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Hanging on

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As it turned out Tuesday night, Treysen Eaglestaff’s best play was a missed lay-up. There were plenty of them to go around, as West Virginia held off a struggling Kansas State to improve to 13-0 at home following a 59-54 victory inside Hope Coliseum. This particular ...

Pitt knocks off Wake Forest in OT, 80-76

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Barry Dunning Jr. and Roman Siulepa each scored 15 points, Omari Witherspoon made a step-back jumper with 15 seconds left in overtime, and Pittsburgh beat Wake Forest 80-76 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak. Siulepa stole an inbounds pass along the sideline ...

Local roundup: Dean stars in Waynesburg win over Brownsville

Jackson Dean racked up a 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as Waynesburg Central knocked off visiting Brownsville, 76-47, in a Section 4-3A boys basketball game Friday night. The Raiders (4-2, 6-10) moved into a second-place with Ligonier Valley, one game ahead of Charleroi and two games ...

No. 1 Arizona dominates WVU 88-53

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Brayden Burries scored 22 points, Koa Peat added 17 and top-ranked Arizona remained undefeated with an 88-53 dismantling of West Virginia on Saturday. The Wildcats (20-0, 7-0 Big 12) were unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history to start ...

NBA, college hoops affected by incoming storm

An NBA game and dozens of college basketball games across a wide swath of the country are being reshuffled because of an approaching major winter storm. The storm that meteorologists say could rival the damage of a major hurricane is expected to bring snow, ice and frigid temperatures from New ...

Local roundup: Mustangs fall in battle at McKeesport, 59-53

McKeesport out-scored visiting Laurel Highlands 20-14 in the fourth quarter to earn a 59-53 Section 1-5A victory in boys basketball action Friday night. Lamont Perkins paced the Tigers with 16 points and was followed by Darryl McCullough (12) and Brian Jones (10). Kayden Smith tossed in a ...