The Center for Applied Coaching and Sport Sciences at WVU and Mountaineer Athletics hosted the fourth annual Youth Sports Day at the Capterton Indoor Practice Facility, Sept. […]
Tag: sports
The Paralympics are a unique manifestation of global cooperation
by Andrew Heffernan In a world increasingly marked by polarization and rising nationalism, the Paralympic Games stand as a vital symbol of the rules-based liberal international order. […]
Olympic boxer’s gender a manufactured controversy
by F.D. Flam When Italian boxer Angela Carini reported that she had “never felt a punch like that” after conceding to Algeria’s Imane Khelif 46 seconds after […]
You’ll never be Simone Biles, but you can definitely not be Matt Walsh
by David Mills PITTSBURGH — There are GOATS like Tom Brady and GOATS like Simone Biles. Many people from New York City west, not least Pittsburghers, will […]
Caitlin Clark’s paltry $76K salary shows WNBA players deserve more money
by Leonard Greene Before we launch a GoFundMe page for Caitlin Clark, who will make a comparatively paltry $76,535 as a WNBA rookie this season, consider that […]
Unanswered questions on transgender sports participation
West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act specifies that sports teams for girls and women “shall not be open to students of the male sex.” That prohibits a […]
Scandals involving sports betting around the corner
by Michael Hiltzik Question for Major League Baseball: How do you like your sports betting partnerships now? The question arises at this moment because the league faces […]
Welcome to W.Va., Coach DeVries
Thank you, Josh Eilert, for getting us through a tough season West Virginia University men’s basketball has officially closed one chapter and is beginning a new one. […]
WVU basketball looks to the future
The last 11 months have been difficult for the WVU basketball program and its fans. It began with Coach Bob Huggins’ homophobic, anti-Catholic slur on a Cincinnati […]
Dear Caitlin Clark …
by Asitha Jayawardena Dear Caitlin Clark, Recently, I was lucky enough to see you play in person. I brought my 5-year-old daughter to Williams Arena in Minneapolis, […]
