West Virginia is a small state, but it’s fairly large in its impact on the world of college basketball.
The high school basketball state tournaments always provide memories. Here are a few that come to mind.
It’s the time of year in our state when we start thinking of postseason basketball.
Every year at this time, I go through a Super Bowl media week withdrawal. In my younger days, I was fortunate enough to co-host a nationally syndicated radio show from Radio Row at the Super Bowl. All told, I have covered nine Super Bowl weeks and it is one my most enjoyable memories.
All of a sudden, after years of despair, fans are jumping on the Cincinnati Bengals bandwagon.
February is Black History Month. There is no doubt that you will see many stories of some of our nation’s greatest athletes.
The Southern Conference has a rich athletic history. At on time, the schools comprising the SEC and the ACC were all in the Southern Conference. In our state, both WVU and Marshall have been members of the Southern Conference.
In this time of COVID, our state has become a soccer state. One of the individuals who elevated men’s college soccer in our state, Chad Duernberger, was in the area over the holidays.
In the 1970s, when the southern coalfields were humming, there were people and athletes everywhere in that part of West Virginia.
This past Wednesday, Marshall University and the city of Huntington said goodbye to one of its most beloved citizens.
In West Virginia, the Kennedy Award is given annually to the state’s top high school football player.
I love college football, always have and always will. However, I must admit that I don’t always love this time of year.
It’s the time of year in our state when many begin to speculate on which high school football player will win the 2021 Kennedy Award, given to the state’s top player.
There are many reasons why parents encourage their children to participate in athletics. One of the many benefits is the lifelong bond that exists among teammates.
Kentucky football fans are excited. WVU football fans can relate. The 1982 WVU football season and the 2021 Kentucky season have some interesting similarities.
In today’s climate of college football, coaches sometimes don’t stay in one place for very long. Here are some former coaches who impacted their schools in a big way.
Rumors of college football coaches changing jobs never stop. Here are names of some coaches who might make a move in the next few months.
This is a special time of year for football fans. The summer is turning to fall. There is a slight chill in the air. It is light-jacket weather. For fans in our state, it feels like football. Here are a few scenes that I always enjoy at football season.
Our state loves college football. For many of us, one of the best parts of a college football Saturday is watching ESPN College Gameday in the morning.
Now “The Big Three” are all gone.
This past Monday our state lost Jim Davidson. Davidson, a true southern coalfield athletic legend from Logan, died at the age of 75.
Here’s a Kanawha County Olympic story that most people do not know.
It’s been an up and down roller-coaster ride this week for former Herbert Hoover and Marshall baseball player Corey Bird.
For many of us, this is a sad time in college football. At the age of 91, former WVU and Florida State head football coach, Bobby Bowden, is in the final stages of a battle with pancreatic cancer.
