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WVU
West Virginia game 1: Western Michigan
Marshall
Herd lands on ESPN.com list twice
Mitch Vingle
WVU signee 'Willing' and able
Looks like the old adage is true. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Or, in this case, where there’s a Will, there’s a way — to play.
Dave Weekley
WVU, Herd have ESPY stake
WEST VIRGINIA and Marshall fans have a real reason to be emotionally invested in this year’s ESPY awards that celebrate the year in sports. There will be plenty of hardware to hand out when ESPN broadcasts the ESPYs from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, July 15 at 9 p.m. The ESPYs have 19 “Best in Sport” categories, along with 17 individual sport categories and two sponsored awards.
Dave Hickman
Softer turf won't be slow by any means
The first reaction to walking across the new turf at Mountaineer Field is that it’s slow. Anything that soft has to be, doesn’t it? “It might seem like it, but it isn’t,’’ West Virginia secondary coach Tony Gibson said.
Prep Sports
Prep notebook: Capital hoops impasse to last awhile
There appears to be no quick end in sight to the dispute between Capital High School boys basketball coach Carl Clark and school Principal Clinton Giles.
Other Sports
21 contestants picked Montoya
West Virginia Open tee times
Area roundup
W.Va. Open: Surf’s up, game not for champ
MORGANTOWN — David Bradshaw’s professional golf career isn’t going quite the way he would like these days. His life in general? Well, that’s a different story. “I’m living on the beach and listening to the sound of crashing waves and watching the sunset every day,’’ Bradshaw said. “Can it get any better than that?’’
Area roundup
Names in the games
Brewers' top pick signs; is expected to come here
West Virginia may be in for a power surge at Appalachian Power Park. The Milwaukee Brewers agreed Monday to a contract with Matt LaPorta, giving their top pick and the seventh overall selection in this year’s amateur draft a $2 million signing bonus.