Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Good morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Forward Tre Mitchell and guard Joe Toussaint have announced that they will be returning to the West Virginia men’s basketball…… read more »
Carson Meyer got to Philadelphia on Tuesday morning along with a cadre of Blue Jackets, err, Monsters, err, Clevebus Monsterjackets. Call them what you will, but there has been a group of players heading back and forth between Cleveland and Columbus the past two weeks, caught in a weird dual reality. In Cleveland, the Monsters…… read more »
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE…Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Anthony, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Fort Hall, Ashton, Tetonia, and Driggs. * WHEN…Until 3 PM MDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS…Travel…… read more »
For nearly two decades, the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins have been synonymous — until now. On Wednesday night, the Penguins were eliminated from contention for the playoffs and for the first time since 2006, Pittsburgh won’t be in the dance. It’s been quite the run for the Penguins, experiencing the highest of…… read more »
For the first time in 17 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins will play game 82 knowing there will not be another until October. With the New York Islanders defeating the Montreal Canadiens last night, the Penguins have been eliminated from playoff contention and will play one final, meaningless game against the Columbus Blue Jackets this evening…… read more »
This week on WBAA’s Ask The Mayor: Lafayette’s Tony Roswarski discusses the new penguins at the Columbian Park Zoo, and advanced steps being taken for their protection after several penguins died of suspected avian malaria last year. Plus, a look at how the community is preparing for the new location of a syringe safety program…… read more »
The day after the longest active playoff streak in North American pro sports ended, the Pittsburgh Penguins will take the ice with nothing on the line when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. The Penguins (40-31-10, 90 points), who will be playing their regular-season finale, were eliminated from postseason contention on Wednesday when…… read more »
Avenged Sevenfold have announced the second leg of their extensive Life is But A Dream…North American tour – featuring support from Falling In Reverse.… read more »
The Cherrytree Music Company and Live Nation have confirmed that Sting will take his acclaimed My Songs World Tour across North America… read more »
Love And Rockets, the seminal, groundbreaking trio of Daniel Ash, David J, and Kevin Haskins, has added a second leg… read more »