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WVU basketball announces match up with UNC in November

MORGANTOWN — It’s taken 61 years, but it appears North Carolina has finally gotten over Ron “Fritz” Williams and is set to play West Virginia once again. The two schools announced Thursday they would meet this season, on Nov. 27, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. The game is part of the Dick Vitale Invitational. ESPN will televise the game on one of its networks. The last time the two schools met was in 1965, with Williams going for 25 points on 9 of 11 shooting and adding six assists in the Mountaineers’ 102-97 victory inside the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, ...

Undrafted rookie QB King leads Panthers to comeback win over Cardinals

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Maybe a team should've drafted Haynes King. The rookie quarterback ran in from the 5 on the final play to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game that kicked off the NFL preseason on Thursday night. King, who was ...

Harrison Central freshman Dunlap wins inaugural girls Buckeye 8 golf title

LISBON – The inaugural Buckeye 8 Girls Individual Golf Tournament was held Wednesday at Beaver Creek Meadows Golf Course and a golfer from a local school claimed the first title. Nineteen girls competed in the 18-hole event on the par-71 layout, with Harrison Central freshman Reese Dunlap ...

Pirates cut veteran slugger Ozuna after slump amid playoff chase

The Pittsburgh Pirates released struggling veteran designated hitter Marcell Ozuna on Wednesday as they gear up for a playoff push. The club made the move following a nightmarish stretch in which the three-time All-Star could never seem to get on track. The Pirates, who entered Wednesday 3 ...

Maximum Effort seeks break through win in W.Va. Derby

NEW CUMBERLAND — Maximum Effort, third in the Iowa Derby and Texas Derby in his last two starts, seeks the first win of his career in the $400,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races on Sunday. It may seem like a tall order, but he has the right ...

WVU’s first practice didn’t meet Rich Rodriguez’s high expectations

MORGANTOWN — It was 75 degrees, sunny and no humidity in Morgantown Wednesday morning for West Virginia football’s first practice of fall camp. The weather was a lot better than the boiling, humid summers Rich Rodriguez coached in down south. “This is like vacation,” Rodriguez said. “The weather is just unreal. So nice out there.” It was the perfect weather to practice in. But it was far from the perfect first practice. The night before practice No. 1, Rodriguez told his staff that the players looked in “pretty good” shape, but that might not be true after the first ...