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. The #24 West Virginia baseball team defeated in-state rival Marshall, 9-7, in a high-scoring midweek game. Second baseman JJ Wetherholt led the Mountaineers at the…… read more »
Here are the Stanley Cup Playoffs clinching scenarios for March 30: EASTERN CONFERENCE The Boston Bruins will clinch the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Presidents’ Trophy: If they defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets in any fashion (7 p.m. ET; SN360, NESN, BSOH, ESPN+, SN NOW). OR If they get one point…… read more »
As of Mar 30, 7:41am: Chandler Academy in Kanawha County will be closed on Thu. Mar. 30, 2023 due to Water Main Break.… read more »
Who: Nashville Predators (37-28-8, 82 points, 5th place Central Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (36-28-10, 82 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) When : 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch : AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh for the home market, Bally Sports South for the visitors, ESPN+ Opponent Track : This is the second game of a two-game Eastern…… read more »
The divisional seeds in the Eastern Conference are all but sewn up at this point late in the season. The top six teams in the conference will make it to the playoffs and the two pairs of 2-3 seeds pretty much know who they’re going to be facing. However, the same can’t be said for…… read more »
Before the calendar flips to April on Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins have one final March game on the docket. A month after visiting Nashville, the Penguins will play host to the Predators this evening in a game with heavy playoff implications on both sides. For the Penguins, a win helps solidify their playoff positioning a…… read more »
Two teams desperate to make the playoffs meet Thursday when the Nashville Predators visit the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nashville (37-28-8, 82 points) is on the outside looking up at the Western Conference wild-card spots. On Tuesday, Nashville broke a two-game skid and beat the NHL’s best team on the road with a 2-1 win at Boston,…… read more »
David Lee Roth shared a new video featuring the Garth Brooks classic ‘Friends In Low Places’ as the background music… read more »
The Smashing Pumpkins, today announced their 26-date North American The World Is A Vampire Tour… read more »
Queens Of The Stone Age’s Joshua Homme has issued a statement about his current custody battle for his children with his ex-wife Brody Dalle… read more »