The news leapt off the cell phone screen this past Sunday. Oscar Tshiebwe, said the press release, will be returning to WVU’s basketball team for his sophomore season. You could almost hear Mountaineer fans first breathing a sigh of relief and then celebrating. “I would like to thank the WVU basketball coaching staff, my family […]

If you’re a West Virginia native – especially if you’re a WVU fan – you had to feel some sort of pride from watching “The Last Dance” on Sunday evening. The special on the Chicago Bulls – centering on Michael Jordan – featured Princeton native and former West Virginia University All-America basketball legend Rod Thorn. […]

Former WVU offensive line standout Colton McKivitz spent time today, Monday, on the phone with the Carolina Panthers. It was the fourth such FaceTime or Zoom call – the others being from New England, New Orleans and the Los Angeles Rams – as McKivitz awaits the April 23 NFL Draft. “Teams get an hour,” McKivitz […]

I forget exactly how John Antonik, WVU’s fine director of athletics content, phrased the question. But the New Martinsville native asked via Twitter for the best WVU football play call of all time. I didn’t have to ponder. I knew immediately. Because the best WVU play call was also the best overall play call I’ve […]

I realize with the coronavirus pandemic ongoing, there are more important topics than sports. I texted a friend in Beckley to check on him the other day and he said he’s yet to flip on ESPN since the pandemic started. Wish I could say that. I turn on the Worldwide Leader in Sports daily, almost […]

During this troubling time of the coronavirus pandemic, it can be tough to keep the ol’ spirits up. There’s the uneasiness of going to the store or pharmacy. (“Hey bud, six feet!”) There’s the cabin fever of staying home. (I can only walk the dog so many times, folks.) Yet we know what we must […]