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Local Sports Columns

COLUMN: Bucket list baseball

Recently enjoyed a retirement dinner for someone in the family. If someone can convince me otherwise, sports writers don’t retire. They just fade away. Got me thinking about my baseball bucket list. Some boxes have been checked. Others still unaccounted for. Visited Cooperstown, N.Y. for ...

COLUMN: Back at the park

It was quite the weekend. Honestly, it was a very action-packed March and after having a pair of fantasy obligations on Saturday morning/early afternoon, it was off to PNC Park for some Yankees and Pirates action. Although I was hoping to finally take in my first softball game of the ...

COLUMN: Thinking could be dangerous

Well, once one has cracked the wrong side of 50 is it all downhill or uphill after that? Probably depends on who one might ask. It’s been a crazy winter and the clock is evidently changing soon, but the hardwood action is heating up. While I really thought the Williamstown girls might ...

Column: Rich Rod knows what it takes to lead Mountaineers

MORGANTOWN — Take Rich Rodriguez’s resume. Now take his name off the top. Just look at the list of accomplishments – 190 wins, 14 bowl appearances for his teams, including a trio of New Year’s Six bowls, three power-conference stints, an offense consistently sitting at or near the top ...

Monday Morning Quarterback (on a Tuesday): Patience key for WVU

The 2024 West Virginia football season began with great energy and high expectations after an outstanding 9-4 record in 2023. It ended with an embarrassing performance at Texas Tech Saturday, where the Mountaineers simply went through the motions and played with little effort in a 52-15 rout. ...