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WVU Hoops makes top five for class of 2025 guard from Texas
Jaylon Dean-Vines, a 6-foot-3, 180 pound shooting guard from Dallas (TX) Kimball, recently announced his top five schools, and the Mountaineers made the cut. Rounding out his list are Vanderbilt, Louisville, Texas A&M and Central Florida. Dean-Vines currently holds a 3-star, 87 overall rating from 247Sports, ranking him as the...
Darian DeVries Says WVU Staff is Looking at ‘Multiple Players’ to Add
WVU HC Darian DeVries is preparing for his first season with the Mountaineers. DeVries and his new staff recruited 10 new scholarship players to the roster while returning sophomore forward Ofri Naveh. With two scholarship spots available, DeVries told the media on Tuesday that his staff is still looking to...
The Shotgun/Throwdown (7/24/24): JJ Wetherholt officially signs with St. Louis, receives record-breaking bonus
Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments. Programming Note:...
WVU athletes compete in Paris Olympics: Dates, times, where to watch
Starting this weekend, the world will have its eyes on Paris as 11,231 athletes compete in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Of those 11,231 competitors, eight have ties to West Virginia University as current or former athletes or staff members. Here is a breakdown of each athlete and how you can watch these Mountaineers go […]
Olympian Feature: Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence
Gold medalists do not have to stop at one victory, former Mountaineers Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence will be looking to prove this summer. As third-time members of Team Canada’s women’s soccer team, Buchanan and Lawrence will be the first WVU alumni to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Since being named to the Canada senior team, the pair has won two Olympic medals- a 2016 bronze medal in Rio and a 2021 gold medal in Tokyo- as well as the Four Nations Tournament in 2015 and Algarve Cup in 2016.
West By Pod — A WVU Football Podcast: Kansas Deep Dive Preview
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57 WVU student-athletes named to 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
A total of 762 student-athletes have been named to the 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, which honors conference competitors who are new, including freshmen, at their respective league institution. Texas led the way with 81 honorees, while BYU followed with 73. A total of 88 student-athletes were nominated with...
Mon County students excel in AP programs
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Advanced Placement program at Monongalia County Schools allows high school-level students to take entry-level college courses and earn college credit. Director of Assessment, Accountability, and School Counseling, Courtney Crawford, said in 2024, 718 students took more than 1,400 tests. The program includes seven subject areas...
Where Does Neal Brown Fall on List of Coaches Most Likely to Be Fired?
Neal Brown went from the hot seat to earning a contract extension thanks to a successful 2023 season, but how much job security does he actually have now?. While Brown is no longer at the top of the odds for the coach most likely to be fired first, his name still appears on the list. The betting odds for Brown as the first to be let go currently stand at 14/1, according to BetOnline.
WVU scientists taking a close look at what causes immune cells to attack the central nervous system
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WVDN) — A West Virginia University immunologist is exploring how the interaction between two types of immune cells within the central nervous system covering causes multiple sclerosis to develop. The findings could provide a pathway to new strategies for treating the disease and other neurological disorders. Currently, about 2.3 million people worldwide are diagnosed with MS, […] The post WVU scientists taking a close look at what causes immune cells to attack the central nervous system appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Pitt HC Pat Narduzzi Offers Appreciation to WVU as Willing Rival
In the midst of taking another shot at Penn State, Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi also offered WVU a compliment. When asked about the importance of rivalries during the ACC Kickoff event on Tuesday, Narduzzi made it clear he wants to play the Backyard Brawl as much as possible. He even offered appreciation for the Mountaineers for being a willing participant, a stark contrast to what Pitt deals with when it comes to trying to schedule Penn State.
WVU fall camp preview: Tight Ends
It's about that time again, which is crazy because it feels like just yesterday I was writing the spring camp previews. Back then, football preparation was taking a backseat to the pending basketball coaching search. This time around, fall camp will be in the spotlight of the WVU sports world. Today we continue the position-by-position preview for preseason camp. The Mountaineers went 9-4 last season, including beating up on UNC in a bowl game that ended with Neal Brown being covered in mayonnaise. West Virginia football enters the 2024 season with significant wind in its sails, so fall camp should be particularly interesting to watch next month. At this current time, there is no media access schedule.
WVU 4-Star Target Eric Reibe Reveals Timeline in Recruitment
Eric Reibe, 2025 four-star center, spoke with WV Sports Now last weekend after revealing his top 11 schools. Reibe included West Virginia with a group of Connecticut, Creighton, Harvard, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oregon and Stanford. Reibe, 7-foot, does not have any visits officially scheduled for the...
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