West Virginia fired coach Neal Brown on Sunday as the Mountaineers continue to flounder in the Big 12, finishing the season 6-6. Athletic director Wren Baker announced the firing in a statement, wishing Brown and his family "the very best in their next endeavor." Brown had an overall record ...
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Tychaun Chapman scored on a 10-yard run and Braylon Braxton hit Charles Montgomery for the 2-point conversion to help Marshall beat James Madison 35-33 in double overtime Saturday night to clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Championship for the first time in program ...
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored 26 points, Javon Small made 7 of 8 free throws in overtime and West Virginia claimed third place at the Battle 4 Atlantis with an 83-76 victory over No. 24 Arizona on Friday. DeVries made his eighth and final 3-pointer during West Virginia's 7-2 ...
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Javon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday. Small's layup with under 2 minutes left in OT ...
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Javon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday. Small's layup with under 2 minutes left in OT ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer A wild first season of the expanded Big 12 is down to what should be a chaotic final weekend. Through all the upsets, unexpected rises and falls, there are nine teams still in the mix to play in the conference championship game. No. 14 Arizona State and ...
WEST LAYFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 18 points and Myles Colvin and Camden Heide each scored 13 to lead No. 6 Purdue to an 80-45 rout of Marshall on Saturday. Colvin and Heide were making their first starts of the season for Purdue (5-1). Braden Smith, who was averaging 14.6 ...
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Braylon Braxton threw three touchdown passes and added 140 yards rushing on 18 carries and Ethan Payne ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 4:03 to play to help Marshall beat Old Dominion 42-35 Saturday night. Marshall (8-3, 6-1 Sun Belt Conference) can clinch sole possession ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Garrett Greene and West Virginia's other seniors savored one last chance to sing John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" with fans after a home win. There haven't been many victories at Mountaineer Field this season. But this ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — High school football teams in West Virginia will face off in the postseason using a new points system that withstood legal scrutiny from the state's highest court on Tuesday, although the playoffs will still be delayed one week. The governing body for interscholastic ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damian Dunn made four 3-pointers and scored 23, Guillermo Diaz Graham added a double-double and Pittsburgh had no problems dispatching West Virginia 86-62 on Friday night. Dunn hit seven of his 12 shots from the floor — including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc — and 5 of 7 ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damian Dunn made four 3-pointers and scored 23, Guillermo Diaz Graham added a double-double and Pittsburgh had no problems dispatching West Virginia 86-62 on Friday night. Dunn hit seven of his 12 shots from the floor — including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc — and 5 of 7 ...
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Seventh-ranked BYU and the Big 12 are taking games down to the wire. No other conference is keeping things so close this season. The Cougars (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) are one of four remaining undefeated FBS teams after their 22-21 win at Utah. Will Ferrin ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — JJ Quinerly scored 17 points, Jordan Harrison added 14 and No. 15 West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 82-54 on Tuesday night. West Virginia (3-0) has won seven straight contests over Pittsburgh (2-1). Quinerly scored 11 points in the first half despite making just 4 of 16 ...
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored 17 points, Amani Hansberry added 16 and West Virginia held off Massachusetts 75-69 on Friday night. After trailing by 17 points at halftime UMass rallied in the second half, primarily behind a defensive effort that held West Virginia to six ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Conference realignment has led to a dramatic shift in women's basketball. Texas and Oklahoma will bolster an already strong Southeastern Conference while USC and UCLA add two of the top teams in the country to the Big Ten. Throw in Stanford and Cal ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer After Dusty May left Florida Atlantic to take over Michigan's program, plenty of the top remaining players from the Owls' 2023 Final Four team departed as well. But they didn't all follow their former coach to Ann Arbor. They scattered to various ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia fired defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley on Tuesday. Inside linebackers coach Jeff Koonz will replace Lesley for the rest of the season, coach Neal Brown said. West Virginia's injury-riddled secondary has struggled all season. The Mountaineers are ...
West Virginia (3-4, 2-2 Big 12) at Arizona (3-4, 1-3), Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Arizona by 3 1/2. Series record: First meeting. What's at stake? Both teams need wins to try to salvage their seasons. Arizona has dropped three straight after being ranked as ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers honored the late Jerry West with a video tribute midway through the first quarter of their opener against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. The Basketball Hall of Famer was a consultant for the franchise ...