Morgantown volleyball standout Corwin follows senior season with commitment to Marshall
As the leader of the Morgantown Mohigans girls volleyball team, senior Alayna Corwin got plenty of looks from college programs. Ultimately, she decided to stay close to home with the Marshall Thundering Herd as the lone state representative in her recruiting class.
BVM Sports Chalk Talk: Thanksgiving week
Who clinches a playoff spot in the dumpster fire that is the NFC East and do they stand a chance at winning their Wild Card matchup? With four weeks left in the college football regular season, who deserves to win the Heisman? And the NBA offseason is in high gear, which teams have made the best moves so far?
Elkhorn South volleyball makes history with first-ever state title
Led by several Division I college recruits, the Elkhorn South Storm finally became NSAA state champs in the 11th year of the high school’s existence.
Harvard commit Bennett Pitcher ready to put focus on basketball
A force in both basketball and football, Deerfield Academy senior Bennett Pitcher is looking forward to his senior basketball season before he heads off to Harvard next year.
Feuding no more, Pelé mourns friend, legend Diego Maradona
The most heated wrangling over the title of soccer’s greatest player could be found between Diego Maradona and Pelé themselves. So often, their squabbling would descend into acrimonious barbs and taunts launched between the finest to play the game. It was a feud in which FIFA did not want to takes sides when it came […]
Transfers lead No. 4 UVa to rout of Towson in Bubbleville
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 21 points a day after learning he was cleared to play and fellow transfer Sam Hauser added 19 points as No. 4 Virginia opened the season Wednesday with an 89-54 rout of Towson. Jay Huff added 14 points for the Cavaliers, who never trailed and led by […]
No. 2 Stanford women get balanced effort, rout Cal Poly
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Haley Jones scored on a layin 14 seconds into the game and wound up with 16 points and 10 rebounds playing for the first time in more than 10 months since a knee injury ended her freshman season early, leading No. 2 Stanford past Cal Poly 108-40 in the teams’ season […]
Jones, Johnson lead No. 13 Texas A&M women past Lamar 77-61
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — N’Dea Jones scored 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, Ciera Johnson also had a double-double and No. 13 Texas A&M beat Lamar 77-61 in a season opener on Wednesday. Jones notched her 27th career double-double and Johnson, with 18 points and 18 boards, recorded her 19th. Destiny Pitts added […]
A Thanksgiving Feast? Maybe Ravens-Steelers on Sunday
What are we to make of the Thanksgiving Day schedule? First off, we get a rare meeting of the Texans and Lions, which wouldn’t draw any headlines had it been played on another day. Sorry, but 3-7 Houston facing 4-6 Detroit just doesn’t whet the appetite. Next up is Washington at Dallas, a true epic […]
Aluma scores 19 and Virginia Tech opens with 77-62 win
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma scored a career-high 19 points in his debut with Virginia Tech and the Hokies pulled away in the second half to beat Radford 77-62 in a season opener on Wednesday. Aluma, a Wofford transfer who sat out last season, was 7 of 10 from the field, including three 3-pointers. […]