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Gavin Kelly hits two home runs in Charleston as No. 15 WVU Baseball completes the season sweep of Marshall
Kelly and Ineich went back-to-back in the second inning. Kelly now leads the team with 10 home runs on the season.
wvusports.com
WVU Baseball is projected as the No. 2 seed in the Mississippi State Regional in both major bracketology projections
D1Baseball has the Mountaineers as the No. 24 national seed. Baseball America has them at No. 22. The weekend series at No. 7 Kansas could move the needle significantly.
247sports.com
WVU football is aiming to be the Big 12’s next flip team
Rodriguez went from three wins to nine in his second WVU season the first time around. Travis Trickett says the roster is loaded with experienced players who have been in battles.
wvusports.com
West Virginia will decline the Big 12’s $30 million line of credit, sources say
WVU believes lower-cost borrowing alternatives exist for its stadium and arena renovation projects.
247sports.com
Kellogg lost five starters and rebuilt with nine transfers — here is WVU Women’s Basketball’s complete 2026-27 roster
Mark Kellogg lost five starters but brought in nine transfers with significant experience, including players from the Big East, Atlantic 10 and Big 12.
wvnews.com
Best Virginia will not compete in the 2026 TBT
John Flowers confirmed on social media that the TBT is not coming back to Charleston this summer, which ends Best Virginia’s plans to defend their regional title.
wboy.com
Jordan Harrison makes her final push to make Portland’s roster ahead of Thursday’s cut-down day
Harrison has totaled 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds across 39 preseason minutes in two games.
wboy.com
JJ Quinerly returned eight months after knee surgery and made the Dallas Wings’ 2026 roster
The former WVU star scored seven points in 11 minutes in Dallas’s preseason finale after missing eight games last season with the injury.
wboy.com
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