The No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers (37-6) return home this weekend for a pivotal three-game Big 12 baseball series against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-26), running Friday through Sunday at Kendrick Family Ballpark.

The Mountaineers are looking to bounce back after following a heartbreaking 7-6 loss to in-state rival Marshall. With three Big 12 series left to play, West Virginia aims to stay atop the standings and secure just its second regular-season conference title in program history

SASAMI’s newest album, Blood on the Silver Screen, was released on March 7th. The pop album consists of 13 songs and is 41 minutes of pure vibes. In a quote on her Spotify page, SASAMI said, “This album is all about learning and respecting the craft of pop songwriting, about relenting to illogical passion, obsession, and guiltless pleasure. It’s about leaning into the chaos of romance and sweeping devotion—romanticism to the point of self-destruction.”

With the 89th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, West Virginia offensive tackle Wyatt Milum was selected Friday to join the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Live by Nirvana

It's not a new song, obviously, but the song itself is full of so much angst. It is a cover of an old “Lead Belly” song, but spoofed up into the Nirvana grunge style. The lyrics fit the vibe of Nirvana so well as the grunge undertones on the guitar suit the style of lyrics perfectly. “My girl, my girl, don’t lie to me” is one of the hardest-hitting lyrics in the song, especially being paired with “I would shiver the whole night through,” insinuating he would rather be with his “girl” than anywhere else. The second half of the song really captivates me as Cobain screams the chorus of the song in a soul-crushing way that makes you feel as though you are experiencing the pain of the lyrics through the group themselves.

The 24th-ranked WVU Mountaineers (31-4) will host the University of Cincinnati Bearcats (21-15) in a three-game conference duel Thursday through Saturday in Kendrick Family Ballpark. 

The Mountaineers come into this series on an 11-game winning streak and are first in the Big 12 Conference with a 10-3 record. The Bearcats hop into Granville off a rivalry loss to the Xavier University Musketeers and are seventh in the Big 12 with an 8-7 record. 

Melissa Etheridge is a two-time Grammy Award winner, an Academy Award winner, and massively influential rock musician whose songwriting has touched the lives of many over her four decade career. Ahead of her performance on Mountain Stage at the Clay Theater on Wednesday, April 16, Program Director Max Clark and Music Director Mason Deel welcomed Melissa on the phone lines during their M and M in the Morning in the Afternoon show on March 24th.

Here’s what she had to say about her new music, what to expect at her show, and her continued advocacy for criminal justice reform alongside her new docu-series, Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken.

Imagine you just released a big-budget pop album and are touring what feels like every corner of the world. On top of that, you are quite literally blasting off to outer space. Yet, all the general public seems to be paying attention to right now is a 2009 single that sounds nothing like anything else you have ever done, and people are starting to want more. If your name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson and you go by Katy Perry, no need to imagine.

Riddled all over my feed as of late are snippets of Katy Perry’s “Thinking of You,” the single sandwiched between “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold” on one end and “Waking Up in Vegas” and “California Gurls” on the other. Unlike those songs and most others in her career, including the record-setting singles from ‘Teenage Dream’ that currently tie the record with Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ for most number-one singles from the same album, this song kind of faded into obscurity. However, with Katy Perry launching into space while most people are fine with her staying in cruise control, people have been reminiscing about staying tuned to Katy Hudson over Katy Perry – and there’s no better song to do that with than “Thinking of You.”

After the departure of their previous vocalist and guitarist Issac Woods, there was a lingering question over where Black Country, New Road would take their music. After all, Ants from Up There was quite a heavy hitter in the post-rock scene, being an indie darling in itself. If there was one thing that was guaranteed, it was that the rest of the band had some big shoes to fill. However, I am here to tell you that their recent release, Forever Howlong, is quite an apt follow up from their Bush Hall performances, even if I am hesitant to say it surpasses AFUT.

The debut single from this album “Besties” is admittedly a departure from the more recognizable sound of their previous works, but it is difficult to ignore the baroque roots that are clearly present, even if they end up being slightly drowned out by the more initially upbeat lyrics. However, I would argue that one of the songs where this album truly shines is the third and final single that they released prior to this album’s release: “For the Cold Country”. It is on this track that the complexity of this album shines, the song invoking a sort of unusual knightly energy that I was aching to hear more of on the final release, though admittedly that may be some of this reviewer’s fantastical preferences leaking into their musical taste. However, I would be remiss if I did not mention a personal favorite of mine of this album as well. “Salem Sisters” is an interesting auditory experience, a story of a summer barbecue beautifully punctuated by rising and falling instrumentation, leaving me hooked from the moment the song started.

The Backyard Brawl hits the diamond as the West Virginia Mountaineers (23-4) welcome in their arch rival the Pittsburgh Panthers (16-11). 

Pitt comes into this Big 12 ACC matchup with a below .500 record in ACC play at 3-6. They have lost three consecutive ACC series against Georgia Tech, NC State and most recently to Boston College. The Mountaineers sit at 4-3 in Big 12 play coming off a high scoring series win in Provo Utah against the BYU Cougars where they scored 29 runs in their two wins. 

To say “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Kendrick Lamar’s Seminal work, aged like fine wine over the past 10 years would be a grand understatement – this album aged akin to a 1762 French Cognac. The album dubbed “TPAB” online is taught in university classrooms across the country, played at protests, featured at number 19 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Best Albums of All Time list, and hailed as one of the best, if not the best, Hip-Hop albums of all time by casual listeners and critics alike. I could parrot many past talking points when discussing this album: Extraordinary creativity, consistent theming, lyrical complexity, musical complexity, stellar production, ridiculous feature list, and conciseness in its message. Instead, I would like to celebrate the album’s 10-year anniversary (this past March 15th) by highlighting TPAB’s longevity and staying power. If you take anything from this article, it is to give this album another listen (especially with the lyrics pulled up alongside as a reference, as you will likely need them).

What I believe makes this album so remarkable is that it may not be “topped” in the foreseeable future, even by Kendrick himself. While “Untitled Unmastered,” “DAMN,” “Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers,” many of his various side projects and most recently "GNX” have been excellent, earning Lamar 37 Grammy nominations, it is hard to see TPAB being dethroned. Somehow, this album has managed to remain relevant and arguably become more relevant. Themes discussed on the album, such as racial inequality, the Black American identity, the trap of fame, exploitation, the cycle of trauma, survival in the face of great odds, the complex relationship between capitalism and the music industry, spirituality, redemption, self-love, self-loathing, institutional racism, and the intricacies of the American political system, continue to be paramount in the American struggle. Simply put, this album discusses things that are present now, will be present for the foreseeable future, and may not ever go away.