http://www.timeswv.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:09:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_324030952.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_324030952.html This is about perspective.Considering the passion that is involved in the Backyard Brawl, perspective often is lost.You are for West Virginia, then all about Pitt is bad.You are for Pitt, then all about West Virginia is bad. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_324030840.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_324030840.html No. 3 Ohio State dominated the first 4 minutes and West Virginia never came close to recovering over the last 36.Samantha Prahalis had 14 points and 12 assists, and the Buckeyes scored the first 17 points to roll past the Mountaineers 92-69 Thursday night in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_323030325.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_323030325.html West Virginia University basketball coach Bob Huggins may have added the last piece to his national championship plan when he landed the 7-footer he has sought to play in the middle.Huggins final scholarship for 2010-11 went to Sudanese native David Nyarsuk, a 7-1, 230-pound center who will attend WVU next season. He is currently playing at Mountain State Academy. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_323030236.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_323030236.html The biggest enemy anyone has coming back from an injury is the enemy within.The doctors perform their magic to put the broken bones or ligaments or tendons back in place. The rehabilitation specialists perform their magic in strengthening the muscles around the affected area, getting back both its strength and flexibility. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:51:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_323030134.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_323030134.html Remember when you were a really little kid, when everyone was picking on you and you didn’t know which way to turn?Remember how you’d arch your back, glare at your tormentors, and spew forth the words that had worked for as long as there were kids and bullies?“Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_322001534.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_322001534.html Let us, for a moment, take a step back away from the West Virginia University football program, give the latest loss a chance to seep in. Let us take a few deep breaths, maybe even count slowly to 10.We understand the dissatisfaction, for we were spoiled by the success, no matter how it was achieved, from the Rich Rodriguez era ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:03:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_321010306.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_321010306.html It is now Week 1 of a two-week long celebration of The Backyard Brawl. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_321010046.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_321010046.html Turns out West Virginia wasn’t ignorant of the rules when it was called for an illegal formation on consecutive kickoffs against Cincinnati on Friday night. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:56:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_321005930.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_321005930.html Listen to Mike Carey, West Virginia’s women’s basketball coach. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:06:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_320020710.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_320020710.html West Virginia came out for their opening game of the season without any energy, without their true Mountaineer mascot and without Devin Ebanks.They eventually got charged with some energy. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:03:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_320020400.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_320020400.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:03:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_320020236.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_320020236.html A couple of days before West Virginia’s season opening basketball game against Loyola of Maryland at the Coliseum, a game the Mountaineers would win, 83-60, freshman Danny Jennings was in an awful way. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_319030825.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_319030825.html The last time they walked off a basketball court in a game that mattered they did so with a shake of the hand and a shake of the head, the West Virginia basketball team. It ended in defeat, as did every NCAA Tournament team other than the eventual champion, Kansas, a loss to Dayton that has haunted them through the offseason, driven them to get bigger, get better. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_319030741.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_319030741.html The sun beat me up this morning, making me wonder who beat me up last night.Dr. Cutty Sark did all he could, but he could neither change what had transpired on the field at Nippert Stadium nor make any more sense of it at the time.That West Virginia suffered a difficult loss was not the problem. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_318021617.html http://www.timeswv.com/wvu_sports/local_story_318021617.html Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten. Now the Bearcats can try to run the table with their senior quarterback throwing the ball.Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes in a cameo appearance Friday night, and the Bearcats overcame a self-destructive first half to beat West Virginia 24-21 for the best start in school history.