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West Virginia Sports

Holliday gets 400th career win, Oklahoma State edges West Virginia

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Roc Riggio hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and Oklahoma State edged West Virginia 3-2 on Thursday in the Big 12 Tournament to give coach Josh Holliday his 400th career victory. Oklahoma State (38-17) plays in another must-win game on Friday. West Virginia ...

Texas Tech upsets No. 3 seed West Virginia 6-2 in Big 12 Tournament

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hudson White had three hits, Mason Molina pitched six strong innings and Texas Tech upset third-seeded West Virginia 6-2 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. The sixth-seeded Red Raiders (38-19) scored in five straight innings, beginning ...

Column: Bob Huggins still has a job, somehow, despite anti-gay slur

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist The abhorrent word rolled easily from Bob Huggins' lips. Not once, but twice. That should've been enough to earn an early retirement, but college athletics has no shame. So, Huggins remains the men's basketball coach at West Virginia. A bit poorer, ...

Bob Huggins apologizes for homophobic slur during radio show

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins apologized Monday after using a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview. West Virginia's athletic department called Huggins' comments "offensive" and said it was reviewing the matter. During a ...

White Sox slug way past McCutchen, Pirates 11-5

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chicago White Sox pitching remains very much a work in progress. Their bats, however, appear to be just fine — especially on the road. Yasmani Grandal, Luis Robert Jr., Oscar Colás had two hits and drove in two runs each as Chicago ...

Manoah, Blue Jays blank Royals 3-0, Guerrero hits first HR

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alek Manoah allowed one hit over seven innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first homer of the season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Wednesday night. Manoah (1-0) held the Royals hitless until Jackie ...

Celtics wrap up East No. 2 seed with 97-93 win over Raptors

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Malcolm Brogdon scored 29 points and hit two late free throws to help the Boston Celtics hold on for a 97-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. With Milwaukee's win over Chicago, Boston (55-25) secured the No. 2 seed in ...

Kansas’ Self feels good after scare, plans to keep coaching

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Bill Self said he's doing well after a health scare kept him from coaching Kansas in the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments last month, and he reiterated Wednesday that he has no plans to step away from the Jayhawks any time soon. Self spoke to reporters for ...

Pirates finish sweep of Red Sox behind Keller and Santana

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out seven, Carlos Santana homered and Bryan Reynolds knocked in his seventh run of the season as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox with a 4-1 win Wednesday. Ke'Bryan Hayes drove in a run ...

The latest Big 12 Conference sports news

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Grant McCasland says it's been a remarkable journey for him back to Texas Tech as the new basketball coach. He was the program's director of basketball operations while getting his master's degree on the Lubbock campus from 1999-2001. That is also where he met his wife. ...

Stephen F. Austin’s Mark Kellogg named WVU women’s coach

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Stephen F. Austin women's basketball coach Mark Kellogg was named to the same position at West Virginia on Monday. Kellogg compiled a 195-55 record in eight seasons at Stephen F. Austin, leading the Ladyjacks to two conference tournament titles and NCAA Tournament ...

Reynolds, Delay homers help lift Pirates over Red Sox 7-6

BOSTON (AP) — Bryan Reynolds arrived at spring training wondering how long he'd remain in a Pirates uniform after failing to garner a longterm contract and requesting a trade. He's making an early case for his team to make an investment. Reynolds hit a pair solo home runs, Jason Delay added ...

Cruz HR, drives in lead run, Pirates top Reds on opening day

CINCINNATI (AP) — Oneil Cruz homered shortly after being helped by a pitch clock violation and later hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates opened the season by beating the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Thursday. "It was a team victory," Pirates manager Derek ...

Horse racing’s national anti-doping program starts Monday

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Horse racing’s efforts to clean up the sport and level the playing field take another step forward Monday with the launch of a new anti-doping program. It’s an attempt to centralize the drug testing of racehorses and manage the results, as well as dole ...

Minnesota hires West Virginia’s Plitzuweit to replace Whalen

Minnesota hired West Virginia head coach Dawn Plitzuweit on Saturday to a six-year contract, turning to another leader with strong regional ties to try to lift up the lagging program. Plitzuweit, who replaces Lindsay Whalen, has 16 years of experience as a head coach with a career record of ...

Maryland survives at March Madness, beats WVirginia 67-65

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — In a game that began before lunchtime, Maryland sleepwalked through the first 10 minutes of its NCAA Tournament opener. Coach Kevin Willard wasn't concerned. He knew there was still time for a wake-up call. Julian Reese and Maryland topped West Virginia 67-65 on ...

Manoah among 15 players whose contracts renewed by teams

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto All-Star pitcher Alek Manoah was among 15 players whose contracts were renewed by their teams rather than reach negotiated agreements. Manoah, who finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting, was given a $745,650 salary while in the ...

Top overall NCAA seed Alabama headlines South Region bracket

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Alabama made a leap into the NCAA Tournament's top seeds two years ago only to fall short of the Final Four. This time, the Crimson Tide has risen to the top of the field of 68 with a team that coach Nate Oats believes is better equipped to meet those ...