The national media chortled when Dan D'Antoni took the Marshall men's basketball job. Marshall, in its second straight 20-win season, will now play in its second straight C-USA title game.
He who laughs last laughs best.
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- America, get ready for two things; Jon Elmore on the court and Dan D'Antoni behind the mic.
- Yes. Yes, it is. Great work by Nick Scala on the layout and @MitchVingle and @dougsmock on the stories. And there’s plenty more where that came from.
- Poca's Luke Frampton has been named Gatorade WV Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
- Our story on the passing of former WV State baseball coach Cal Bailey:
- Hey @AtlantaFalcons fans, here’s a closer look at the defensive end you’re getting from West Virginia (cc: @MatthewTabeek)
- Former Capital, WV State hoops star Cookie Miller is joining WVSU men's hoops staff wvgazettemail.com/sports-mountai…
- Marshall is now 5-0 in bowl games under Doc Holliday and nearly tripled its win total from last season. That should keep the irrational Doc hatred from some corners of the fan base at bay for, what, 5 minutes?
- Ryan Switzer, continuing to represent the Kanawha Valley well. Well done, sir.A Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and former Tar Heel granted a Christmas wish to a special needs girl he befriended two weeks ago. And the moment is going viral. wcnc.com/news/watch-spe…
- According to multiple media reports, former DuPont High and Marshall star Randy Moss has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He's the first first-ballot WR since Jerry Rice and just the eighth first-ballot WR in HOF history.
- That’s now two former UC football players on active NFL rosters.Exciting week for Bucs rookie Kahzin Daniels, promoted to 53-man roster with multiple injuries at OLB. Here’s video from him today (“It means the world”) and a link to our story on him from May: theathletic.com/957323/2019/05…
00:00 - What Chris Grassie has done in his short time in Huntington has been nothing short of outstanding. But if you've been following him since his days coaching at the University of Charleston, it's not that surprising.Your #1️⃣0️⃣ Herd takes down #1️⃣ Clemson in PK's 7-6 to advance to the Elite 8 of the @NCAASoccer Tournament! ⚽️ #AllOrNothing 😤🤐🤟
- I've always really liked Bill Legg. Always a great guy to talk to. And the message board trolls might forget, but he oversaw some juggernaut offenses with Rakeem Cato under center. Best of luck to him.
