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Haney’s Go-Ahead Shot Sends Big Red To Elite 8

ATHENS — After some high school March Madness in the Convo Tuesday night, Big Red is going to the Elite 8. Santino Haney drove to the paint and got a shot to fall with 2.5 seconds left in overtime, lifting Steubenville to a thrilling 74-72 victory over Columbus Bishop Hartley in the Division III, Region 11 semifinals inside Ohio University’s Convocation Center. Haney’s bucket came after the game was deadlocked three times in the final two minutes. Big Red led 72-70 with less than a minute to go before the Hawks (18-4) tied the game on a putback from an offensive rebound by ...

West Virginia Holding Onto March Hopes As Big 12 Tournament Begins

MORGANTOWN — When it comes to telling the story about the WVU men’s basketball team, Chance Moore’s mind quickly drifts back to last summer. “It was a crazy journey starting this summer,” the WVU forward said. “We were on that turf, and all of the practices and all of the hills we had to run. It was all meant for us to get better by 1% everyday. “For most of us, it was our first time playing high-major (basketball). I feel like we did solid for the most part.” As for WVU head coach Ross Hodge, his thoughts go back to a rivalry win against Pitt. “For as long as I ...

John Marshall Falls In Regional Co-Final vs. Huskies

RACHEL --- The North Marion Huskies, the top seed in WVSSAC Class AAA Region 1, defeated the No. 5 John Marshall Monarchs on Tuesday, 72-44, pulling away in the second half to advance to the WVSSAC Boys Basketball State Tournament, set to start next week. John Marshall and North Marion played to a virtual stalemate in the first half, with the Huskies leading by a slim 30-27 margin when both teams went back to the locker rooms. The third quarter, though, went in North Marion's favor, and John Marshall trailed 52-29 going into the fourth quarter. North Marion will go into the state ...

Despite No Invites To The NFL Combine, WVU, Rich Rodriguez Prepared Players For The Next Level

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football didn’t have a single player invited to the NFL Combine this year. Out of the 300-plus invites, not a single Mountaineer received one — the first time in five-plus years. WVU wasn’t alone in the Big 12. There were two other schools that had players suffer the same fate. The Mountaineers had a lot of seniors, too. Some of them who’d like to play after the Texas Tech game. Rich Rodriguez added so many players through high school and the transfer portal this offseason because many were out of eligibility. But none of them could showcase their ...

Minor’s late putback gives 15-seed Pitt 64-63 win over Stanford in opener of ACC Tournament

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Damarco Minor followed his own miss to score with 0.7 seconds left and give 15th-seeded Pittsburgh a 64-63 win over 10-seed Stanford in the opening game of the ACC Tournament on Tuesday. Minor finished just 2-of-10 shooting, missing all seven of his 3-point attempts, but sent the Panthers (13-19) into the second round against seventh-seeded NC State on Wednesday. After Ebuka Okorie gave Stanford the lead on a three-point play with 26.2 seconds remaining, Minor missed a 3-pointer but the Panthers came up with the ball after a scramble. Minor missed a short ...