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Rodriguez gives updates on WVU football players’ injuries, eligibility status

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football wide receiver Prince Strachan hasn’t seen the field yet for the Mountaineers, dealing with an injury. He’s a big 6-foot-5 receiver who had two successful years at Boise State before sustaining a season-ending injury at Southern California last year. In 2024, Strachan played in 14 games and started in five of them, including against Penn State in the College Football Playoff. He had four catches for 40 yards in that game. Strachan, along with Troy transfer D.J. Epps and LSU transfer TaRon Francis, was one of the bigger wide receiver additions ...

NHL teams begin a sprint to the regular season with shorter training camps

Players around the NHL step on the ice Thursday, right around the same time of year training camps usually open up. Only this time, opening night is less than two weeks away. "It's quick," Philadelphia's Jamie Drysdale said. "It's going to be really fast." This is the new normal with the ...

Big Ten’s top game has Michigan State’s Pat Fitzgerald trying to deliver another upset at Notre Dame

Longtime rivals Michigan State and No. 3 Notre Dame face off for the first time since 2017 in this week's most notable game featuring a Big Ten team. New Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald produced upset victories at Notre Dame as a Northwestern player in 1995 and as a Northwestern coach in 2014. Other interesting nonconference matchups featuring a Big Ten school against a Power Four opponent have Northwestern hosting Colorado and Maryland hosting Virginia Tech. UCLA's Bob Chesney coaches his first Big Ten game when the Bruins host Purdue. Things to watch this weekend in the Big ...

NCAA admits replay errors, reiterates it cannot change result of Western Michigan-Michigan game

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Western Michigan and its conference have insisted Michigan should not have been given an extra second in its dramatic win over the Broncos two weeks ago. The NCAA agrees, but said it can't do anything about it. The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee announced Wednesday that proper replay protocols weren't followed in Michigan's Hail Mary win, altering the outcome of the game. The committee also reiterated what the NCAA said last week: It doesn't have the authority to overturn the result. "The committee consulted with national officiating ...