In my last column, I suggested a turtle hunt — a DNR-sponsored citizen survey for box turtles in our state — as a way to social distance and practice responsible recreation. After several of you reached out to me with kind words about the turtle hunt, I decided to dig deeper in hopes of find…
Emily Saunders has played in almost every corner of West Virginia. Read more
While last year is lost, athletes around the state can begin looking forward to the next. Read more
The Prospect League held out as long as it could, but still was unable to escape the hold COVID-19 has on the rest of the world. Read more
Emily Saunders will be playing in her home state once again. Read more
Following Wednesday's announcement of the cancellation of the North-South Football Classic, the writing was on the wall for the basketball game. Read more
World TeamTennis CEO Carlos Silva held a Zoom call Wednesday afternoon to discuss the league's announcement that it will hold its 2020 season exclusively at The Greenbrier. Read more
Ray Lee was looking forward to coaching in the North-South Football Classic. Even more, he was happy for the players to get one more shot after a most unusual end to their senior years. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A rookie at the major league minimum would keep about 47% of his original salary this year while multimillionaire stars Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole would lose more than 77% under a sliding-scale proposal by big league teams that players found “extremely disappointing.” Read more
Tennis Hall of Famers Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi ushered in a new chapter of The Greenbrier's storied tennis past when they renewed their rivalry for the first-ever match at Center Court at Creekside in 2015. Read more
The Greenbrier and World TeamTennis confirmed Tuesday that the WTT season will be held at the resort starting July 12. Read more
MORGANTOWN – They stand on the campus of West Virginia University as temples to sports which they house. Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Growing up in a rough part of Chicago’s South Side, Saint Wilkins figured he was headed for a life on the streets. Read more
The target date of June 8 for the return of youth sports remains just that — a target. Whether or not it actually happens remains a wait-and-see prospect. Read more
Many of us consider Memorial Day the unofficial start of summer. After winter and a very wet spring, the thoughts of the summer sun and lazy days full of warmth might be just the cure for what ails you. And after our recent stay-at-home situation, which included watching way too much TV and … Read more
When spring sport athletes — particularly seniors — had their seasons ripped away because of the fears of the coronavirus, Tim Epling was able to put it in perspective. Read more
Steve Lickliter has been bowling since 1973. During that time he has won 17 professional tournaments and has bowled 40 perfect games. Read more
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin won NASCAR's first Wednesday race since 1984 when rain stopped the event with 20 laps remaining at Darlington Raceway. Read more
The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growing number of college leaders expressed confidence that fall sports will be possible in some form despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Sometimes we are glad when something ends. Sometimes we are not. Read more
By his own admission, Lawrence Nesselrodt is not a technologically savvy man. Read more
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — This was a 400-mile drive unlike any other in modern day NASCAR. Read more
Finally, a reason to cheer. Read more
MORGANTOWN — It is becoming more and more evident that short of a nationwide flare up of the COVID-19 pandemic that put sports on the unable to perform list this spring, we will have some form of college athletics this fall. But the structure and the starting date remain variables. Read more
During my recent not-going-anywhere-soon phase, I have found myself scouring the outdoor news for good stories. As a longstanding member of the outdoor industry, I like to think I have my pulse on all things related to hunting, fishing and wildlife conservation. Having said that, being groun… Read more
In normal times, players would be reporting to Beckley this week for another summer of West Virginia Miners baseball. But since the world as we know it has ground to a halt, the Prospect League season has been postponed until July 1. Read more
Independence has come close to the state tournament the last two years. Helping lead the charge has been senior David Wilson. Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Crew chief Chad Knaus won't get a look at the car Hendrick Motorsports built for Darlington Raceway until he gets to the track Sunday morning, a few hours before the race. Read more
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison is finding ways to make headlines in his retirement as easily he did during his productive but volatile career. Read more
Normally high school athletes use their school’s program to create an opportunity to play at the next level. Summers County’s Caleb Okes took a different route, though. Read more
Brad Keselowski celebrated his first pole win of the season — and perhaps the most memorable of his career — from afar. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the baseball players’ union asked Major League Baseball to submit a slew of financial documents that detail the industry’s finances, a person familiar with the request told The Associated Press. Read more
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Read more
I’m not really sure what Twitch is, but I do know this — Blake Snell will wish he was never on it. Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman says he has no memories of his harrowing accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500. He doesn't remember being in the hospital, who came to visit or anything else about his two-night stay for treatment of a head injury. Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It will be a summer in the South for NASCAR: The stock car series announced Thursday it will stick to Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Florida and Alabama for June races — all of them without fans. Read more
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays All-Star pitcher Blake Snell says he will not take the mound this year if his pay is cut further, proclaiming: “I’m not playing unless I get mine.” Read more
Brian Miluk's wife knew what would happen before it happened. Read more
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lawyers for XFL owner Vince McMahon argued in court filings Wednesday that the wrestling magnate was justified in firing league CEO Oliver Luck last month just before the football operation shut down. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Several NFL teams are eyeing a resort owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice as a potential training facility during the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman for the retreat said Wednesday. Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jeff Gordon thought his wife, a former model, was kidding when she asked the NASCAR Hall of Famer to color her graying roots. He realized she was serious after the third request, FaceTimed her regular stylist and took a crash course in mixing color. Read more
A high school football combine organized by former Bluefield High School football standout J.T. Powell slated for Saturday at Mitchell Stadium had to be postponed Tuesday due to coronavirus guidelines recently updated by West Virginia governor Jim Justice. Read more
As Pac-12 football coaches pitched an NCAA-mandated uniform start to the season, some of the latest plans to fight the coronavirus in California further muddled how college teams will return to play in the West. Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by Kobe Bryant has retired his “Mamba” nickname and rebranded itself nearly four months after the basketball icon's death in a helicopter crash. Read more
As North America’s pro football, basketball, baseball and hockey leagues try to play again in a pandemic, minor league sports face a more treacherous climb to return. Read more
The next few weeks might resemble a return to the silly season. Read more
Serena Williams is looking forward to getting back to competing when the coronavirus pandemic permits it, in part because she’s “feeling better than ever.” Read more
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League clubs could be allowed to complete the season at their own stadiums after police pulled back on their insistence that neutral venues were the only safe way of staging games during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The manufacturer of Louisville Slugger bats says it put 171 furloughed employees back on the payroll after receiving a loan from a government program aimed at helping small businesses. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs on Tuesday released a preliminary list of races that could be used as an extension of the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep schedule, pending agreement by the host tracks. Read more
Before all the self-proclaimed purists forecasting the destruction of baseball strategy and the very sanctity of the sport as we know it go berserk bemoaning the inclusion of a designated hitter in the National League this season, remember this: Read more
