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The Steelers prepare for life after Mike Tomlin

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Art Rooney II sensed Mike Tomlin might be ready for a change. Nineteen years doing any job is a long time, let alone in the white-hot spotlight that comes with coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers. So when Tomlin walked into Rooney’s office on Tuesday and told his longtime boss he was stepping down after a largely successful run that included one Super Bowl victory, an appearance in another and 19 straight non-losing seasons, Rooney wasn’t shocked. “He was pretty clear about what his intentions were,” Rooney said Wednesday as the Steelers began the process of ...

Ramsey fires in 27 points to lead Huskies over Tigers

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RACHEL — Eli Ramsey fired in 27 points as North Marion claimed a 102-55 Big 10 Conference win over Elkins on Wednesday night. Landon Shreve tossed in 25 points for the Tigers, followed by Dreyton Boggs with 16 and Isaiah Nutter’s 11. Conner Balwanz added 17 and Cooper Williams 16 for the Huskies, who raced out to a 58-31 halftime lead after outscoring Elkins, 31-15, in the second canto. The Tigers (0-7 overall, 0-4 Big 10) will visit Philip Barbour at 7:30 p.m. on Friday for another Big 10 contest. North Marion entertains Wheeling Central on the same evening. Elkins ...

Suarez hits trey at buzzer as No. 10 TCU stuns WVU women

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MORGANTOWN (AP) — Marta Suarez hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift No. 10 TCU to a 51-50 win over West Virginia on Wednesday night. Suarez, who had missed her first five tries from beyond the arc, took an inbounds pass from Donovyn Hunter, set her feet and sank the winner to cap off an otherwise sloppy effort from the Horned Frogs (17-1, 5-1 Big 12). Olivia Miles led TCU with 14 points and Suarez finished with 11 points and nine rebounds. Jordan Harrison led West Virginia (14-4, 4-2) with 19 points. The teams combined for 47 turnovers. TCU had a season-high 24 turnovers, ...

D&E, Wesleyan women suffer road losses

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INSTITUTE — Six players landed in double figures to lead West Virginia State to a 78-46 win over Davis & Elkins Wednesday evening in Mountain East Conference play. Jessica Osuanah led the way for the Lady Yellow Jackets with 13, followed by Imani Hickman and Latisha Parris with 12 each and Tiir Nyok, Ahjanae Young and Baylee Goins with 10 apiece. Nyok completed her double-double with 11 rebounds. Smith added 10 caroms. Briyanna Sapp was the lone player to land in double figures with 10 for the Lady Senators, who are now 1-13 overall and 0-8 MEC and return home Saturday to face ...

Starting to Take Shape

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia wide receiver Cam Vaughn on Instagram Live said he was a “Mountaineer for life.” That was in December, and now the transfer portal closes in a couple of days, and WVU’s leading receiver is set to play for the Miami Hurricanes in 2026. Vaughn wasn’t the ...

Positions WVU still needs to fill in the transfer portal

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MORGANTOWN — Since the transfer portal opened on Jan. 2, it’s been nothing but fireworks for the Mountaineers. Fireworks meaning every day since it’s opened, WVU’s added at least one player from the portal. There have been some ooh and ah fireworks, though. Rich Rodriguez and his ...