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Well, it was a successful USF weekend for the Mountaineers as both basketball squads picked up W's. Of course, what everyone is talking about is Danny Jennings walking out in the middle of the game. Everyone, that is, except Huggs. He only wants to talk about the other guys, and I really don't blame him. Jennings has had a well documented hard life and I certainly wish him the best, but I, like Huggs, only want to talk about Mountaineers. All the recaps and fallout from the weekend are inside.
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What You May Have Missed:
USF Highlights - Mountaineer TV
Highlights from West Virginia's 56-46 victory over USF Sunday at the WVU Coliseum.
Mountaineer Report - WVMetroNews.com
West Virginia improves to 4-2 in the Big East, knocking off South Florida 56-46 on Sunday.
The Bob Huggins Show - West Virginia Illustrated
Bob Huggins Recaps the Previous Week - WVillustrated.com
VIDEO: WVU Basketball Workout with Strength Coach Andy Kettler - WVillustrated.com
Rifle: No. 1 WVU Downs No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks - MSNsportsNET.Com
WVU turmoil gave Stewart little choice - Charleston Daily Mail
Best Big East games of 2010: No. 1 - Big East Blog - ESPN
WVU was on the wrong side of this one
Celebrating 40 Years of the Coliseum - MSNsportsNET.Com
Celebrating 40 Years of the Coliseum - Mountaineer TV
Mountaineer Jammin' music video tribute to the 40-year history of the WVU Coliseum.
40 Memorable Moments - MSNsportsNET.Com
News of Note:
Women's
Mountaineer Women Roll - MSNsportsNET.Com
78-52
Second-half surge keys Mountaineers to 30th straight win at home - ESPN
Recap and stats
WVU Wins Despite Turnovers - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Strong second half boosts No. 9 WVU past South Florida - Daily Athenaeum
WVU Women's Basketball Game Recap: WVU 78 USF 52 - WVillustrated.com
Ali battles injury, sparks WVU win - Times West Virginian
Miles returning to form following injury - Daily Athenaeum
Defense has been Carey trademark - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
USF Game Recap - Mountaineer TV
Hoppy Kercheval and Warren Baker review West Virginia's 78-52 victory over South Florida Saturday at the WVU Coliseum.
Head Coach Mike Carey - Mountaineer TV
West Virginia coach Mike Carey reviews his team's 26-point win over USF on Saturday.
VIDEO: Postgame Reaction to WVU Women's Win Over USF - WVillustrated.com
Coach C, Sarah Miles and Madina Ali
Women's college basketball: The week ahead - ESPN
Men's
West Virginia Downs USF - MSNsportsNET.Com
Casey Mitchell pulls down 14 rebounds to lead West Virginia to victory - ESPN
Recap, statistics and photos
Mountaineers bounce back, down USF 56-46 - Charleston Gazette
WVU recovers, cruises at home - Charleston Daily Mail
WVU Men's Basketball Game Recap: WVU 56 USF 46 - WVillustrated.com
Bulls Bounced - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Recap and gallery
Mountaineer men use solid defensive effort to rebound from Marshall loss - Daily Athenaeum
PoG: WVU vs South Florida - BGN
Mitchell expands his game - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Jennings leaves team during game - Charleston Gazette
WVU basketball: Jennings leaves bench, walks out on Mountaineers - Charleston Daily Mail
Dan Jennings’ future may be in doubt - Daily Athenaeum
BREAKING NEWS: Dan Jennings Leaves During USF Game - WVillustrated.com
Walk-off win - Times West Virginian
WVU still looking for leader - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
WVU Still Trying To Find a Leader - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
VIDEO: Postgame Reaction to WVU's Win Over USF - WVillustrated.com
Huggs, Casey, Cam, Deniz and JFlow
Head Coach Bob Huggins - Mountaineer TV
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins reviews his team's 56-46 win over USF Sunday in Morgantown.
Bob Huggins: Postgame Press Conference - WVMetroNews.com
Huggins talks about Dan Jennings' situation, Casey Mitchell's performance and the tough road stretch the Mountaineers have coming up.
John Flowers: USF Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Flowers talks about how important this win is for the Mountaineers since they have two games coming up on the road and asks why is everyone still talking about the Marshall loss.
Kevin Jones: USF Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Jones talks about Casey Mitchell's performance, everyone knowing their role on the team and the upcoming road stretch.
Casey Mitchell: USF Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Mitchell had 13 points and 14 rebounds against the Bulls and he talks about what Huggins will expect from him after a performance like that.
Cam Thoroughman: USF Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Thoroughman talks about the matchups in the game and why the score was so low.
Jonnie West Feature - Mountaineers TV
Mountaineer Jammin' feature on senior guard Jonnie West.
WVU Basketball Photos: WVU vs USF - WVillustrated.com
Photo Gallery II: WVU vs USF - BGN
USF's Big East woes continue with loss to West Virginia - Tampa Tribune
Recruiting:
Prime Time Shootout Brings Prep Talent to WVU's Backyard - WVillustrated.com
Recruiting: WVU Prospects Talk From Prime Time Shootout - WVillustrated.com
The Big Sim - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video featuring BB recruit Sim Bhullar
Stefan The Great - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video on BB recruit Stefan Jankovic
Phillip Nolan: Won’t commit anytime soon - Daily Athenaeum
Ben Bradley Says Heart is at WVU, Mother's is not - WVillustrated.com
Frohnapfel changes commitment from WVU to Marshall - Charleston Daily Mail
Mountaineers land two more football recruits - Charleston Gazette
WVU Commits Bruce, Buie Set Aside Rivalry - WVillustrated.com
Let's Add Two - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Florida RB Andrew Buie Commits to WVU - WVillustrated.com
Around the League (and Beyond):
Big East has to decide if it's time to make a deal - Charleston Gazette
Big East's offseason to-do list - Big East Blog - ESPN
FULMER CUPDATE: UCONN GETS FIRSTS - Every Day Should Be Saturday
UConn 72, Tennessee 61: All together now - The UConn Blog
Villanova 83 - Syracuse 72: Three-Pointed To Death - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
'Nova Juices The 'Cuse - The Good, The Bad (There Wasn't Much) & The Ugly - The Nova Blog
Providence jars Louisville basketball 72-67 to end 17-game Big East skid - Courier-Journal
Game 17: St. John's gives away free throws, Cincinnati wins 53-51 - Rumble In The Garden
UC Bearcats bank on Yancy Gates for victory against St. John's - Cincinnati Enquirer
No. 16/16 Notre Dame 80, Marquette 75. - Anonymous Eagle
Hansbrough's effort powers Irish past Marquette - South Bend Tribune
Final - Rutgers 66, Seton Hall 60 - Things Are Going to Get Worse - South Orange Juice
In first meeting of season, Rutgers out-muscles Seton Hall, 66-60 - Star Ledger
Pitt routs DePaul, 80-50 - PPG
New Pitt coach eyes Texas recruits - Truth & Rumors/FanNation
What's On Tap:
(16) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. (4) Pittsburgh Panthers - ESPN
7:00 tonight from the Pete on ESPN
Videos of Interest:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
Not sure if I posted this before, but....(pitchers and catchers report in just a few weeks!!)
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is Brazil's latest contribution to this space. Here's a lovely gallery of Lisalla Montenegro (click on the picture).
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