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Sports
Dave Hickman Brohm should be fine for showdown with WVU MORGANTOWN — By the time Louisville is ready to play West Virginia in the quasi Big East championship game on Nov. 2, Brian Brohm should be just fine.
Dave Weekley
HBO to revisit Pirate drug scandal
HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” features a story tonight at 10 that will tear off a festering scab from the wounds of many already embattled Pittsburgh Pirates fans and detail the delayed healing process of two of the principal figures in baseball’s 1985 drug scandal in Pittsburgh.
Area roundup
Forfeits possible for unbeaten Matewan
A Matewan High School football player was held out of Saturday’s football game after his eligibility came into question, but it wasn’t immediately known Monday whether he was ruled ineligible or if the Class A school had to forfeit any games.
Prep soccer
Nitro downs Cross Lanes Christian
Garrett Coleman and Matt Marshall each scored two goals for Nitro Monday in a 6-3 boys soccer win against Cross Lanes Christian.

MU Football
Herd TV deal begins Saturday
Much like the upcoming Warner Brothers movie “We Are Marshall,” the initial driving force behind the Herd’s return to the local airwaves did not come from campus.
Homecoming of a different sort
HUNTINGTON — Marshall’s branch of the Volunteer Nation is about ready to blossom but for now, the Thundering Herd has two regulars preparing for one exciting homecoming.
Dunn fired as Memphis defensive coordinator
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis coach Tommy West fired defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn on Monday.

WVU Football
Mountaineers hit road for first time
MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez probably wouldn’t mind trading places with Skip Holtz right now in at least one way.

High School Football
Prep football schedule
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Tentative West Virginia high school football schedules this week:
Kennedy watch list: Week 4

Nitro
SA gets first win over Nitro since 1999
After seven years, “The Battle of the Bridge’’ trophy finally rests on St. Albans’ side of the Kanawha River. Kennedy watch list: Week 4 Here’s a look at some of the leading candidates for the Kennedy Award, which goes to the top high school football player in the state as voted on by members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. This is not intended as the definitive list; players are added and deleted as the season progresses. Players are listed in alphabetical order: Carter DeVault, East Fairmont, QB — Week: 5-of-20 passing, 25 yards, one interception in a 24-6 loss to Morgantown; 16 carries, 53 yards, one TD. Season: 27-of-59 passing, 626 yards, 12 touchdowns, three interceptions. Team record: 3-1 Aaron Echard, Bridgeport, RB — Week: 10 carries, 165 yards, two TDs in a 44-0 win over Liberty Harrison. Season: 51 carries, 544 yards, nine TDs. Team record: 4-0 Christian Edwards, Cabell Midland, RB — Week: 25 carries, 210 yards, two TDs in a 40-14 loss to Hurricane. Season: 69 carries, 603 yards, 11 TDs; TD catch. Team record: 2-2 B.J. Evans, Tolsia, RB — Week: 25 carries, 121 yards, two TDs in a 36-0 win over Fairland (Ohio); 35-yard field goal, three PAT kicks. Season: 114 carries, 676 yards, six TDs; two field goals, nine PATs. Team record: 3-1 Jordan Griffin, Robert C. Byrd, WR — Week: 2 catches, 86 yards, one TD in a 34-14 win over Philip Barbour; interception return TD. Season: 13 catches, 381 yards, six TDs. Team record: 3-0 Jeremy James, St. Albans, RB — Week: Idle. Season: 88 carries, 527 yards, seven TDs; 5 catches, 49 yards, one TD. Team record: 3-0 Paul McCoy, Matewan, RB — Week: 19 carries, 87 yards in a 20-6 win over Man. Season: 102 carries, 1,149 yards, 15 TDs; punt return TD. Team record: 4-0 Jordan Roberts, Scott, RB — Week: 14 carries, 218 yards, four TDs in a 53-0 win over Westside. Season: 89 carries, 751 yards, 12 TDs. Team record: 4-0 Charlie Russell, Morgantown, QB — Week: 10-of-23 passing, 168 yards, one TD, one interception in a 24-6 win over Fairmont East. Season: 27-of-52 passing, 469 yards, five TDs, two interceptions. Team record: 3-1 Continue 1 | 2