West Virginia faces Big 12 opponent Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock today. Here is how to watch/listen to the game. No. 12 West Virginia (3-0, 1-0) at No. 25 Texas Tech (3-1, 1-0) GAME TIME: Noon EST TV: ESPN 2 (Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones) Radio (Morgantown): 100.9-FM (Tony Caridi, Dwight Wallace, Jed Drenning) Listen Online: WVUSports.com Watch Online: WatchESPN Mobile: TuneIn Betting Line: West Virginia opened as a 5-point favorite ——- More game coverage from the Dominion Post It’s West Virginia at Texas Tech: Expect the unexpected Mountaineers defense will get its first big test of the season vs. Texas Tech Sibling rivalry: Jake and Zac Spavital square off when WVU meets Red Raiders Playing a freshman at QB is no big deal for Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury When Mountaineers get to the Red Zone, David Sills becomes a primary target … [Read more...] about West Virginia vs. Texas Tech football: Game time, TV channel, odds, how to follow online
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Virginia Ramos, San Francisco’s beloved Tamale Lady, dies
By Jonathan Kauffman Updated 3:59 pm PDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 Virginia Ramos in Clarion Alley in 2011. Virginia Ramos in Clarion Alley in 2011. Photo: Russell Yip / The Chronicle Virginia Ramos, a.k.a. The Tamale Lady, waited for a batch of tamales to finish cooking in 2012. Virginia Ramos, a.k.a. The Tamale Lady, waited for a batch of tamales to finish cooking in 2012. Photo: Mike Kepka / The Chronicle Virginia Ramos, also known as the Tamale Lady, posed for a portrait inside her future restaurant in the Mission District in January 2018. Virginia Ramos, also known as the Tamale Lady, posed for a portrait inside her future restaurant in the Mission District in January 2018. Photo: Jessica Christian / The Chronicle Buy photo Ramos prepared a batch of freshly cooked tamales … [Read more...] about Virginia Ramos, San Francisco’s beloved Tamale Lady, dies
West Virginia-Texas Tech tops Big 12 games
West Virginia safety Kenny Robinson Jr. celebrates a tackle against Kansas State. (AP Photo)Ranking the Big 12 games:1. West Virginia at Texas Tech, 11 a.m., ESPN2: The Big 12 schedule looked backloaded, but the ascent of Texas Tech and Texas gives us some earlier conference showdowns. 2. Texas at Kansas State, 2:30 p.m., Fox Sports1: Longhorn quarterback Sam Ehlinger is playing better, but he’s still only completing 60 percent of his passes. That’s not the Big 12 standard.3. Iowa State at TCU, 6 p.m., ESPNU: Cyclones upset TCU last October, but that was in Ames.4. Oklahoma State at Kansas, 11 a.m., Fox Sports Oklahoma: Will this be the week we see Spencer Sanders or Dru Brown, even in mopup duty?5. Baylor at Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m., ABC: The last seven meetings, the Bears have scored 41, 24, 34, 48, 41, 34 and 45 on the Sooners. … [Read more...] about West Virginia-Texas Tech tops Big 12 games
College football preview: West Virginia at Texas Tech
Jaxon Caines, Peter Scamardo Published 12:17 pm CDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 STILLWATER, OK - SEPTEMBER 22: Running back Demarcus Felton #2 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates a touchdown on a 17-yard gain up the middle with his team against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the fourth quarter on September 22, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. less STILLWATER, OK - SEPTEMBER 22: Running back Demarcus Felton #2 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates a touchdown on a 17-yard gain up the middle with his team against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the ... more Photo: Brian Bahr, Getty Images Photo: Brian Bahr, Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 STILLWATER, OK - SEPTEMBER 22: Running back Demarcus Felton #2 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates a touchdown on a 17-yard … [Read more...] about College football preview: West Virginia at Texas Tech
West Virginia poverty gets worse under Trump economy, not better
West Virginia has a growing poverty problem, and experts there who study the issue say Americans in every state should pay attention. The Appalachian state is, along with Delaware, just one of two states where poverty rose last year, bucking the national trend of growing incomes and declining hardship, according to U.S. Census data released earlier this month. West Virginia's poverty rate climbed to 19.1 percent last year from 17.9 percent, making it just one of four states with a poverty rate above 18 percent. President Donald Trump plans to visit West Virginia on Saturday, when he's expected to tout his economic accomplishments. The president has said he's "very proud" of the state and claimed that he "turned West Virginia around." His administration has focused on reviving jobs in the coal industry, which has added about 2,000 jobs across the U.S. since Mr. Trump's inauguration. Mr. Trump has boasted about the state's GDP growth, but its economy grew by 1.3 percent … [Read more...] about West Virginia poverty gets worse under Trump economy, not better