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Sports
WVU
Philly lineman gives WVU verbal commitment
WVU game 3: Maryland
Marshall
Ex-Hoya Spann lands at Marshall
Chris Lutz won’t feel so lonely at the end of Marshall’s bench next basketball season.
Marshall game 3: New Hampshire
Norman Chad
A little law can’t stop online poker
LAS VEGAS — Across the desert they’ve swarmed again — in their 20s and in their twilight, card sharpies and card novices, doctors and patients, house painters and housewives, teachers and students, plus dropouts from all walks of still life — thousands upon thousands thrill-seeking millions of dollars at the World Series of Poker. They love to gamble.
Doug Smock
In a better world, Griffey has 700
BARRY BONDS has hit the 750 mark in career home runs, the second man to do so. He sits five behind Henry Aaron. Whether you like him (and I don’t, even if you remove the entire steroid issue), it’s time to start paying attention. Hey, the man starts a three-game series Tuesday at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, where no lead or home-run record is safe.
Dave Weekley
Coker may call Herd-Miami game
WHEN MARSHALL marches into the Orange Bowl on Sept. 1 to face Miami (Fla.), it will be the first football game between the Thundering Herd and Hurricanes.
Dave Hickman
Cottrill followed his heart to WVU
MORGANTOWN — To say that Allen Osbourne was just as relieved to put Noah Cottrill’s recruiting behind him as was Noah Cottrill would probably be a stretch.
Other Sports
Errors doom Power vs. Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — It charged back from a 4-0 deficit to force extra innings Monday night, but the West Virginia Power fell 5-4 in the 10th to the Greenville Drive.
Roundup: WVU, MU hoopsters make international debut
West Virginia basketball stars Darris Nichols and Alex Ruoff, along with Marshall’s Tyler Wilkerson, debuted for the United States’ Jones Cup team in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday.
Despite losses, Power surge continues
Even after losing two of its top offensive players last month, the West Virginia Power continues to sizzle.