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Vincent nets 29 to lead Cougars over Tigers, 67-61

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SHINNSTON — Cole Vincent scored 11 of his game-high 29 points in the third quarter to lead Lincoln to a 67-61 win over Elkins Monday night in Big 10 Conference action. The Tigers held a 33-32 lead at halftime but were outscored 18-12 in the third and 17-16 in the final canto. Landon Shreve tossed in 25 points for Elkins, followed by Dreyton Boggs with 18 and Isaiah Nutter with 10. Max Myers added 15 and Luke Joyce 14 for the Cougars, who are now 7-10 and entertain Philip Barbour at 7:30 p.m. today in a conference contest. The Tigers (4-12) will visit Grafton this evening as ...

WVU comes out of opening series without any serious injuries

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball came out of Georgia Southern with a clean sheet, sweeping in the first series of the season. The games were tough, with one being decided in the ninth and the other decided by a couple of late runs. It was a taxing trip that had the Mountaineers playing a doubleheader after the Sunday, Feb. 15, game was rescheduled due to bad weather in the forecast. WVU didn’t make it out of the weekend free of injuries in the first series, having some of its best players banged up. Head coach Steve Sabins spoke with the media on Monday, Feb. 16, after getting ...

Taking a look at Hodge’s season at WVU

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MORGANTOWN — The tendency in this profession that is sports journalism is that you aren’t doing your job if you aren’t digging after the negatives that come quite naturally with the team you are covering and the coaches who coach them. It comes with the job, exaggerated in those years ...

WVU baseball sweeps Georgia Southern to start 2026 season

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball had high expectations coming into the 2026 season. The Mountaineers had a strong 2025, finishing with the best record in the Big 12 and a super regional appearance. On Feb. 13, WVU started its pursuit to surpass the super regional benchmark with a three-game series with Georgia Southern, and it wasn’t perfect, but the season is off to a great start. WVU swept the Eagles with a lot of offensive fireworks and two close games. Aside from Game 1, which was close for a little while but ended in a 15-3 win, the Mountaineers had to work for the other ...

Tigers top Hampshire, 50-47

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ROMNEY — Isaiah Nutter fired in 22 points as Elkins claimed a 50-47 win over regional foe Romney on Saturday. The Tigers (4-11) have won two straight games and return to action at 7:30 p.m. today at Lincoln for a Big 10 Conference contest. Elkins trailed 12-8 after one quarter before ...

TCU women grab top spot in Big 12 after besting WVU

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Marta Suarez and Clara Silva both finished with 14 points to help No. 17 TCU beat No. 19 West Virginia 59-50 on Sunday night and take over the top spot in the Big 12 Conference. TCU (23-4, 11-3), which won the regular-season and conference tournament titles last season, is tied with No. 12 Baylor, but the Horned Frogs have the tiebreaker advantage after beating the Bears 83-67 before taking care of the Mountaineers. Baylor visits TCU to close out the regular season on March 1. TCU has won 40 straight games at Schollmaier Arena, tying No. 4 Texas for the ...