MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez used this offseason to create a foundation to build the West Virginia program on. Rodriguez didn't have a normal offseason the year before since he was hired in December. There wasn’t time to bring in a freshman recruiting class. The only commits left were the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer, rookie Zac Thornton pitched five scoreless innings and the New York Mets matched a season high with their fourth straight win by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Friday night. Semien’s second homer in two games and 14th of the ...
WHEELING – Wheeling Central and Wheeling Park haven’t met in a meaningful regular-season athletic contest in quite some time. A portion of that trend will come to an end starting with the upcoming 2026-27 school year. The two inter-city schools will start scrimmaging each other in all team sports, beginning with a boys’ soccer match on Thursday when the Maroon Knights host the Patriots on the J.B. Chambers Memorial Recreation Park Turf Field on 16th Street in East Wheeling. The match starts at 7 p.m. "We are excited for these scrimmages because playing a team like Wheeling Park ...
MOUNDSVILLE – Barnesville improved to 7-1 in boys’ high school action Friday at the Moundsville Country Club. The Shamrocks carded a 4-player total of 153 to defeat western Belmont County rival Union Local by eight shots. Shadyside was third with 186, while Monroe Central and River tied at 202. Barnesville’s Blaine Thompson was medalist with a 9-hole round of 37. Paxton Gentile and Landon Hanasky both carded 39 to lead the Jets. (Late Thursday) BOYS GOLF Brooke Wins Quadrangular Match WELLSBURG – The Bruins picked up three victories at the par-72 Highland Springs ...
Former West Virginia football star Stedman Bailey was arrested by police in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on charges of having sex in a mall. The alleged encounter took place about 12:30 a.m. on Monday, July 27, inside Pembroke Lakes Mall near the arcade bar. Bailey and his partner, Karina Manderson, were arrested on charges of indecent exposure. Bailey played in 39 games over three seasons with the Mountaineers at wide receiver from 2010-12. In 2011, Bailey led the Big East with 1,279 yards and 12 touchdowns. The following year, now in the Big 12, Bailey improved and tallied 1,622 yards and ...
MORGANTOWN — Jaden Bray is the old man on West Virginia’s campus. He’s been a receiver on the football team for the past two years and was at Oklahoma State three years before that. Bray hadn’t played every year, dealing with injuries, but he still has a lot of experience. “I ...
