IRVING, Texas (AP) — Kansas State graduate center Ayoka Lee has been tabbed the Big 12 women's preseason player of the year, and the Wildcats were picked as the team favored to win the league in a vote of the conference's 16 coaches that was revealed Thursday. In the preseason poll, Kansas State was followed by Iowa State, Baylor, TCU and West Virginia. Utah, Arizona, Kansas, Colorado and Texas Tech completed the top 10. Oklahoma State, BYU, Cincinnati, UCF, Arizona...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jahiem White ran for 158 yards and a touchdown, and West Virginia rolled past Oklahoma State 38-14 on Saturday afternoon. Garrett Greene passed for 159 yards and rushed for 86 and CJ Donaldson Jr. added 77 yards rushing and two scores for the Mountaineers (3-2, 2-0 Big 12). West Virginia coach Neal Brown called the win “special.” “I thought it was dominant," he said. "I thought our preparation, staff-wise, player-wise, mentally, physically, emotionally — I thought...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The weary and worn residents of Julianne Johnson's neighborhood in Asheville have been getting by without electricity since Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast last week and upended their lives. They've been cooking on propane stoves and using dry erase boards to keep up with local happenings while wondering when the lights would come back on. Johnson, who has a 5-year-old son and works for a land conservation group, received a text from Duke Energy promising her power...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers speedily approved funding for the state veterans home, a program to help kids at risk of dropping out of school and other proposals on Monday after gaveling in for a special session called by Republican Gov. Jim Justice. The GOP-controlled Legislature deferred action on proposals for an income tax cut and a child-dependent tax credit until Sunday, when lawmakers were already scheduled to return for interim meetings. Both the House and Senate voted to...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Braylon Braxton passed for 129 yards and three touchdowns, and he rushed for 140 yards and two more scores in leading Marshall past Appalachian State 52-37 on Saturday. It was the first time Marshall has scored 50-plus against an FBS opponent since topping Massachusetts 51-10 in 2020. Marshall scored 21 straight points in the second quarter to take a 28-10 lead, started by Braxton's 75-yard connection with Jordan Houston. On App State's next offensive play, J’Coryan...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jahiem White ran for 158 yards and a touchdown, and West Virginia rolled past Oklahoma State 38-14 on Saturday afternoon. Garrett Greene passed for 159 yards and rushed for 86 and CJ Donaldson Jr. added 77 yards rushing and two scores for the Mountaineers (3-2, 2-0 Big 12). West Virginia coach Neal Brown called the win “special.” “I thought it was dominant," he said. "I thought our preparation, staff-wise, player-wise, mentally, physically, emotionally — I thought...