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Last night, on senior night, the WVU women picked up a much needed victory over St. John's as they now head into the post-season. Up next for the women is Cincinnati in their Big East Tournament this Friday. Back on the men's side, WVU has two big games to close out their regular season this week. While the double bye is out of play, WVU is still fighting for a single bye. There's also a bit of NFL Combine results for WVU players inside today as well.
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What You May Have Missed:
Five biggest Big East spring questions - Big East Blog - ESPN
Keys to WVU’s success - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Breaking down the FB schedule
WVU Men's Basketball Team Report: 2/28 - WVillustrated.com
Positioning critical for postseason - Charleston Gazette
Crucial week ahead for WVU - Daily Athenaeum
The Big East Conference Tournament will start early for the West Virginia men's basketball team.
WVU Closes Out Regular Season With A Lot On The Line - WVillustrated.com
WVU basketball: Inbound plays not practiced a lot, but still work - Charleston Daily Mail
Bracketology - ESPN
#6 SW
NCAA tournament Bracket Watch - Andy Glockner - SI.com
#6 SE
Bubble Watch - Andy Glockner - SI.com
WVU is a lock
NCAA College Basketball Polls - ESPN
Receiving votes in the AP
From the Cheap Seats: A Fan's Perspective 2/28 - WVillustrated.com
BIG EAST Announces Championship Bracket - MSNsportsNET.Com
The BIG EAST Conference office announced the 2011 BIG EAST Conference Championship bracket today and has West Virginia entering the first round as the No. 10 seed to face the 15th-seeded Cincinnati on Friday, March 4 at 6 p.m., at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
VSR: Campriani Student-Athlete of the Week - MSNsportsNET.Com
Varsity Sports Report
Six former Mountaineers work out at NFL Combine - Daily Athenaeum
Weekend Combine results for the Big East - Big East Blog - ESPN
St. John's Hangover:
West Virginia Earns Key Win - MSNsportsNET.Com
Mountaineers top St. John’s 69-49 to end regular season - Daily Athenaeum
Repella's play leads WVU women 69-49 - Charleston Gazette
WVU gets crucial win, tops Storm - Times West Virginian
WVU Women's Basketball Game Recap: WVU 69 St. John's 49 - WVillustrated.com
WVU seniors end journey with victory - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
WVU’s fab five go out on top - Daily Athenaeum
St. Johns Highlights - Mountaineer TV
Highlights from West Virginia's 69-49 victory over St. John's Monday night at the WVU Coliseum.
Head Coach Mike Carey - Mountaineer TV
Women's basketball coach Mike Carey talks about Monday night's win over St. John's.
Mike Carey: St. John's Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Carey talks about sending his seniors out with a win and what his team did well against the Red Storm.
VIDEO: Postgame Reaction to WVU's Win Over St. John's - WVillustrated.com
Coach C, Korinne Campbell, Liz Repella, and Sarah Miles
Kim Barnes Arico: St. John's Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
The Red Storm head coach talks about her team's performance in her team's loss to the Mountaineers.
Around the League (and Beyond):
Big East Basketball Power Rankings Week 16 - The UConn Blog
Big East Basketball efficiency margins, 2/28/11 - Rumble In The Garden
Rating the conferences: From 1 to 32 - ESPN
Again...duh
SB Nation New York Top 5: Big East Basketball's NCAA Final Four Contenders - SB Nation New York
Big East Tournament bracket update - Card Chronicle
As of Sunday's results
Rakeem Buckles out for the year with a torn ACL - Card Chronicle
Cincinnati Bearcats are one and in, Joe Lunardi says - Cincinnati Enquirer
Syracuse Basketball As Compared To Charlie Sheen Quotes - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Kemba Walker's Minutes, And His Help - Hartford Courant
Villanova Gets Humiliated By Notre Dame 93-72: When Will It Stop? - The Nova Blog
Running Diary: Notre Dame 93 Villanova 72 - Rakes Of Mallow
Marquette Bubble Watch February 28 Edition - Anonymous Eagle
Panthers want to reverse trend of slow starts - PPG
What's On Tap:
I do believe this is the first instance, since the season started, that there are no BE games to feature here.
Videos of Interest:
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
Have I ever told you guys how much I love Scarlett?
...and Jimmy got several more of my favorites for this one, including the aforementioned Scarlett:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is the Kim Kardashian look-a-like currently being featured on the Old Navy ads. Here's today's gallery of Melissa Molinaro (click on the picture).
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