 had partnered with Monster Energy to be the entitlement partner of Big 12 football and ...

Kriisa’s schemes already started before transfer to WVU

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MORGANTOWN — His nickname back in the day was “The Magician,” which was handed to Kerr Kriisa by his former WVU men’s basketball teammates. There isn’t enough magic in the world that can seemingly make Kriisa’s current troubles disappear. The college basketball journeyman who ...

Former WVU basketball player charged

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CLARKSBURG — Former college basketball player and Estonian national Kerr Kriisa was arrested and will appear in federal court this week on five counts of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Kriisa played basketball for the University of Arizona, West Virginia University, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Cincinnati. According to court documents, from 2022 through June 2, 2026, Kriisa, 25, in Monongalia County and elsewhere, allegedly carried out a scheme to obtain nearly $2.2 million from multiple victims using false representations, fabricated ...

WVU's Kelly to play in World Collegiate Baseball Championship

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MORGANTOWN — The next step in the progression of Gavin Kelly’s baseball journey will see the utility man representing Team USA in the inaugural World Collegiate Baseball Championship, July 11-15, in Taichung City, Taiwan. Kelly, who wrapped up his sophomore season batting .382 with 19 ...

Former WVU men's basketball players making noise during NBA offseason

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MORGANTOWN — There aren't a lot of West Virginia men's basketball players in the NBA, but the few made a lot of noise Wednesday in a busy offseason. As the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, former Mountaineers basketball player Mike Gansey made one of, if not the biggest, splashes this offseason so far and traded for superstar Boston Celtics guard and former Finals MVP Jaylen Brown Wednesday night. Most fans and other executives around the league thought the trade was lopsided because all Gansey gave up in return was 36-year-old guard Paul George, while ...