Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's best place for sports links, information and daily distractions.  Today we're being brought to you by Medalla Light, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.

I apologize for the delay, between Firefox crashing multiple times and trying to keep the videos at the bottom from auto-playing.....GRRRRRR.  I'm ok now, I promise.  I have several recaps from the game last night with videos and pictures to go along with them.  Also, as we lead up to FB signing day next week, I expect more and more news on that front.  Keep the tips, suggestions and requests coming.  Jump in...

What You May Have Missed:

Gold and Blue Report for Wednesday - WVMETRONEWS.COM

West Virginia bounces DePaul on way to third straight win - ESPN
Includes video highlights.

DePaul Game Photos - WVIllustrated.com

New York Life to Sponsor Big East Championships - MSNsportsNET.Com
Basketball, that is.

Forde Minutes - ESPN
He starts off by listing 10 teams that can will the whole thing. Guess who's included.

BIG EAST Hardwood Slate 1/26 - WVIllustrated.com

News of Note:

WVU Wins Physical Game - MSNsportsNET.Com

Well done, Wellington - Charleston Gazette

Smith leads WVU to win over DePaul - Charleston Daily Mail

Not Pretty, But Effective - BlueGoldNews.com

Notebook: Butler got WVU off on right foot - Charleston Gazette

Go East, Young Lady! - MSNsportsNET.Com

WVU women ready for Seton Hall - Times West Virginian

NCAA Women's College Basketball Polls - ESPN
#16 AP, #11 Coaches

Senior Bowl Day One: Rising & Falling - Scout.com

ZOOM Gallery from the Senior Bowl practices - ESPN

McMichael remembers WVU’s support - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

Mountaineer Memories: Avon Coburne - EerSports

Recruiting:

WVU fans must wait for a week - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Darius Millines no longer committed to West Virginia (or anyone else) - High School Buzz

Glades Central's Bell says hold up, still nothing from Millines - SoFLAfootball.com

Huggins hopes to roll in Alabama - Charleston Gazette

Cottrill Plays Well on Future Homecourt - EerSports

Around the League (and Beyond):

South Carolina's Downey scores 30 as No. 1 Kentucky suffers first loss - ESPN
68 - 62

Connecticut Huskies coach Jim Calhoun remains on medical leave - ESPN

Syracuse men's basketball team focusing on one game at a time - Post Standard

USF's Fitzpatrick comes up big in expanded role - Tampa Tribune

Rutgers men lose ninth straight, fall to Marquette, 82-59 - Star Ledger
I think they're stuck on the same corner as the football team...or actually a block behind.

Pitt missing scoring from center position - PPG

Pike, Gilyard might need a few donuts - ESPN

The Michigan State Logo Change Was Not An Overnight Decision - Sparty and Friends

What's On Tap:

Women's Basketball: WVU Takes on Seton Hall - MSNsportsNET.Com
7 pm tonight from the Coliseum.  WVPBS has coverage.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Villanova Wildcats - ESPN
Tonight at 7 from the Wachovia Center in Philly on ESPN and 360.  Nova is giving 11.

Connecticut Huskies vs. Providence Friars - ESPN
7 pm tonight from the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence on MASN.  UConn is giving 4.5.

Video of Interest:

This is just creepy.

Video of (Dis)Interest:

A small appetizer to prepare you for later today (1 pm to be exact).

Child Stars of Sitcoms Past...All Grown Up Gallery of the Week:

Massive gallery (8 pages worth) of girls from 80's & 90's sitcoms now all grown up to be babes.

via www.gunaxin.com

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is a Puerto Rican video vixen who is probably best known for her appearance in the Jay-Z video Blue Magic (you may also recognize her from some past Hump Day posts, as well).  She is a former MIss Howard TV and can now proudly add Miss Throwdown to her resume.  This is Brenda Lynn Acevedo.  The gallery is kinda small, so I'm making up for it with 3 videos.

via pistonsnationblog.com

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