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WVU football assistant coach, former player Noel Devine arrested, jailed

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia assistant coach and former standout running back for the Mountaineers, Noel Devine, 38, was arrested and booked at 12:45 p.m. Sunday at the North Central Regional Jail charged with one felony count of strangulation, according to the Magistrate Court of Monongalia County. Devine's bond is set at $40,000. No additional information on the case is available at this time. Devine was on the sidelines Saturday for WVU's 52-7 win over U.T. Martin as an assistant running backs coach and offensive analyst. WVU football coach Rich Rodriguez has put Devine on leave ...

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GOLF BIG RED WINS ON SENIOR DAY STEUBENVILLE - The Big Red golf team honored its seniors with a pair of victories, sweeping a nine-hole tri-match at home at Steubenville Country Club on senior day. Big Red fired a team score of 164, 20 strokes better than Indian Creek and 29 ahead of Edison. Big Red's three seniors, Andrew Matzorkis, Jaggar Rawson and Noah Kokiko, each shot a score of 40 to lead the way to the victory. "I could not be more proud of Andrew, Jaggar and Noah for everything they have accomplished throughout their careers," Big Red head coach Joe Garay said. "We ...

Hawkins bringing his own style to WVU

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MORGANTOWN - The frizzed-out hairstyle, the black-rimmed glasses and the goatee sported by WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. makes him an almost identical twin of the late great Shock G, a 1990s rapper with Digital Underground, who was better known as Humpty Hump. Maybe that’s somewhat fitting, because Shock G was never known back in the day as someone who lacked a whole lot of confidence. “I'm steppin tall, y'all,” he sang. “And just like humpty dumpty, ya gonna fall when the stereos pump me.” It is more of a calm and collected confidence that Hawkins has wrapped ...

Lawrence throws 4 TD passes as the Jaguars rout the Browns

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars waited seven agonizing months to play another meaningful game at EverBank Stadium. This one won't help them forget the previous one, a three-point loss to Buffalo in the first round of the playoffs. But it was the best ...