Boston Celtics president of operation and de facto general manager Brad Stevens is held in high regard within the NBA these days. Rarified air, that is, along with San Antonio Spurs coach and team president Gregg Popovich, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and team president Pat Riley, etc. In fact, Stevens was held in such […]

Coffee is simply an option for my mornings. But not Tuesday morning. It was a necessity. See, I stayed up late Monday watching, admiring, former WVU player and Fairmont State head coach Joe Mazzulla become an NBA Championship coach with the Boston Celtics. I was born and raised in Fairmont, where my favorite coach was […]

When I read the news of Jerry West’s passing, I had no words for a time. Yes, he was 86. But it was a shock. As a child, he was my idol. A West Virginian. A West Virginian who connected me to the outside world through his play with the Los Angeles Lakers and the […]

The message came across X, the format formerly known as Twitter. The message came across about WVU’s baseball team. “The 2024 team will always be remembered,” it read. “The culmination of work and sacrifice put forward by (Coach Randy Mazey), players, and staff made it possible. The passion and generosity of fans and supporters made […]

West Virginia University fans are quick to back a winning team. On Tuesday, for instance, I was receiving texts from Mountaineer fans asking where they can get tickets to the NCAA Super Regional involving WVU’s baseball team. Is West Virginia now a baseball school? I chuckle because I’ve heard the word “baseball” swapped out for […]

Trying to follow college athletics these days can certainly make your head spin. The NCAA and its power conferences have agreed to pay close to $2.8 billion as part of a settlement for three pending antitrust lawsuits. A revenue sharing model is in the offing. There’s talk of a salary cap for schools. And what […]