Ye olde notebook: Congrats to WVU’s basketball team for securing its “must win” late night (for us on the East Coast) affair at Iowa State. Mountaineer coach Bob Huggins employed a little “small ball,” utilizing 6-3 sophomore Kobe Johnson, and received clutch play from Joe Toussaint and Emmitt Matthews, Jr. “Winning plays,” Toussaint said of […]

Although I was a graduate of West Virginia University, I trained myself to keep an arm’s length (at least as much as possible) from emotions while covering the Mountaineers for 38 years. Where I used the leftover emotions, as well as the familiarity to the history of the school, was in identifying stories and topics […]

A little over a month ago, I heard a story I fell in love with. So, on this Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d share it. Reports say there will be an electronic strike zone used in all 30 Class AAA parks in 2023, which has to mean it’s getting closer to the Major League Baseball […]

OK, I know. I don’t have much need for a barbershop these days. I get it with this bald dome. But I love the debates for which barbershops were so famous. And today is the perfect time for one. I stayed up and watched four-time MVP LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers score his […]