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Incoming WVU freshman quarterback Eugene Smith has suffered a broken bone in his left foot that’s going to keep him out of action for up to two months. Smith, who is expected to compete for the back-up quarterback position this season, suffered the injury away from the football field. His recovery may stretch into the [...]

Former Mountaineer forward Joe Alexander is most likely going to go into the NBA season as the starter at small forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. The front office for the Bucks announced Monday afternoon they are not going to resign forward Charlie Villanueva and he will become a free agent. Milwaukee also traded forward Richard [...]

The lone senior on the Mountaineer basketball team signs with the Washington Wizards. Guard Alex Ruoff will report to the NBA summer league in the second week of July. The Wizards had one draft pick in the NBA draft, but traded him to the Houston Rockets. Washington currently has two shooting guards on their roster [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Heavily-recruited wide receiver Logan Heastie might show up as a freshman on the incoming fall roster, but his actions and intentions make him look like a veteran both on and off the field. Ranked as one of the country’s best wide receiver prospects, the 6-foot-2, 192 pound newcomer wanted to take advantage [...]

Three incoming members of the West Virginia University football recruiting class have been delayed in their arrival on campus. Tevita Finau Junior college standout Tevita Finau was expected to arrive in Morgantown this weekend, however he’s awaiting the final posting of his transcripts before he’ll formally be accepted at WVU. Finau completed his coursework at [...]

BELGRADE, Serbia. – Despite receiving double-digit scoring efforts from four players, the United States’ World University Games team suffered a 98-82 setback against host Serbia in the Serbia International Invitational on Sunday night. Ohio State’s Evan Turner scored a team-high 16 points for the United States. Villanova’s Corey Fisher followed with 12 points. Penn State’s [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Birmingham (Ala.) News has reported that linebacker John Propst of Hoover (Ala.) High has given a verbal commitment to West Virginia University. He is WVU’s 11th football commitment for the 2010 signing class. Propst, a 6-foot-1, 205-pounder, took an unofficial visit to Morgantown on the June 20-21 weekend. His interest also [...]

Belgrade, Serbia – Da’Sean Butler (West Virginia / Newark, N.J.) scored a team-high 20 points to lead the 2009 USA Men’s World University Games Team (1-0) to a come-from-behind victory over Canada (0-1) 85-81 in the 2009 Serbia International Invitational on Saturday night in Belgrade. The U.S., which trailed by as many as 16 points [...]

OK, SO West Virginia’s Tyler Urban isn’t exactly a legend yet – although, last season, he was the first Mountaineer tight end to catch a touchdown since 2005. Like so many other highly regarded recruits, however, Urban didn’t prove to be a myth, either. As a true freshman, Urban played well, competing in all 13 [...]

Former Mountaineer running back Steve Slaton could be looking for a new contract sometime in the near future. Slaton recently changed agents from Ethan Lock and Eric Metz to Harold Lewis of the National Sports Agency in St. Louis, according to league sources.