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HARTFORD, CT - JANUARY 9: Alex Oriakhi #34 of the Connecticut Huskies takes a look at the clock in the final minutes of a win against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the second half at the XL Center on January 9, 2012 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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We are thrilled to be building the 'World of Hope' house to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Habitat for Humanity in West Virginia
I'm going to BC's junior day next weekend ... I'll definitely be going to the UConn and West Virginia junior days too and I'm taking a visit out to Georgia Tech later on.
Indeed, the West Virginia Attorney General's role here is more analogous to the role of the EEOC or other regulator when it brings an action on behalf of a large group of employees or a segment of the public ... Yet, the Supreme Court has concluded that such a regulator's action is not a class action of the kind defined in Rule 23.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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West Virginia women fall to No. 2 UConn 79-60
an 84-36 rout of Elon in their last game on New Year's Eve.Connecticut hit just four of its 20 3-point attempts, but held West Virginia to 3-of-19 shooting from behind the arc.Doty, who hadn't turned the ball over since a Nov. 27 win over Dayton, had four Read more »
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Tasmania, off Australia, is nature-lover's dream
I embarked on a mini-road trip around Tasmania, the island off the southeast corner of Australia that is about the size of West Virginia . Tassie, what Aussies affectionately call their smallest state, is a nature-lover's dream, with enough history and culinary Read more »
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W.Va. ski resorts welcome fresh snow
the state's cross-country areas, White Grass Touring in Tucker County and Elk River Touring Center in Pocahontas County.The West Virginia ski and snowboard season traditionally continues through early April.The resort's snowmakers will use the cold temperatures Read more »
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W.Va. air show to resume
air show in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia that was halted after a fatal plane crash will return in 2012. The Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show and Open House will run Sept. 15-16 at the Eastern Regional Airport south of Martinsburg.Pilot John "Jack" Read more »
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Former W.Va. asylum now a booming tourism business
1864 that the first patients were admitted.The hospital repeatedly changed hands during the Civil War, ending up with West Virginia when it became a separate state. Originally intended for 250 patients, it housed nearly 10 times that many during the 1950s.Known Read more »
Around the web
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West Virginia's departure from Big East leaves scheduling headaches for Syracuse University, other teams
Assuming SU will play 12 games, the Orange still has another opening even if the Big East convinces Boise State to take West Virginia’s place this fall. SU is already playing one FCS school, Stony Brook, and the Sept. 8 game with USC, though considered a home 7:04 PM from Syracuse.com Read more »
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KU, K-State release football schedules
Norman, Okla. September 29 BYE October 6 Kansas* Manhattan, Kan. October 13 at Iowa State* Ames, Iowa October 20 at West Virginia* Morgantown, W.V. October 27 Texas Tech* Manhattan, Kan. November 3 Oklahoma State* Manhattan, Kan. November 10 at TCU* Fort Worth, 6:45 PM from NBC Action News Kansas City Read more »
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College Football: What Every Team Would Do If They Could Sign One More Recruit
safeties that can lay the wood behind the line of scrimmage, but they have not had productive corners as of late. Though West Virginia is off to the Big 12, it helps to have a capable corner that can be asked in bump-and-run coverage or zone, as well as make 5:54 PM from Bleacher Report Read more »
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Your comments: West Virginia to join Big 12 in June
ACC comes calling for Rutgers, they will go also. Oh well, we shall see.. Thinking out loud here, so to speak.. Noah K. Murray/The Star LedgerRutgers and West Virginia won't face each other in football anymore, unless it comes as a non-conference game. 4:49 PM from NJ.com Read more »
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W.Va. SC: Role of high court in redistricting limited to plans' validity
W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has released a full opinion on its November decision to not change recently redrawn House of Delegates and state Senate districts. The state's high court filed its 66-page opinion Monday. 4:19 PM from Legal NewsLine Read more »