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Mountaineers set to battle Oklahoma State

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MORGANTOWN — It may be somewhat uncanny how much the West Virginia men’s basketball team is a near-mirror image of Oklahoma State. For 14 years now, the Mountaineers have been a member of the Big 12. They’ve battled it out 26 times with Oklahoma State, with both teams winning 13 times. They meet at 7 p.m. today, inside Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla., where the Cowboys have won three in a row against WVU. It’s even got to the point where the schools’ head coaches sound alike. “We never made it a game early. I thought we made it a game in the second half, ...

West Virginia football to rely on D-line transfers

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s defensive line had its ups and downs in 2025. Before the 2025 season started, defensive coordinator Zac Alley said a point of emphasis would be creating more disruption in the backfield. Through the first couple of games, the Mountaineers were top 5 in the NCAA in sacks, which was a major improvement from 2024, when they struggled to disrupt the quarterback. That lasted about three games, then WVU went four games without a sack. WVU picked up the pace towards the end of the season, and actually had a season-high seven sacks against Colorado. But a lot ...

WVU’s offensive struggles continue

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MORGANTOWN — For a West Virginia basketball fan, this first season of the Ross Hodge era as coach is turning into a recurring nightmare, the latest being a 60-54 loss at TCU late Saturday afternoon. The way Hodge put it in his post-game analysis with broadcaster Tony Caridi was a refrain ...

WVU women cruise past Oklahoma State in Big 12 tilt

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MORGANTOWN — Mark Kellogg stopped short of calling No. 19 West Virginia’s 72-40 victory against Oklahoma State any type of statement win. “I don’t know if we would ever use the term ‘statement win’ ever,” the WVU head coach said. “I don’t know that would ever come out of my mouth.” Oklahoma State head coach Jacie Hoyt knew exactly what to call it. “There’s not a whole lot to say, that was pretty much a good old fashioned butt kicking,” she said. At the very least, the Mountaineers (22-6, 12-4 Big 12) made a major defensive statement on Saturday inside ...

WVU’s loss at TCU was another headscratcher

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s latest meltdown Saturday was another headscratcher. The Mountaineers held TCU to its lowest point total and its second-lowest shooting percentage of the season, and yet the Horned Frogs still finished the game on a 17-5 run over the final eight minutes for ...

Bulldogs post victory over Paw Paw

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MILL CREEK — Jacob Wamsley scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Tygarts Valley to a 75-56 win over Paw Paw Saturday at Weber-Wamsley Court. Parker Bell added 19 points and four assists for the Bulldogs, who led 46-25 at halftime. Aiden Phares chipped in 11 rebounds, Adam Woods five assists and seven rebounds, Alex Scott six caroms, four helpers and two steals, Preston Smith four assists and Wamsley two steals. Braylen Paul had 23 points and Taylor Carder added 20 for the Pirates in the setback. “It was good to see us play well after a great win on Friday night ...