Sports - January10 2006 Charleston Area

Dave Hickman: He’s a coach on the floor, a vital piece of the puzzle

MORGANTOWN — In the grand scheme of things, he is almost an afterthought to most followers of West Virginia basketball. And really, now. Why not?

UCF new to Herd in hoops

Marshall to visit UCF Wednesday

Marshall’s first Conference USA football game came at Central Florida. And on Wednesday night, the same shall be said about basketball.

Win lifts WVU from 24 to 16

One day after its victory over No. 3 Villanova, West Virginia moved from No. 24 to No. 16 in the Associated Press weekly basketball poll.

Garland’s return lifts Capital

Cougars point guard 70-to-80 percent recovered from knee injury

Capital’s Shawnita Garland returned to the court for the first time last week since the season opener Dec. 6 and it hasn’t taken long for her presence to be felt.

UC falls in final minutes

Central State overcomes four-point deficit 81-78

Central State (Ohio) overcame a four-point deficit in the game’s final two minutes to defeat the University of Charleston 81-78 Monday night in Wilberforce, Ohio.

Dave Weekley

Bengals-Steelers top TV draw on wild-card weekend

EVEN WITH THE injured Carson Palmer sidelined for most of the night, the AFC wild-card game on CBS (WOWK locally) between the Steelers and Bengals was the highest-rated game of the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs.

Canada’s shot saves SA

Dragons nip Nitro on late basket 62-60

St. Albans’ Chris Canada made quite a return to the court Monday night.

Ex-Herd coach Pruett hospitalized in Florida

Retired Marshall football coach Bob Pruett was in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a Sarasota, Fla., hospital Monday, the Gazette has learned.

Girls high school standings, statistics

Mountain State Athletic Conference

Junior golf event set for Greenbrier

For the first time in its six-year existence, the West Virginia Junior Match Play Golf Championship will be played at The Greenbrier.

West Virginia Golf Association Schedule

Event Site Date Deadline Astros offer House minor league contract Former Nitro star J.R. House is off to an encouraging start in his quest to return to professional baseball Capital Classic nearing sellout Charleston Civic Center General Manager John Robertson said Monday fewer than 2,000 tickets remain for the Jan. 25 Mountaineers-Thundering Herd hoops doubleheader Pittsnogle's draft chances are up in the air Andrew J. Beckner column Canada is no clown St. Albans guard makes a ‘circus shot' in the final seconds to help his team beat Nitro in rivalry game Harper to return for top-ranked Winfield High school girls basketball notebook Kanawha, Putnam girls scoring leaders Clay County girls double up Herbert Hoover High school girls, boys basketball roundup Charleston drops a close one against Central State West Virginia Conference men's basketball roundup Rich Rodriguez becomes household name to even most casual observer Frank Giardina column Among victories over nationally ranked teams, conquest of Bulldogs sits at top Mickey Furfari column Top of the Second Huntington boys still No. 1; Irish top Class A poll