MORGANTOWN, W.Va--Last season the West Virginia University basketball team surprised many with their 25-win season and Sweet 16 run. With the basketball season approaching, the Mountaineers are ready to pick up right where they left off. At Tuesday’s practice, several players wore shirts that read “Houston 4-4-16.” That is the date and
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West Virginia and Richmond set to meet in Vegas Invitational
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—The Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational announced the pairings for this year’s tournament, which is held November 26-27, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The West Virginia Mountaineers will take on Richmond in the opening round. On Nov. 26 at 5 p.m. (ET). The game will be televised on
Who will take over at the point guard position for the Mountaineers?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—The West Virginia University basketball team is preparing for their summer tournament in the Bahamas in a few weeks, but two significant parts of last season’s team are gone. Guards Juwan Staten and Gary Browne graduated and the Mountaineers will have to find a way to replace them. Not an
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WVU’s Tyler Orlosky named to Outland Trophy Watch List
MORGANTOWN, W.Va-- The Football Writers Association of America announced that West Virginia junior center Tyler Orlosky has been named to the Outland Trophy Watch List. Orlosky is one of 81 linemen (offense and defense) that are up for the award. Of those linemen, 16 play in the SEC. The Pac-12 has 13, the Big Ten
WVU’s Karl Joseph named to Nagurski Trophy Watch List
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- The Football Writer's Association of America announced that West Virginia University's senior safety Karl Joseph was named to the 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List on Friday. The award is given annually to college football's top defensive player. Joseph was named to the Bednarik Award Watch List earlier in the
Cramer lifts Mountaineers past No. 23 Oklahoma
GRANVILLE, W.Va.–Clean-up hitter Jackson Cramer hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the West Virginia Mountaineers to a 6-5 win over No. 23 Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon at Monongalia County Ballpark. 2,871 fans packed the ballpark to watch the Mountaineers even the series. It was the