WHEELING – West Virginia announced its Defensive Backs and Wide Receivers for Saturday night’s 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game at Wheeling Island Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:15. A brief capsule of each player follows: GLENN BROWN JR. (University) – A 6-0, ...
By: Spencer Ripchik MORGANTOWN — There were a lot of issues for West Virginia football's 2025 4-8 season, and one of the biggest was the offensive line. The Mountaineers' lineman allowed the second-most sacks in the Big 12 last season (38), just behind Colorado, who was one of the two conference wins for WVU. Rich Rodriguez said the struggles weren't entirely the line's fault, but he did say they needed improvement in that area. Most of the line from 2025 won't be back, which is a plus, and Rodriguez didn't renew offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr.'s contract, and instead hired ...
CRESCENT – Fourth-seeded Barton knocked off No. 1 Maynard by a 9-3 score Sunday on Henning Field inside Pramesa Park as the rain-plagued Ohio Valley Baseball League semifinal playoffs got underway. The defending champion Braves (7-12) led 2-1 after one inning and broke a 3-all deadlock with four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. They tacked on two more in the sixth. Zach Smith led Barton’s 11-hit attack with a single, double and home run that accounted for three runs. Winning pitcher Nolan Blackburn and Jack Selmon each singled twice and knocked in two runs each, while Dillon ...
WVU utility man Gavin Kelly isn’t wasting much time making an impact for Team USA during the World Collegiate Baseball Championship. Kelly, who is projected as the top pick of the 2027 MLB Amateur Draft by Baseball America, went 5 for 6 with a home run and four RBIs during a 10-6 victory on Sunday against Chinese Taipei. It was the first five-hit game for a Team USA player since 2019. Kelly scored three runs and added a stolen base in the game. In a 3-2 victory against Japan on Monday, Kelly was 1 for 4 with a walk. Kelly tied a WVU school record with 19 home runs in a single ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber of the host Philadelphia Phillies will lead off for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game as the replacement for designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who is skipping the showcase to have a knee procedure ahead of the season's second ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé and France haven’t trailed at all at this year's World Cup. Neither has Spain with teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and clutch goal-scoring substitute Mikel Merino. Only one of those teams can make it to the final. France and Spain are both playing at ...
