The tweet was shocking from WVU basketball standout Taz Sherman. “Getting death threats and telling me you gonna kill me and my family is also not a part of sports.” It came after the Mountaineers’ NCAA tournament loss to Syracuse. But that wasn’t all. “Sadly, most of em from West Virginia smh,” wrote Sherman on […]

If you want to get the real skinny on a basketball team, you don’t rely solely on statistics or press conferences. You go to those who have coached against the team. You go to those that have played against the team. Then you go off the record. And with so many WVU men’s basketball fans […]

In honor of International Women’s Day, sports writer Andy Katz ranked the top combined men’s and women’s basketball programs of this season. And slotted at No. 4 in the nation? West Virginia University. It got me thinking. You know how Mountaineer women’s coach Mike Carey complains about a lack of media coverage for his team? […]

This shall be a short blog because it could qualify for “Freezing Cold Takes” within hours. But when WVU’s basketball team hosts No. 3 Baylor today at 5, the Mountaineers’ NCAA seeding isn’t the only issue. There’s the matter of Big 12 and, perhaps, national coach of the year honors. Because the Mountaineers’ Bob Huggins […]

I watched an NBC Sports “Race and Sports in America” round table discussion on Monday. On the panel was Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, along with ex-NFL coach Jim Caldwell and former ESPN anchor Michael Smith and one other gentleman. “You see that guy?” I said to Joni. “Yep,” she said. “His father […]

It’s tough not to smile when you see Da’Sean Butler. Ah, the memories. There was his start as a college basketball player with John Beilein at WVU and his blossoming with Bob Huggins. There were all the points scored in Morgantown – over 2,000 to be exact. He’s one of three — Hot Rod Hundley […]