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Former WVU Men's Basketball Players Making Noise During NBA Offseason

Local Sports July 3, 2026

MORGANTOWN — There aren't a lot of West Virginia men's basketball players in the NBA, but the few made a lot of noise Wednesday in a busy offseason. As the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, former Mountaineers basketball player Mike Gansey made one of, if not the biggest, splashes this offseason so far and traded for superstar Boston Celtics guard and former Finals MVP Jaylen Brown Wednesday night. Most fans and other executives around the league thought the trade was lopsided because all Gansey gave up in return was 36-year-old guard Paul George, while ...

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell Reiterates There Is No Animosity With Star Defenseman Zach Werenski

Local Sports July 3, 2026

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zach Werenski decided in less than an hour to reject a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Dallas Stars. It took a couple of days, however, for the star defenseman and his team to make sure they were on the same page moving forward. General manager Don ...

Moundsville Post 3 Keeps Steubenville Post 33 Winless

Local Sports July 3, 2026

WHEELING – Moundsville American Legion Post 3 played about as perfect a baseball game as you could play Thursday in its opening game of the 38th annual Edgar Martin Beast of the East 19U Baseball Tournament. Post 3 scored three times in the first before exploding for an 8-spot in the second ...

Jaylen Brown Set To Form All-Star Trio With Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey In Philadelphia

Local Sports July 3, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Reeling from an early exit in the NBA playoffs, Jaylen Brown was still a Boston Celtics star when he dissed Joel Embiid and called him a flopper on a livestream. “Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in (expletive) basketball history,” Brown said. ...

Cowboys’ C.J. Goodwin Announces Retirement From NFL After 12 Years

Local Sports July 2, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – C.J. Goodwin’s journey from East Wheeling to playing 12 seasons in the NFL came to a halt Saturday night when the Linsly graduate announced his retirement during an event held inside the Crescent Acres Event Center. The 36-year-old only played one season of high school ...

WVU Wrestling Adds All-Time Winningest Wrestler Peyton Hall To Staff

Local Sports July 2, 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia wrestling announced it's bringing in one of the all-time greats back to its program as part of its coaching staff. All-time winningest Mountaineer wrestler Peyton Hall is joining head coach Tim Flynn's staff as an assistant. "I am excited to give back to a ...