Lawmakers Must Put Aside Foolish Notions

February 24, 2025

Joining the chorus of socio-cultural distractions being pitched in Charleston at the start of the 2025 regular West Virginia Legislative Session was House Concurrent Resolution 33 — one of the most nonsensical pieces of sycophantry ever to be placed in the legislative records. HCR 33 is intended for “Recognizing the tallest point in the State of West Virginia, Spruce Knob, as ‘Trump Mountain,’ and Honoring the accomplishments of President Donald J. Trump.” Lead sponsor for the measure was Delegate Elias Coop-Gonzalez, R-Randolph, with Delegates Chris Anders, R-Berkeley; ...

Micah Parrish scores 18 to help Ohio State end home skid with 82-65 victory over Iowa

January 28, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Micah Parrish had 18 points and Ohio State ended a three-game skid at home with an 82-65 victory over Iowa on Monday night. Parrish scored 11 points in a dominant second half for the Buckeyes (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten Conference), who were coming off their biggest victory of the season — a 73-70 road win over then-No. 11 Purdue. He added six rebounds. Bruce Thornton totaled 15 points and eight rebounds for Ohio State. Devin Royal finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. John Mobley Jr. scored 12 with eight assists. Drew Thelwell scored 20 on 8-for-10 shooting ...

Maroon Knights Start Fast And Blow Past Weir, 62-25

January 21, 2025

WHEELING – It’s often been said that it’s how you finish and not how you start. Wheeling Central did just the opposite Monday afternoon during the opener of the three-game MLK Classic at the Stifel Center on the Leatherwood campus of Linsly. The Maroon Knights (9-1), ranked No. 1 in ...

Javon Small scores 27 and West Virginia beats No. 2 Iowa State 64-57

January 19, 2025

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday night, ending the Cyclones' national-best 12-game winning streak. Amani Hansberry added 12 points ...

5 Things We Know and Still Don’t Know About COVID, 5 Years After It Appeared

January 3, 2025

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have a name, nor did the illness it would cause. It wound up setting off a pandemic that exposed deep inequities in the global health system and reshaped public ...

Bill Belichick reached out to Jets about their vacancy before taking UNC job, AP source says

December 15, 2024

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Bill Belichick contacted the New York Jets about their head coaching vacancy before accepting the job at North Carolina, according to a person familiar with the situation. The 72-year-old Belichick was introduced Thursday as North Carolina's ...