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Couple dies in West Virginia after car crashes into toll plaza building

Nov. 21, 2024 17:27 PM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A senior citizen couple died in West Virginia on Thursday after their car crashed into a toll booth plaza administration building, news outlets reported. The driver veered off the road just before 10 a.m., striking the West Virginia Turnpike Administration...

West Virginia tries to secure bowl eligibility in final home game against UCF

Nov. 21, 2024 10:17 AM EST

UCF (4-6, 2-5 Big 12) at West Virginia (5-5, 4-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (ESPNU) BetMGM College Football Odds: UCF by 3. Series record: West Virginia leads 3-0. What's at stake? West Virginia can become bowl eligible with a win. UCF,...

LSU squares off against Pittsburgh in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Nov. 21, 2024 04:16 AM EST

Pittsburgh Panthers (5-0) vs. LSU Tigers (4-0) White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; Friday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LSU will take on Pittsburgh at Colonial Hall in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. LSU went 17-16 overall with an 8-5 record in...

Javon Small scores 23 points and West Virginia routs Iona 86-43

Nov. 20, 2024 21:42 PM EST

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Javon Small scored 23 points, including five 3-pointers, Tucker DeVries added 13 points and West Virginia routed Iona 86-43 on Wednesday night. Johnathan Powell scored 11 points and Amani Hansberry had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Mountaineers...

Iona visits West Virginia after Reaves' 22-point outing

Nov. 20, 2024 03:53 AM EST

Iona Gaels (1-3) at West Virginia Mountaineers (2-1) Morgantown, West Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -14.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: Iona visits West Virginia after Dejour Reaves scored 22 points in Iona's...

Harrison scores 20 points, No. 13 West Virginia women roll past Bowling Green 78-47

Nov. 19, 2024 21:29 PM EST

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jordan Harrison scored 20 points and No. 13 West Virginia used a strong second quarter to defeat Bowling Green 78-47 on Tuesday night. The Falcons hung with the Mountaineers for one quarter, trailing 18-15. West Virginia scored the first six points on the...

West Virginia's new system for high school football playoffs gets OK from top court

Nov. 19, 2024 21:19 PM EST

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...

Former West Virginia jail officers plead guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate

Nov. 19, 2024 17:37 PM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two more former correctional officers in West Virginia have pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the death of a man who died less than a day after being booked into a jail. As part of plea agreements, Johnathan Walters entered a plea Monday...

West Virginia hosts Iona after Reaves' 22-point game

Nov. 19, 2024 03:47 AM EST

Iona Gaels (1-3) at West Virginia Mountaineers (2-1) Morgantown, West Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iona visits West Virginia after Dejour Reaves scored 22 points in Iona's 62-59 victory against the Vermont Catamounts. West Virginia...

Behind Robertson and Washington, Baylor wins fourth straight, beating West Virginia 49-35

Nov. 16, 2024 21:21 PM EST

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sawyer Robertson's poise helped him set a personal best while enabling Baylor to snap a futility streak against West Virginia on the road and become bowl eligible. Robertson threw for a career-high 329 yards and three touchdowns, Bryson Washington ran for...