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Smith is WVU’s key in 2010

Geno Smith carries weight of high expectations as the projected starting quarterback

When West Virginia takes the field for the first time in 2010 against Coastal Carolina Sept. 4, it will do so with a relatively untested quarterback. Full story

WVU FOOTBALL

Run

Panthers are likely Big East favorite heading into 2010

The 103rd edition of the Backyard Brawl could yet again be a historic chapter in the storied past between Pittsburgh and West Virginia.

Geno

Smith is WVU’s key in 2010

Geno Smith carries weight of high expectations as the projected starting quarterback

When West Virginia takes the field for the first time in 2010 against Coastal Carolina Sept. 4, it will do so with a relatively untested quarterback.

UL expects to be better with new coach Strong

Former Florida assistant coach Charlie Strong is known as a defensive genius, a prized recruiter and a top-notch motivator.

Harris

Harris inducted into Hall of Fame

Former West Virginia quarterback Major Harris was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame Saturday in South Bend, Ind.

Tackle

Big things expected of WVU DB’s

Secondary hopes to play to its potential

Opposing quarterbacks could be shaking in their spikes when staring down receivers against West Virginia’s defensive backfield in 2010.

ROWING

Mountaineers end 7th at ECAC Championships

The West Virginia rowing team’s season is over after a seventh-place finish Saturday at the Eastern College Athletic Conference New England Regional Championships.

Mountaineers to end season at ECACs

The West Virginia rowing team will conclude its season at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Regatta Championship Saturday on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, N.J.

BASEBALL

Gyorko

Gyorko named Brooks Wallace Award winner

West Virginia’s former shortstop Jedd Gyorko was named the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year at the 2010 College Baseball Awards Show in Lubbock, Texas last Friday.

Gyorko

Gyorko selected by Padres

Disappointment morphed into excitement as former West Virginia shortstop Jedd Gyorko had to wait a day to discover his professional baseball fate.

TENNIS

Tennis splits with Villanova, Rutgers

The West Virginia tennis team split two Big East Conference matches in its final road trip of the season.

GYMNASTICS

Gymnast

Gymnastics’ best effort falls short for NCAAs

Second-best point total lands WVU in fourth place at Southeast Regional

It wasn’t the ideal finish senior Chelsi Tabor and junior Amy Bieski had hoped for.

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Coach Burdette-Good, Bieski already anxious for next season

Amy Bieski missed her chance to advance to the NCAA National Competition yet again.

SWIMMING

Four Mountaineer swimmers compete at NCAAs

The West Virginia swimming and diving teams sent five women to Purdue University for the NCAA Championships this weekend.

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Swim

Swimming sends its largest team in history to Nationals

The West Virginia swimming team will send its largest team in the program’s history to the women’s NCAA Championships.

RIFLE

Rifle’s Michael Kulbacki will shoot for US at World Junior Championships

WVU rising junior rifle team member Michael Kulbacki requalified for the United States National Junior Team at the USA Shooting National Championships in Fort Benning, Ga.

Rifle places third at NCAA Championship

The West Virginia rifle team came up short in its bid for a second-consecutive national title as it finshed third at the NCAA National Championship Saturday.

WRESTLING

3 wrestlers fail to reach NCAA finals

All three participants the West Virginia wrestling team sent the NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb., last weekend failed to qualify for Saturday’s championship rounds.

Three wrestlers in search of title

Three West Virginia wrestlers will make their way to Omaha, Neb., for the NCAA Wrestling Championships, which begin today.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Give Huggins benefit of the doubt

The saying goes: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. That is unless you’re Bob Huggins’ ribs.

Huggins

Coach Huggins breaks seven ribs in fall

West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins was still in a Las Vegas hospital as of Tuesday afternoon, a team spokesman said.

Facility

Facility construction progresses

B-ball facility to be completed for 2011-12 season

Just five months after breaking ground on a $19 million basketball practice facility, workers have made significant progress in construction of the facility.

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Tournament

Jam Fest is must-see summer event in Morgantown

If you tried to work out at the Rec Center last week, you probably couldn’t find a parking spot.

Hinds

Hinds high on West Virginia

Jabarie Hinds likes what he saw of Morgantown during last week’s Triple S Harley-Davidson Jam Fest.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Graham leaves WVU women’s basketball program

After just one season as an assistant coach for the West Virginia women’s basketball program, Donchez Graham has left the program, WVU Associate Sports Information Director Phil Caskey confirmed Sunday.

WVU women will rebound from loss

Before this season had started, West Virginia women’s basketball head coach Mike Carey could not contain his excitement about the upcoming season.

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WVU WOMEN'S SOCCER

Soccer

Izzo-Brown preps for season after summer of recruiting

In the eyes of West Virginia women’s soccer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, one of the most strenuous yet rewarding aspects of being a Division I coach comes prior to the season.

Soccer

McCarthy spends summer playing for National Team

WVU star forward gains experience by playing for Canadian National Team

Some college students spend their summer break studying abroad in a foreign country. Women’s soccer player Bry McCarthy did just that, in a unique way.

WVU MEN'S SOCCER

LeBlanc excited for 2010 World Cup

During the 2006 World Cup, more than 715 million people watched the final between eventual champion Italy and loser France. Also, more than 3.3 million people saw the matches live in Germany.

LeBlanc

LeBlanc finds multiple reasons to stay at WVU

When West Virginia head men’s soccer coach Marlon LeBlanc was being mentioned last week as a name to replace Penn State coach Barry Gorman, it didn’t come as a surprise.

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WVU CROSS COUNTRY

Cleary satisfied with NCAA 6th place finish

After finishing a program-best fourth place last season at the NCAA Championships, the West Virginia cross country team had hopes of improving on that performance this season.

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Cross country competes for national championship

After a long season, the No. 7 West Virginia cross country team will get a chance to capture the goal of a national championship.

WVU VOLLEYBALL

Hammersmith retires, University has already contacted 20 coaches

West Virginia volleyball coach Veronica Hammersmith announced her retirement last week ending a 35-year career.

Seton Hall loss ends WVU volleyball’s season short of Big East Tournament

Despite finishing with its best record since 2004, the West Virginia University volleyball team fell short of its goal of making the Big East Conference Tournament with a loss to Seton Hall Sunday.

WVU CLUB SPORTS

Student Government plan calls for four fields in St. Francis area

Renderings, survey results, field schedule submitted to in February for use in developing plan

The West Virginia University Student Government Association developed a plan to update recreational field space earlier this year.

Women's rugby tries to continue recent success

After a heartbreaking, three-point loss to Ball State in the Midwest Elite Eight, the West Virginia University club women’s rugby team is setting its goal to in 2010-11 to duplicate it’s success from last season.

TRACK

Track athletes record top 20 finishes

Although the West Virginia track and field team competed in the NCAA Outdoor Championships two weeks ago, the season was not over for three athletes.

Mountaineers primed for more success in 2011

West Virginia head track and field and cross country coach Sean Cleary’s team had by far the best year in program history.