I love a good epiphany. And since moving to Wheelhouse Creative, the state’s most creative marketing and advertising agency, I’ve had many – about the field, about life outside sports journalism. Like one experienced in regard to businesses with good products. I’ve seen so many companies with great products or services unrecognized or misunderstood. Businesses […]

Natives of West Virginia are well aware “Mountain State connections” always seem to be present in national sports stories. It’s true so often, in fact, many joke about the phenomenon. But on this day no one is joking about those connections. No one is smiling. In fact, Jerry West, our favorite sports son, has been […]

Many this time of year are fighting colds. On Sunday, though, I contracted a fever. A Super Bowl fever. Color me crazy, but I’m truly jazzed about the upcoming matchup between San Francisco and Kansas City. And it got me thinking. It got me remembering. I have some truly wonderful Super Bowl memories — many […]

I’ve been writing about it for years. It’s time for WVU coach Bob Huggins to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Strike that. It’s way past time he be inducted. I’ve looked into it. I’ve prodded Mountaineer officials. I’ve explained the process. (There are screening committees. There is a Board of […]

The WVU men’s basketball team won a rock fight at Oklahoma State on Monday night. And it’s because the Mountaineers have shown they know how to fight. We’ve seen them display that willingness time after time en route to a No. 17 ranking and 12-2 record. Of course, West Virginia can also defend. ESPN analyst […]

It’s sort of like a furiously unwrapped present that was then shoved out of sight, to the back of the Christmas tree. Yet a significant marketing agreement was unveiled this past Monday for WVU Athletics. Athletic director Shane Lyons and staff announced it will continue to work with Learfield IMG College for multimedia rights representation […]