Day: February 22, 2014 Archives
SaturdayFebruary 22, 2014
Girls basketball gallery: St. Joseph Central 76, Logan 49
St. Joseph Central defeated Logan 76-49 in girls high school basketball.
What letdown? No. 13 West Virginia suffocates K-State 61-40
The Mountaineers used suffocating defense and rolled to a 61-40 victory in Manhattan.
Vexing Mountaineers fall flat in game they badly needed
Allan Taylor's postgame column: How Bob Huggins turned an eight-man roster into seven to prove a point.
Harris downplays 32 points: ‘It didn’t matter what I did because we lost’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — He sank his first six 3-pointers, produced 32 points and looked unguardable at times, none of which consoled Eron Harris after West Virginia dropped a crucial home game against Baylor 88-75. Finishing just one point shy of his career scoring high, Harris finished 9-of-17 from the floor and 6-of-9 from 3-point range.
Staten after loss to Baylor: ‘The defensive end is what killed us’
Missing Terry Henderson hurt when WVU needed a third scoring option, but not as much as the inability to guard Baylor.
Repeated defensive breakdowns leave Huggins huffy
After West Virginia gives up 88 points for the second straight game, Huggins questions commitment.
Prescription-only study: Professor says new requirements on cold medicines would be costly
Professor claims 10-year cost of bill would be $247 million in doctor visits and missed work-days.
FINAL: West Virginia falls to Baylor in bubble battle
Recap: Allan Taylor's live blog shows the Bears putting together a dominant second half.
Listen: HS Basketball Roundup – Week 7
Listen to week seven of the MetroNews High School Basketball Roundup with Fred Persinger.
Barbour County Commission names interim sheriff
Lt. Phil Ferguson replaces convicted John Hawkins.
Candidates line up for WVU top job
The names of nearly three dozen potential candidates submitted.
Autopsy could reveal answers in Mercer County death
Man may have been dead before school bus got involved.
Camden Clark ER doctor allegedly prescribed pills without examinations.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— A season after Marshall replaced seven members of the coaching staff, it appeared the staff would stay intact for the 2014 season, until word trickled out Friday afternoon that running backs coach Thomas Brown had accepted the same job at the University of Wisconsin. Brown, a standout at the University of Georgia, was
Herd takes 6-2 win over North Carolina A&T
Senior Josh King picked up his first win of the season.
Softball drops a pair at Citrus Classic
The Herd was blanked by No. 17 Georgia then went into an extra inning thriller.
Musgrave deals, offense delivers during 6-2 win at San Diego State
West Virginia evens its record at 2-2 in series opener at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
After 20 years in coaching, Gibson ‘the recruiter’ gets chance to be coordinator
Holgorsen takes a risk by installing a first-time Division I coordinator, but there's logic behind the move.
Boys basketball gallery: Washington 86, Martinsburg 68
Washington stayed unbeaten with an 86-68 win over Martinsburg in boys high school basketball.