Baltimore, MD. - As sports slowly starts to return, Mountaineer John Means gets his name called as starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. The Mountaineer alum is in his third season in the MLB and made a name for himself during the 2019 season. The Orioles face the Boston Red
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Athletics Postpones Women’s Basketball Workouts
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (July 9, 2020) – The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in consultation with its medical officials, has postponed women’s basketball team workouts for 14 days following the most recent COVID-19 test results. Six women’s basketball student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19. With this 14-day postponement, workouts for those
Ivy League cancels fall sports, what’s next?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--With the football season a mere two months away and sports teams heading back to the grind, numerous questions regarding the season and COVID-19 linger. As athletes return to practice facilities, positive coronavirus cases are on the rise. Last week West Virginia University reported five positive tests among the men's basketball
Ten Mountaineers Named Scholar All-Americans by CSCAA
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (July 9, 2020) –Ten members of the West Virginia University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been named Scholar All-Americans by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the 2019-20 season. Junior Callie Smith, sophomore Camille Burt and freshmen Holly Darling and Marian
Big 12 bands, spirit squads won’t travel in 2020
While questions linger about the 2020 fall athletic season, one aspect was answered on Wednesday afternoon when the Big 12 conference made a major announcement involving road games. According to a report from LubbockOnline.com, all 10 schools in the Big 12 Conference have agreed that if there is a college
Lyons and Oversight Committee still in holding pattern for fall football
West Virginia University Athletic Director Shane Lyons is not only West Virginia sports' biggest advocate for Mountaineer football this fall, but is also on the NCAA's college football Oversight Committee. The committee's current biggest concern: is there going to be football this fall? Unfortunately for Lyons, the NCAA, collegiate athletes
Coach Huggins highlights mask importance in new NABC video
West Virginia men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins is the latest of the public figures to speak out on the importance of mask-wearing during the COVID-19 outbreaks. Huggins was featured in the National Association of Basketball Coaches's (NABC) video to encourage people across the country to wear a mask. https://twitter.com/NABC1927/status/1279090022373720066
Athletics Postpones Men’s Basketball Workouts
Via http://wvusports.com: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in consultation with its medical officials, has today postponed the start of men's basketball team workouts for 14 days following the most recent COVID-19 test results. The men's basketball team was slated to begin workouts on Monday, July
Six Mountaineers to appear on 60-man MLB pools
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Six former West Virginia baseball stars appear on the 60-man MLB Player pools announced over the weekend. They are Alek Manoah (Toronto Blue Jays), Jedd Gyorko (Milwaukee Brewers), John Means (Baltimore Orioles), Michael Grove (Los Angeles Dodgers), David Carpenter (Cincinnati Reds) and Ryan McBroom (Kansas City Royals). Due to Covid-19, the baseball
Huggins names his top players in 10 categories
West Virginia men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins (who really needs no introduction) was recently a guest on the March Madness 365 podcast with Andy Katz. Huggins was asked to break down his top players in ten categories over the course of his collective 29 years coaching between Cincinnati (16)