The magical March Madness cocktail will now include eight more teams, eight more games and more of one other ingredient, too: beer. Maybe wine, too. The NCAA on Thursday announced a long-expected expansion of its men's and women's basketball tournaments to 76 teams each starting next season, ...
It's been two months since guard Jordan Harrison led West Virginia women's basketball to a Big 12 Championship. She was named the player of the tournament for her craftiness on both ends of the court. Then, Harrison helped the Mountaineers host an NCAA Tournament Regional and win the first round of the tournament. Harrison, even with her smaller size, drew WNBA interest for her performance at WVU over the season. But Harrison went undrafted and signed a training camp contract with the Portland Fire. She still faced the reality that she had to make the 13-woman roster. On Thursday ...
MORGANTOWN — During West Virginia football’s practice, offensive assistant Travis Trickett is everywhere. He’s on his radio talking to someone, walking around with his clipboard, talking to other assistant coaches. Trickett doesn't stand still. “I’m wherever coach [Rodriguez] needs me,” Trickett said. Trickett is listed as Rich Rodriguez’s offensive assistant. He’s not the offensive coordinator, but he manages the offense and a lot of the team. When Rodriguez had his early National Signing Day period press conference, Trickett was sitting in the audience working the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam have donated $12.5 million toward blood cancer research and treatment. The donation includes $10 million to the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre in England for research and drug development focused on chronic lymphocytic leukemia ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin stepped to the plate on Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks and ripped a 110.1 mph laser high off the center-field wall at Chase Field, cruising into second base for a double. D-backs manager Torey Lovullo's jaw dropped ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It took 27 holes, but Rory McIlroy started to return to his Masters form. The No. 2 player in the world heated up on the back nine Friday at Quail Hollow and finished with a 4-under 67 to climb into contention at the Truist Championship, four shots behind 36-hole leader Sungjae Im, who was at 9-under 133. Playing his first tournament since winning the green jacket for a second time on April 12 at Augusta National, McIlroy was 1 under and buried on the leaderboard eight shots back when he made the turn. But birdies at No. 10 and 11 got him rolling and he ...
