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All-Region honors roll in for Davis & Elkins College Senator track and field

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ELKINS— The Davis & Elkins College women’s track and field distance squad earned multiple Atlantic Region honors and national rankings following the conclusion of the 2026 indoor season. Three Senator athletes earned Atlantic All-Region recognition, awarded to individuals who rank in the top five in the region in an event or are part of a top-three relay. Savanna Hardman led the way with All-Region honors in the 3,000-meter run after recording the fastest time in the Atlantic Region this season. Her performance also set a new Mountain East Conference indoor record and currently ...

Smith sees a chance to ‘make things right’ as a better quarterback

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(AP) — Geno Smith walked out of the New York Jets’ facility for the final time after the 2016 season feeling as though he left behind unfinished business. A long, winding and sometimes strange NFL journey for the now 35-year-old quarterback has him back in the building. “I don’t think anyone could have imagined that, honestly,” Smith said in a video call with reporters Thursday. “But that’s the beauty of life itself. I mean, I make plans all the time and rarely do they go exactly as I planned.” Smith was acquired from Las Vegas along with a seventh-round draft pick ...

Alley rebuilding WVU defense around more physical players

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MORGANTOWN — A year ago at this time, the media air was suffocating us all with the coming and goings within the West Virginia athletic department. Basketball coach Darian DeVries was within a week of announcing his departure for Indiana, a stunning move since he had coached just one ...

WVU set to open Big 12 play tonight at Baylor

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MORGANTOWN — It was an interesting circumstance for West Virginia baseball last year. The Mountaineers lost 3-0 to Kansas at home, but it was still worth celebrating. Despite the loss, WVU became the Big 12 regular-season champions after Arizona State lost to Oklahoma State. It was the ...

Mountain Lions best Wildcats to earn state berth

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FRANKLIN — Tucker County advanced to the Class A state tournament with a 65-46 win over Pendleton County Wednesday night in a Class A, Region II co-finale. The Mountain Lions, who lost to the Wildcats in both regular-season meetings, will be the sixth-seed in next week’s state tournament at face No. 3 Huntington St. Joseph’s at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the quarterfinals. Ethan Cummings had 19 points, Cayden Arnold 15 and Carson Dearborn and Samuel Marks 10 each for Tucker County (16-8) in Wednesday’s win.

Mountaineers fall to BYU in Big 12 tourney

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 27 points in another brilliant Big 12 Tournament performance, Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points, and No. 10 seed BYU beat seventh-seeded West Virginia 68-48 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinal round. Robert Wright III also had 11 points before a crowd that included BYU alum and Chiefs coach Andy Reid along with his quarterback, Patrick Mahomes — whose No. 16 Texas Tech plays seventh-ranked Iowa State in the first quarterfinal Thursday. As for the Cougars (23-10), their second win in as many days earned them a quarterfinal ...