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‘Not backing down’

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s 2025 season ended on a sour note. The Mountaineers harnessed some momentum at the tail end, by upsetting Houston, beating Colorado and then having close games against Arizona State and TCU. But that came to a screeching halt when the best team in the ...

Union High School to host Coaching Education Classes

MT. STORM — The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission is conducting Coaching Education Classes at Union High School on March 23 from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The instructor will be current Union High School athletic director/coach Jamie Tallman. Those individuals that are not otherwise qualified by the West Virginia Department of Education and wish to coach any sport at the high school or middle school level in West Virginia are required to take these classes. To register and receive more information go the website: wvssac.org and select the tab “Coaches” ...

Former WVU quarterback Geno Smith released by Raiders

Former West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith will be looking for a new home for the 2026 season. Smith is expected to be released by the Las Vegas Raiders, barring a trade. The Raiders released Smith to make $8 million in salary cap space and are taking on $18.5 million in dead cap. Smith was only with the Raiders for a season. Last offseason, Smith was traded from the Seattle Seahawks for a third-round pick, reuniting him with his former head coach, Pete Carroll. He signed a two-year, $75 million extension after being traded from Seattle. Smith didn’t have the best season and ...

WVU women begin Big 12 tourney play today

MORGANTOWN — In her lone season at WVU, Kierra Wheeler is well aware of the change she’s brought to the program. As for the way the transfer from Norfolk State quickly bonded with her new teammates, well, that apparently has a lot to do with tacos. WVU head coach Mark Kellogg, who will ...

Tigers hold back Minutemen

ELKINS — Landon Shreve made his final game of his career playing inside Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium a memorable one on Thursday night. The senior tossed in 36 points as the fourth-seeded Tigers fended off No. 5 Lewis County, 66-56, to advance in the Class AAA, Region II ...

WVU hosts UCF tonight in regular-season finale

MORGANTOWN — In more ways than one, it is a jumbled mess that the WVU men’s basketball team finds itself. The Mountaineers host UCF at 8 p.m. today on the heels of a disappointing 65-63 loss at Kansas State, one that seemingly eliminated the Mountaineers (17-13, 8-9 Big 12) from NCAA tournament contention without winning the Big 12 tournament. As to where WVU might fit into the league tournament, well, that is simply left up to speculation at this point. Win or lose against the Knights (20-9, 9-8), all WVU knows at this point is it will fit somewhere in the 7th-10th seed ...