CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Brad Ullman has stepped down as executive director of the West Virginia Golf Association to become tournament director for LIV Golf. The WVGA announced Ullman's departure on Thursday. LIV Golf, the Saudi-funded rival league to the PGA Tour, will hold a tournament in ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Blaine Stewart has been named tight ends coach at West Virginia. Coach Neal Brown announced Stewart's hiring Friday. Stewart is the son of the late Bill Stewart, who was head coach of the Mountaineers from 2008-10. "Blaine Stewart is no stranger to West Virginia ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Chad Scott has been named offensive coordinator at West Virginia. Coach Neal Brown announced Scott's promotion Monday. Scott was West Virginia's run game coordinator last season. He replaces Graham Harrell, who was hired for the same position at Purdue. Scott enters ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has hired DerMarr Johnson as an assistant coach. Huggins announced Johnson's hiring Monday. It comes after associate coach Larry Harrison was fired last week. Johnson most recently was director of player development at ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Associate head coach Larry Harrison has left West Virginia with the Mountaineers off to an 0-4 start in Big 12 play, the school announced Thursday. WVU said in a news release that it had parted ways with Harrison. The statement did not elaborate on Harrison's ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — No. 3 Kansas came out of the gate solidly for once in a Big 12 game. Freshman Gradey Dick scored 16 points, Jalen Wilson had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and the Jayhawks rode a hot start to a 76-62 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. Kansas (14-1, 3-0 Big ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's ban on transgender athletes competing in female school sports is constitutional and can remain in place, a federal judge ruled Thursday. "I recognize that being transgender is natural and is not a choice," U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin ...
Marshall hosts the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers after Taevion Kinsey scored 22 points in Marshall's 81-76 loss to the Georgia Southern Eagles. Saturday's meeting is the first this season between the two teams. Marshall is 1-2 against the Sun Belt, and Coastal Carolina is 1-2 against conference ...
West Virginia and No. 3 Kansas will square off in a matchup of Big 12 foes. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season. West Virginia is 0-2 against the Big 12, and Kansas is 2-0 against conference opponents. Kansas Jayhawks (13-1, 2-0 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers ...
Oklahoma State hosts the No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineers after Bryce Thompson scored 23 points in Oklahoma State's 69-67 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks. The teams play Monday for the first time this season. Oklahoma State is 0-1 against the Big 12, and West Virginia is 0-1 against conference ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell had a game-high 23 points and 10 assists, Keyontae Johnson scored 18, and Abayomi Iyiola added a career-best 14 points as Kansas State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 24 West Virginia 82-76 in overtime in the Big 12 opener for both teams on ...
Marshall faces the Appalachian State Mountaineers after Andrew Taylor scored 22 points in Marshall's 99-73 victory against the Glenville State Pioneers. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season. Marshall is 0-0 against the Sun Belt, and Appalachian State is 0-0 against conference ...
Kathy Whitworth set a benchmark in golf no one has ever touched, whether it was Sam Snead or Tiger Woods, Mickey Wright or Annika Sorenstam. Her 88 victories are the most by any player on a single professional tour. Whitworth, whose LPGA Tour victories spanned nearly a quarter-century and who ...
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Erik Stevenson scored a season-high 22 points, Jimmy Bell Jr. had a double-double, and West Virginia celebrated Bob Huggins Hall of Fame Day by defeating Buffalo 96-78 on Sunday. With 925 wins, Huggins is third all-time in Division I behind Mike Krzyzewski and Jim ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University's rifle team has received a $1 million gift from a family of longtime supporters of the university's athletic programs, the athletic department announced Thursday. The gift from the Hayhurst family, which will go through the nonprofit WVU ...
UAB visits the West Virginia Mountaineers after Jordan Walker scored 30 points in the Blazers' 76-68 win against the South Alabama Jaguars. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season. West Virginia is 4-0 at home, and UAB is 0-0 on the road. UAB Blazers (7-1) at West ...
West Virginia football coach Neal Brown will keep his job for the time being, a decision made Wednesday soon after new athletic director Wren Baker's hiring was announced. Brown has a 22-25 record, the worst four-year stretch at West Virginia since the football team went 17-27 under Frank ...
Akron visits the Marshall Thundering Herd after Tavari Johnson scored 21 points in the Zips' 62-58 loss to the Nevada Wolf Pack. The teams play Wednesday for the first time this season. Marshall is 4-0 at home, and Akron is 0-0 on the road. Akron Zips (3-3) at Marshall Thundering Herd ...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jaylen Anderson ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and West Virginia defeated Oklahoma State 24-19 on Saturday afternoon. Anderson, a redshirt freshman, had rushed for 120 yards all season before the game. But he broke loose for touchdown runs of 54 and 57 yards ...
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — River Baldwin had 18 points with 11 rebounds, Diamond Johnson had 16 points with four 3-pointers, and No. 13 North Carolina State cruised to a 78-40 win over West Virginia on Friday in the Cancun Classic. It was the second career double-double for Baldwin, the first ...