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News Headlines for Alum Bridge, West VirginiaCecil Underwood; former West Virginia governor; 86 (San Diego Union-Tribune)Cecil Underwood, a high school teacher who went on to hold the distinction of being West Virginia's youngest and oldest governor, died Nov. 24 at a Charleston, W.Va., hospital. He was 86. OSU-West Virginia or OSU-Pitt in Sun Bowl? ... it's a gloomy day after in Beaverville (The Oregonian) BOWL PROJECTIONS ... Collegefootballnews.com says it's OSU-West Virginia in the Sun Bowl. ... and ESPN.com says it's OSU-Pitt. ... meanwhile, Pac-10 writer Ken Goe has all of the unfavorable reviews of the Beavers' performance listed here. ... read 'em and weep. ... finally, better news on the rankings front.... Kentucky surprises West Virginia in Las Vegas tourney (MSNBC) LAS VEGAS (AP)-Jodie Meeks scored a game-high 19 points to lead Kentucky to an upset win over West Virginia 54-43 in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday. UK upsets West Virginia 54-43 (Louisville Courier-Journal) UK overcame a 10 point half-time deficit to upset West Virginia 54-43. Recap: Kentucky vs. West Virginia (Lexington Herald-Leader) Jodie Meeks knocked down all 12 of his free- throw attempts, finishing with a game-high 19 points, as the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 54-43, in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena. Meeks finished the night just 3-of-11 from the field for the Wildcats (4-2) as they won their fourth straight game after opening the 2008-09 campaign ... Recap: Kentucky vs. West Virginia (The Kansas City Star) Jodie Meeks knocked down all 12 of his free- throw attempts, finishing with a game-high 19 points, as the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 54-43, in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena. Missing, in action, in West Virginia (The Daily Item) This past week I again joined my son-in-law, Darrell Evans, and his father, Robert, on a deer-hunting excursion to West Virginia. Recap: Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia (Lexington Herald-Leader) LeSean McCoy scored twice in the fourth quarter, as Pittsburgh dashed West Virginia's Big East title hopes with a 19-15 win in the 101st edition of the "Backyard Brawl" at Heinz Field. McCoy ran for a career-high 183 yards for Pittsburgh (8-3, Big East 4-2), which bounced back from a loss to Cincinnati last week to win for the third time in its last four tries. Pat White ran for 93 yards ... Bears Fall in Championship Game, 66-49, to West Virginia (Brown University Athletics) In the championship game of the Dead River Company Classic, the Brown women's basketball team (1-5) dropped a 66-49 decision to the West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1) on Saturday afternoon. Both sophomore Courtney Lee (Archer, FL) and sophomore Sadiea Williams (Lunenburg, MA) earned a spot on the Dead River Company Classic All-Tournament Team. West Virginia (4-0) vs. Kentucky (3-2) (The Kansas City Star) West Virginia (4-0) vs. Kentucky (3-2) |